Bay of Plenty Times
  • Bay of Plenty Times home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Sport

Locations

  • Coromandel & Hauraki
  • Katikati
  • Tauranga
  • Mount Maunganui
  • Pāpāmoa
  • Te Puke
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • Thames
  • Tauranga
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Bay of Plenty Times

Group jump into cancer fundraiser

By Rebecca Savory
Bay of Plenty Times·
19 May, 2014 04:00 AM2 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

Nemo's Kai owners Shane and Karen Putan with their friend Shona McCulloch organised a fundraiser for the New Zealand Breast Cancer society. Photo/Rebecca Savory

Nemo's Kai owners Shane and Karen Putan with their friend Shona McCulloch organised a fundraiser for the New Zealand Breast Cancer society. Photo/Rebecca Savory

Cancer is all too familiar for the owners of Nemos Kai on The Strand in Tauranga, who organised a fundraiser Pink Ribbon Day on Saturday.

Shane and Karen Putan had just come through Shanes three-year battle with testicular cancer, while Karens mother had battled breast cancer at a similar time.

Their close friend, Shona McCulloch, who often helped out at the shop, had also watched her sister go through breast cancer, not once, but twice.

So when they came across the opportunity to support Pink Ribbon Day for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation, there were no second thoughts.

They organised a fundraiser at Nemos Kai on Tauranga's waterfront with live music entertainment from Ms McCulloch and her family, a Tauranga Samba demonstration from 1pm to 3pm and kids fun rides, donated by friends. Dressed in pink and selling pink baking and icecream, they hoped to raise awareness as well as money.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Ms McCulloch said it was a cause close to all of their hearts.

"Its touched all of us so thats why were doing it."

Her sister survived two rounds of breast cancer, but could not make it to the fundraiser as she was looking after children. "She knows were doing it and I told her well be thinking of you today Rosenna."

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Mrs Putan said they also wanted to raise awareness and remind people to get checked regularly.

She said since her mother was diagnosed she had regular checks.

Ms McCulloch said once one family member was diagnosed there was a higher risk for other family members so she had also been getting regular mammograms.

"Ive got the all clear for now. I always say for now because you never know."

Discover more

Hair-erasing stunt drags cancer into spotlight

13 Jun 03:00 AM

Mr Putan said the message and awareness was just as important for men for testicular cancer.

"Its a shock to everyone. Men need to go in and get a yearly check as well.

Your life's too important.

Save

    Share this article

Latest from Bay of Plenty Times

Bay of Plenty Times

Eastern BoP mayors unite against council amalgamation

Bay of Plenty Times

'Mind-blowing': Chef's two-ingredient meringue breakthrough

Bay of Plenty Times
|Updated

One critical, three seriously injured: BoP crash closes road


Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Bay of Plenty Times

Eastern BoP mayors unite against council amalgamation
Bay of Plenty Times

Eastern BoP mayors unite against council amalgamation

They argue amalgamation ignores Eastern Bay interests and priorities.

15 Jul 10:57 PM
'Mind-blowing': Chef's two-ingredient meringue breakthrough
Bay of Plenty Times

'Mind-blowing': Chef's two-ingredient meringue breakthrough

15 Jul 09:44 PM
One critical, three seriously injured: BoP crash closes road
Bay of Plenty Times
|Updated

One critical, three seriously injured: BoP crash closes road

15 Jul 09:32 PM


Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

06 Jul 09:47 PM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Bay of Plenty Times e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Bay of Plenty Times
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP