Aotearoa, You’ve Got 12 Hours To Rise Up For Christchurch!

Friday, 20 May 2011

RISE UP CHRISTCHURCH – TE KOTAHITANGA global telethon screens live on Maori Television from 9am to 9pm this Sunday – three months after the February 22 tragedy – with live venues in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington as well as crosses to overseas cities Sydney, London, and Los Angeles.

Event spokesperson Brooke Howard-Smith says everyday more people are coming to the party with offers of help and support.

Already top international pop stars are offering their support with Lady Gaga donating her Gucci heels and Katy Perry donating a guitar and a bottle of her perfume to the official telethon auction at www.sella.co.nz/riseup.

Native Affairs presenter Julian Wilcox is one of the RISE UP CHRISTCHURCH – TE KOTAHITANGA anchors and will be based in Christchurch at the CBS Canterbury Arena public event on Sunday.

He is asking all New Zealanders to show just how much they support their friends and whanau in Christchurch.

“I’ll be there working as hard as I can to get as much money as we can for Christchurch and if that means doing a challenge to bring in some big bucks then I just might be up for it but you know how it is, the bigger the challenge the bigger the putea!,” says Mr Wilcox.

“The Maori Television whanau will be working as hard as we can to bring to Aotearoa and the world a top notch event and I hope the whole country does as much as it can to support the people of the beautiful city of Christchurch. Rise up! Te Kotahitanga! Kia kaha Otautahi!”

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