About Us
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The Christchurch Aunties is inspired by the fabulous Aunties movement created in Auckland by Jackie Clark in 2012. After involvement with the Auckland network, Heather M thought it was needed here in Christchurch. She reached out to three awesome Christchurch women to help. Sheryl, Heather L, and Sarah joined Heather M in 2017, and The Christchurch Aunties network was born.
Through canny social media messaging and a bit of shmoozing, we've got an amazing network of people of all genders and backgrounds contributing to the Christchurch Aunties. Our involvement with Christchurch Aunties is unpaid and voluntary, and we ensure it works in conjunction with our families, study, paid employment, and other volunteering. |
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Heather M is a photographer, Mum, coffee-aficionado, former ballet teacher, and a huge fan of penguins. After being in touch with Jackie Clark of the Refuge Aunties in Auckland, she introduced the idea of Christchurch Aunties to the city informally from 2013. She's co-directed a marketing and design company in Christchurch for ten years, working mostly in the not-for-profit and community sectors with a diverse range of clients. Now she's camera-obsessed and documents social issues and our changing city. She is one of our Facebook communicators (signs off as ^HeatherM) and liaises with the women's refuges.
Heather L is a business development manager who soapboxes about social justice and environmental issues. She’s also a Yank who likes Halloween way more than is healthy. She’s worked in marketing, publication editing, disaster relief photography, anthropological research and animal welfare charity. Heather’s been buddies with Heather M for years, and when Heather M brought the four founding member together to form the Christchurch Aunties, Heather L was ecstatic beyond words. She also enjoys penguins… just not as much as Halloween.
Sheryl S is an Authorised Financial Adviser, and is the founder and principal of The Financial Strategies Group. The aim of her company is to strengthen clients’ knowledge and awareness of the various opportunities available to assist the control of future prospects with greater certainty and security. She has published multiple best-selling books within the past 12 years about money and investing (author of Girls Just Want To Have Fund$ and Money, Money, Money Ain’t It Funny and co-author of Smart Money). Sheryl has a strong interest in empowering women to become financially capable, and is interested in all aspects of financial literacy.
Sarah B lives in the east of Christchurch with family and pets and is passionate about the regeneration of the eastern suburbs and the future of the Residential Red Zone. Sarah currently works as a coordinator for New Brighton Project, a not-for-profit community organisation that has offices in New Brighton and is also a drop-off point for The Christchurch Aunties donations in the east.
A good part of Sarah’s work is operating a Blanket Bank which accepts donations of new and good condition second-hand bedding items to redistribute to those that require extra help due to any number of reasons. She's also involved with other NGOs and is a sitting member on their management boards.
Sarah feels honoured to be a foundation member of The Christchurch Aunties and is incredibly inspired by the wonderful work that the Refuges and others that support them are doing in their communities.
A good part of Sarah’s work is operating a Blanket Bank which accepts donations of new and good condition second-hand bedding items to redistribute to those that require extra help due to any number of reasons. She's also involved with other NGOs and is a sitting member on their management boards.
Sarah feels honoured to be a foundation member of The Christchurch Aunties and is incredibly inspired by the wonderful work that the Refuges and others that support them are doing in their communities.
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