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Wendekreisen sponsor Q&A

As we start moving around New Zealand for our 6 month tour, it seems like an ideal time to re-introduce our New Zealand travel sponsor Wendekreisen. We’ve been delighted with the friendly service received so far and the vehicles have everything we need to survive our coming months on the road being chased North by […]

By |April 13th, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on Wendekreisen sponsor Q&A

25th Friends for Sharks Event

We are celebrating our 25th shark conservation event and what a way to celebrate…with an event at Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery school, Christchurch. This fantastic school made us very welcome, the students really enjoyed themselves and they kindly donated £50.50 to Friends for Sharks. They also gave us shark art and some beautiful vegetables from […]

By |April 6th, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on 25th Friends for Sharks Event

Friends for Sharks in Christchurch

Our first two weeks in New Zealand have flown by with a variety of shark conservation events in Christchurch and surrounds. We have had a busy and fun time sharing our work with adults and children including at Templeton, Opawa, Clarkville and Papanui Primary schools. The reception we received at each school was very positive […]

By |March 30th, 2015|Blog|2 Comments

Paradise Found…The Cook Islands

Rarotonga in the Cook Islands has a population of approximately 13,000 people and we were really looking forward to spending time within this island community and sharing our shark conservation work with people that are surrounded by the ocean and different shark species on a daily basis.

We arrived after our week in Vancouver to glorious […]

By |March 22nd, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on Paradise Found…The Cook Islands

YHA New Zealand Sponsorship

The people of New Zealand have been incredibly supportive of our work and upcoming tour of both the North and South Islands and we have booked a number of events with various audiences; all of which we are really looking forward to. Just days ago we announced our partnership with a family-run New Zealand business […]

By |February 5th, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on YHA New Zealand Sponsorship

Sponsored a home

We are very excited to introduce our latest sponsor not only because they’re another friendly business with a love of the environment, but also because it completes the Friends for Sharks World Tour puzzle with the – very large – final piece.

After checking our budget for accommodation, travel and considering the implications of purchasing our […]

By |February 3rd, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on Sponsored a home

Friends for Sharks Calendar of Events

We have been away from our desks recently visiting family/friends and collecting some of our fundraising raffle prizes from local businesses in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. We are very grateful to the businesses that are supporting our cause and it was a pleasure to meet and thank each business in person. We are back in Cornwall for […]

By |December 12th, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on Friends for Sharks Calendar of Events

The Fun in Fundraising

It is a busy time for us at Friends for Sharks as we begin the task of approaching people in New Zealand to book events with us. This is perhaps the most significant part of our tour, given we will be spending six months in New Zealand. We wanted to choose one country during our […]

By |October 28th, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on The Fun in Fundraising