Posts Tagged ‘christchurch’
Paddy to Paris
Great news that Paddy Shannahan, one of the eight players who represented New Zealand at the 2010 Homeless World Cup, will be travelling to Paris to Volunteer at the 2011 Homeless World Cup. Good on you Paddy. Paddy has worked hard to make this happen and will be fundraising for sponsorship over the next few [...]
Pair embarking on cup experience
What with everything else happening we forgot to share the latest piece by Charlie Gates in The Press. Tere and Paddy will also be joined on the trip from Christchurch by Gabor Radak from the City Mission. He’s the team’s Assistant Manager.
Street Football on Breakfast
Check out coverage of our Road to Rio (2010 Rio Homeless World Cup) on TV1′s Breakfast show with Paul Henry. Paul Henry’s bafflement as to why people are homeless in New Zealand is one of the key reasons for Street Football Aotearoa’s existence – to raise awareness and understanding of this issue. Until we have [...]
Street Football and Spanky
Listen to Steve’s chat with Spanky about Street Football Aotearoa and our ‘Road to Rio’ on Chistchurch’s RDU by clicking on the image below:
Homeless find hope in global game
Charlie Gates of The Press newspaper in Christchurch talks about New Zealand’s second shot at international football glory this year. Christchurch training is run in partnership with Christchurch City Mission. To read the story, click on the link here. To donate to the trust and help get the team to the Homeless World Cup, click [...]
Wellington is Streets ahead in Soccer
Kimberley Crayton-Brown of Newswire writes about the Street Soccer National Championships held in Wellington in November 2009. The tournament was held on the same day as the All Whites’ heroic victory over Bahrain that secured qualification for the 2010 World Cup. The Street Soccer competition, held earlier in the day on Queens Wharf and part [...]
