Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Bay of Plenty

30/09/2026

🍪 HOME BAKING NEEDED 🍪

BBBS EBOP will be running a fundraiser at the upcoming Wharfside Harvest Market - we are asking our amazing community to help us out by donating some delicious baked goods for us to sell on the day - we will be making mixed bags of baking to sell alongside some tasty Mussel Fritters cooked fresh on the BBBS BBQ!!

If you are able to contribute please fill in the following form for us

https://form.jotform.com/262726713867064

- Baking needs to be delivered/collected on Thursday 15th October
- NO CUPCAKES PLEASE
- More info is included in above JotForm link

Alternatively please contact us if you have any questions - [email protected]

See the below event page for more info regarding the Market

https://www.facebook.com/share/1DgHP5U9AG/

Ngā mihi nui
The BBBS EBOP Team

28/09/2026

Spring has Sprung!!

It was so good to get outside in the spring sunshine yesterday evening for our September Match Monday event - frisbee golf, Basketball, tree climbing and a sausage sizzle was just the right mix!

Love catching up with our Bigs and Littles in this way especially now summer is on the way and we can get out and about!!

24/09/2026

24/09/2026

Well that's a wrap for

3 full on days of connection, networking & professional development in the wonderful city of Ōtautahi Christchurch - big mihi to BBBSNZ for all your mahi preparing this hui and to BBBS Christchurch for hosting us - we absolutely love your city - such a vibe!!

To our guest speakers and presenters - so many amazing insights into the mentoring world and best practice tricks for our staff to use ensuring long term quality matches across the motu.

A particular mention to Simon Pankhurst - psychologist, who shared valuable insights into emotional attachment theory to not only support those involved in our programs but for staff to understand their own limitations and expectations..

Looking forward to 2027 with the BBBS whanau!!!

21/09/2026

The BBBS EBOP Team is in Otautahi Christchurch for our annual Big Brothers Big Sisters conference - 3 days of learning and networking with a bunch of fun thrown in of course!!

We will be out of the office this week but are still available via text or email but may take a little longer to respond depending on what we are up to!!

Looking forward to sharing what we’ve learned with our BBBS EBOP whanau when we return!

Ngā mihi
The EBOP crew 😎

15/09/2026

We have an amazing opportunity for someone to be a Big Sister to Wairua. Can you make time to hang out with Wairua once a week for an hour or so to help her become the best that she can be?

As you can see below she is a very active young wahine who is needing someone to awhi (encourage/support) her in our Community Based Program (after school or weekends) - full training and ongoing support from BBBS EBOP staff.

If you are interested - please send us an email [email protected] or flick us a DM via messenger. We can answer any questions you may have.

15/09/2026

Last Wednesday we introduced Esther and Wolfie, our first lot of SBT matches between Whakatāne High School and Apanui School.

Esther is one of our first Teen Mentors, and Wolfie is excited to have her as his Big. They spent some time getting to know each other and checking out the school together.

We look forward to seeing what they get up to together!

15/09/2026

We’re stoked to welcome Esther and Luka, our first two School-Based Teen Mentors from Whakatāne High School! 🎉

We’ve been working behind the scenes since earlier this year to get our SBT programme up and running, with around 25 students signing up and completing their mentor training.

Esther and Luka are the first to be matched, and they’ll be spending time with tamariki from Apanui School. We’re hoping they can fit in a visit or two before study leave and exam time kicks in. 📚

A big milestone for our School-Based Teen Mentoring programme, and we’re excited to see the difference they can make for their Littles. 💚

06/09/2026

This week is Child Safeguarding Week, a reminder that keeping tamariki and rangatahi safe is everyone’s responsibility.

It’s an opportunity for us to reflect on how we create safe, supportive environments where children and young people feel heard, respected, valued, and protected.

Together, we all play a part in helping keep young people safe.