Correspondent The Voice on the Phone Scam calls targeting Kiwis often hide a darker truth. Behind some cybercrime are vulnerable people trafficked into scam operations and forced into digital slavery. Tearfund and its partner LIFT International are helping expose these crimes and support survivors. Read more... Sharon Walls, Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Advocacy The Exploitation of Migrant Workers in New Zealand & Why We Must End Employer-Tied Visas On International Migrants Day, we uncover how migrant workers who keep Aotearoa’s orchards, vineyards, and construction sites moving are caught in unjust systems that were never built to protect them—and call for change. Read more... Morgan Theakston, Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Disasters and Conflict Two Tearfund CEOs and the Disaster that Unites Them On opposite sides of the world, two Tearfund CEOs faced the same disaster in strikingly different ways. This is the two-part story of their response to the Sri Lanka Boxing Day tsunami. Read more... Ian McInnes & Steve Tollestrup, Thursday, November 20, 2025
Disasters and Conflict Why Local Communities Must Lead Humanitarian Responses We’re not the heroes in aid work—it's the local communities at the centre of responses, writes Tearfund’s Humanitarian Specialist, Steph Fry. Read more... Steph Fry, Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Advocacy Child labour is the chocolate industry’s worst kept secret We’ve known about child labour in cocoa for at least 25 years – why does it persist? Read more
Sponsorship Child Sponsorship hits the right note Stephen Oundo's life began with tragedy; but through a locked piano, some encouraging words and a child sponsorship programme, he discovered his purpose. Read more
Sponsorship Planting Seeds Beneath the Mango Tree This International Women’s Day we honour Sreyra, whose faith and compassion is transforming lives through education and ministry. Partnering with Compassion, she brings hope to children and mothers in her community. Read more
Modern Slavery Hope in action: Tearfund supporters visit human trafficking work in Thailand Seeing the anti-human trafficking work of our partner LIFT in Thailand, was an eye-opener and an inspiration for the group of visitors who support this work. Read more
General Seven global developments that gave us hope in 2024 From fewer climate disaster deaths to global anti-slavery progress, here are seven reasons to feel hopeful about 2024. Read more
Sponsorship All you’ve ever wanted to know about sponsorship "Do my letters make a difference?” We’re answering our most frequently asked questions about child sponsorship. Read more
Sponsorship A day in the life of a sponsored child Join in a typical day for kiddos at the Rwanda Compassion Centre Read more
General Girls Strength Beyond Circumstance: Through the lens of seven female humanitarian photographers To celebrate International Day of the Girl Child, Kiwi aid and development organisation Tearfund asked female humanitarian photographers from New Zealand and around the world to share empowering photos and stories that illustrate the strength and resilience of girls in the face of adversity. Read more
Sponsorship Children protecting sea turtles To take care of God’s creation and the planet, children from different communities in coastal El Salvador are participating in a local conservation programme to protect sea turtles. Read more
