Meet Ben, Cure Kids Ambassador. Cure Kids is proudly sponsored by ONEPURE. Ben is 1 of approximately 700 babies who are born preterm each year. He was also the first unborn Kiwi to undergo surgery for spina bifida. Find out more at www.onepure.co.nz/curekids and www.onepure.co.nz/ben.

Meet Eva, Cure Kids Ambassador. Cure Kids is proudly sponsored by ONEPURE. Eva has been fighting to survive her entire life. She was born with only half a diaphragm after suffering a diaphragmatic hernia during fetal development. With a hole in her diaphragm, nothing was holding Eva’s vital organs in place and they pushed up into her chest cavity, preventing her lungs from developing normally. Eva spent her first three months in a coma on life support, and at just six weeks of age, she underwent her first operation to rebuild her diaphragm and reposition her organs. Eva was in and out of hospital for the first year of her life, then spent the next four years living at Starship ward 26b. Eva now lives at home with family – and her new baby brother, Cooper, who she adores. Eva has even started going to hospital school once a week, which she absolutely loves. After multiple surgeries, numerous bouts of pneumonia and several strokes, she has defied the odds to be alive today. Eva’s stomach and bowel do not function at all, so she is fed nutrients through her blood stream via her liver. Her body is constantly developing complications that drastically put her life at risk and require immediate intervention. Eva lives with gastrointestinal failure and MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Last year, brave little Eva spent more than 10 months battling the bug. New Zealand has the highest rates of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) in the developed world. Cure Kids is supporting research being conducted by Dr Siouxsie Wiles, who is screening unique NZ/Pacific fungi to identify their potential to kill the superbug SA. Dr Wiles and her team have tested 140 fungal species, with 29 being identified as capable of killing SA. Those species with anti-SA activity will be more closely investigated, with the aim of honing in on the particular features that are enabling these fungi to fight off SA. Certain strains of SA, such as MRSA, are currently lethal to many who come in contact. An antibiotic that was effective against MRSA would be a blessing to Eva and her family. “When you have a child born with a serious medical condition you always expect this to be what is putting their life at risk. With Eva, this was the reality until the day doctors came in to the say she had MRSA. It meant she had to fight against this in her blood stream and on her body – it’s an ongoing battle that we never get on top of. The Cure Kids funded research underway into MRSA bugs could potentially save my child’s life, it’s the gift of hope”. – Tiff Mitchell, Eva’s mother. Cure Kids is determined to support research to find better treatments and cures for many Kiwi kids, like Eva.

Meet Isla, Cure Kids Ambassador. Cure Kids is proudly sponsored by ONEPURE.

Meet Mela, Cure Kids Ambassador. Cure Kids is proudly sponsored by ONEPURE. Mela was born on the 18th of August 2009. After an uncomplicated pregnancy and labour, Mela’s parents were surprised to realise their baby was struggling for breath. Mela was quickly taken to the SCBU where she was diagnosed with an incredibly rare condition called Moebius syndrome. Moebius syndrome is a rare neurological condition that primarily affects the muscles that control facial expression and eye movement. This meant that Mela’s face was paralysed and that her eating and breathing were affected. Mela’s mum recalls, “We pretty much moved into Starship when Mela was about 4 weeks old. She had a tracheostomy placed and a mic-key button to help with breathing and eating. We had MANY close calls, intensive care stays and ambulance rides as the amazing teams at Starship fought to keep her alive. “Mela’s first year was definitely the hardest. We didn’t know what we were in for and what the end result would be. It was incredibly heart breaking but devastating to watch your child have multiple operations and procedures to just try to stabilise her.” A resilient and courageous child, Mela didn’t give up a fight. She started to gain weight and thrive, and is now a 9 year old who is doing amazingly well. In 2018, Mela went ahead with a very specialised surgery to give her a ‘smile’. This involved taking a large muscle out of her leg and implanting it in her face. Mela will have the other side done in 2019. Mela has a little sister called Boe who she is very close to. Their family live each moment to the full. “As a family, we have truly learnt what is important in life and what really matters. Life is short. Live each moment. Go on the holidays, drink the champagne. The special occasion is being here today,” says Mela’s Mum.

As Jason Connor says: WE DID IT! Thank you to each and every one of you for all of your support leading up to, during and after this event! It is a pretty awesome feeling to have an Official World Record and to have done it in support of such a great cause! I am beyond appreciative of how much you all got behind the Keep a Breast cause it truly means a lot to me and my family and my parents were both overjoyed to see the results this event achieved! We are well on the way to raising some really good funds for Keep A Breast and have made a huge impact on the people we reached. This is the link for the re cap video which we are sharing to promote the give a little page and the prizes that are still up for grabs!

Introducing the newest team on the New Zealand downhill scene! The DVS ONEPURE Racing team: . @ethandh_17 - @jaseconnor14 - @isaacdoell_mtb - @ethan.blanchard1 @lachiestevensmcnab & @louis_vuleta Each rider have extraordinary standing. First up on the roster is @lachiestevensmcnab - https://www.instagram.com/p/CFtC7n8AaLl/ - a very talented young athlete from Rotorua New Zealand who comes from a very respectful and hard working family. . We are stoked to have Lachie on the team - He has worked hard to achieve his results and has a very bright future ahead of him! . His current results are; . 2020 National Champion 🏆 . 2020 National Series Champion 🏆 . 2020 Oceania Champion 🏆 . 2019 NZDH Champion 🏆 . With the 2021 under 19 titles in his sights and all the skill to take them - he is a force to be reckoned with. ​ Lachie spends his days riding in the Whakarewarewa forests with his brothers and doggo "Riv". ​ He already has an extensive career in BMX with 3 world titles under his belt as a junior and a huge amount of experience. ​ Lachie hopes one day he will be as funny as his dad Steve and would be stoked as if he looks half as good as the old boy! Find out more: https://www.instagram.com/dvs_onepure_racing/ and https://www.dvs-onepure-racing.com/

Here To Support Our Community (Northland Community Project As part of the ONEPURE ‘Commitment to Community’, it was fantastic to link up with Darren from New World Kaikohe and Cheryl from Kaikohe Youth Community Centre and Northland Touch, all of whom are amazing community contributors on many positive projects! A real privilege for ONEPURE to work with such amazing people, providing for such an amazing community, during a time of need through the Northland drought. Some pretty promising rugby talent on display too!! See more on the website: https://www.onepure.co.nz/community

This Is Our Factory. It took millions of years to build. It runs 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. It's never broken down or been upgraded. And its environmental impact is ... wonderful. Our factory makes water. Cool, cleansing and pure. See more at: https://www.onepure.co.nz/natures-factory