Burn Support Group Charitable Trust, Inc.
Children under five are most at risk from hot water burns as they can't tell the difference between hot and cold, except by touch.
Burn Support - News
July 2010
- Boiling water: a warning to us all - The Press by Rebecca Todd
- Fury at 'fire safe" labels after pyjama blazes - nz herald By Celeste Anstiss
June 2010
- Fire Service reiterates 'get out, stay out' message - Nz Herald
- Littlies Parenting Magazine - Ouch that's hot, How to keep kids safe from burns and fire
- Solid Fuel Burners - safety reminder by George Stephens
May 2010
- Alan Breslau radio interview - Burn Survivor, Founder of Phoenix Society
- David Walker - Badwater Ultramarathon, international event. Rasing awareness and funds for burn prevention in New Zealand.
- Boy, 6, killed as 'inferno' guts house - by Rachel Tiffen at NZPA
April 2010
March 2010
- Girl lit fire leaving no way out for mother - by Andrew Koubaridis nzherald
- Fire Risk Fears - Kristina Rapley eastern courier
February 2010
January 2010
December 2009
July 2009
November 2008
December 2006
2010 Dates
- 16th AUGUST: Annual General Meeting - Monday 16th August, Kidzfirst conference room at Middlemore hospital, 7:00 PM.
Burn Support Newsletters
The Burn Support Group publishes a regular newsletter covering all aspects of burns survival, care and prevention.
Download past Newsletters
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Spring 2006 (PDF 1.3MB)
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Winter 2005 (PDF 4.3MB)
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