If you’ve always dreamed of escaping the city and setting up camp on your own exotic island, Tim Manning has the deal for you.

The New Zealand property developer currently has Eori Island up for sale, introducing an exciting opportunity to the real estate market for buyers interested in owning a piece of private paradise or developing their own island resort.

Situated in the Mamanuca group of islands, Eori Island is one of the many Fijian islands visited by travellers worldwide, and has been part of the inspiration behind the philanthropic work Tim Manning has achieved for the Fijian community.

Along with friend and former All Black Eric Rush, Tim Manning has been involved in a number of charitable ventures to help children in Fiji, including the Performers4Poverty charitable trust projects and donating uniforms to local children’s rugby teams.

Tim Manning and Eric Rush are also investors in a number of community projects through Pacific Islands Partnership, which has worked toward the installation of a diesel generator and water tanks for the community.

Of The Performers4Poverty charitable trust Tim Manning has said, “I have offered them my guidance and support for the foreseeable future to help those truly needy kids. Fiji and its people are very close to my heart”.

Have you lifted the ‘kindness temperature’ in New Zealand today?

Launched in New Zealand in 2005, Random Acts of Kindness Day is all about people doing kind and unexpected things for others – for no reason at all.

Over the last four years people have been RAK’d with strangers buying them coffee, paying for their parking, schools throwing events for their community and even huge giveaways like flights and cruises.

Now hundreds of thousands of people take part on the first day of spring.

Josh de Jong, who came up with the idea while stuck in Auckland traffic, said it didn’t have to be a grand gesture or expensive gift, and often the smallest acts were the best.

Businesses, schools, community groups, churches and individuals around New Zealand will be taking part in the RAK movement today.

Random Acts of Kindness ideas include;

• Buying a stranger a coffee

• Mowing the neighbour’s lawn

• Giving someone flowers

• Visiting or calling an old friend for a chin-wag

• Washing a car

• Dropping clothes to the Sallies

• Taking scones or other feel good treats to work to share

• Sending a pizza to the local fire station or hospital for their reception staff

• Donating your pre-loved toys to charity

• Walking the neighbour’s dog

• Paying for a friend to join you in a round of golf

For more information visit the Random Acts of Kindness Day website.

If you’ve seen the stylish rags on show at Air New Zealand Fashion Week, you might be interested in bidding in the fashion charity auction run by a popular online auction site. Not only will you be impeccably dressed, you’ll be supporting New Zealand’s nationwide rescue helicopter service.

Bidders have the chance to get their mitts on the latest in couture t-shirts, singlets and dresses made by six top Kiwi fashion designers: Elusiv, Federation, Salasai, Lonely Hearts Club and Chelsea Thorpe. Both women’s and men’s items are available in a selection of styles and sizes.

Bid generously to support the rescue helicopter service – they rely on corporate sponsorship and public donations to keep their choppers in the air.

When is a good book more than just an entertaining read? Well, it had to come out sooner or later that I’m a book geek from way back, but not only do I love a good read, I like to think it’s possible to make positive change happen in the world.

Good Books is an online New Zealand bookstore with a difference. When you buy a book, all profits go to Oxfam to help fight poverty and social injustice around the world. Oxfam helps people in over 100 countries worldwide, creating opportunities for communities to improve standards of education, health and living.

This is a great way to add to your book collection or give a gift, while knowing that your dollars are going towards a worthwhile cause. It couldn’t be simpler really and there’s no difference in price to you, the shopper. What’s more, delivery is free anywhere in the world and Good Books stock over 2 million titles!

If they don’t have what you’re after, you’ll find all the New Zealand bookstores you could ever want in our New Zealand bookshops category.