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In 2018 MBIS introduced a new initiative, – the Rugby Academy. Kids who want extra rugby training are invited up to Rangitoto College every Wednesday morning to train under their High Performance Sport Department. When asked if we would help with some hoodies it was a no brainer. They were so popular that we hadRead more

For the last few years at Christmas time, instead of giving gifts to clients, we have invited them to come shopping with us to choose toys to donate to a worthwhile cause. In 2017 and 2018 we chose the Auckland City Mission. Each year in December we took around 30/40 kids to The Warehouse inRead more

Basically with this one, my colleague Marty van Barneveld and I dress up and run around the North Shore completing challenges and helping to raise awareness for Hospice as part of the Front Up for Hospice challenge – which we have been the overall winners for 2 years running. (See Harbour Hospice Quiz Night postRead more

For two years now Marty van Barneveld from our commercial office and I have organised and hosted a quiz night at Hurstmere Road Brew Bar to raise money for Harbour Hospice. Each year we have had around 180 people attend (the 2018 event sold out in 5 days!) and in total have raised over $25,600Read more

in 2017/18 we have sponsored a number of events at the school, including a Bogan Bingo fundraiser (adults only!), the end of year Christmas concerts, the annual book week and the Plant to Taste programme recipe book. I also help with coaching sports teams for both regular sports and tournaments. With two of my ownRead more

Welcome to the School Holidays, and to our Monthly North Shore wrap for March. To view the full report click here. With Easter next week and the school holidays we’ll be taking a break from updates for the next couple of weeks, so please have a great Easter break and If you’re heading away pleaseRead more

Whilst of course our focus for most of the season is building these kids up to be enthusiastic rugby players, we do like to break it up with some fun club days and nights! As a committee member and grade co-ordinator, I really enjoy helping to organise these sessions, – from mud slides to tug-of-warsRead more

Over the last couple of years we have introduced the Harcourts Cooper & Co Sportsmanship Award which I present at 5 different prizegiving ceremonies. We introduced this trophy as no matter what we teach our kids, when it comes to sports, no matter which one they are involved in, teaching and commending great sportsmanship shouldRead more

Beaten for the first time by my 9-year old son, at least he set a good pace so we could make it back in plenty of time to cook some sausages! This year we went through over 500 sausages so they took a while but with some great help on hand, everyone who wanted aRead more

In 2018 the Under 13 Harbour Hockey rep team were involved in a series of tournaments against other North Island teams in the lead up to the Nationals in Nelson in October. We sponsored their kit bags – it was awesome to go and present these to the boys and meet their families.Read more