Editing Hayley Westenra (section)

==Philanthropy and charity==

=== In the 2000s ===
Westenra is active in contributing to charities around the world. On 26 November 2003, Westenra performed "Pokarekare Ana" and "Amazing Grace" on the 75th anniversary of the [[Royal Variety Performance]] show in the presence of [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]] on behalf of the [[Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.cri.cn/144/2003-11-5/21@57698.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064159/http://english.cri.cn/144/2003-11-5/21@57698.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2016 |title=Pavarotti and Westlife Top Royal Variety Bill |publisher=english.cri.cn |date=5 November 2003 |access-date=22 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mnetchannel.mnet.co.za/shows/displayShow.asp?Id=243 |title=The Royal Variety Performance 2003 |publisher=mnetchannel.mnet.co.za |date=26 November 2003 |access-date=22 January 2012 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
  
Hayley performed 
at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow along with the Black Dyke Band as guests of Govan Salvation Army Songsters (choir). 
The songsters & band accompanied Hayley in a performance of ‘Hine e Hine’

Westenra is the second youngest [[UNICEF]] Ambassador to date, behind [[Selena Gomez]]. In 2005, Westenra visited Ghana to publicise her project, "Bikes for Ghana", and actively helped with fundraising to purchase bicycles for young girls, allowing them to get to their schools from outlying surrounding areas.<ref name="UNICEF25974">{{cite news |url=http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ghana_25974.html |title=UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and singing sensation Hayley Westenra visits Ghana |publisher=UNICEF.org |first=Sabine |last=Dolan |date=11 April 2005 |access-date=15 April 2007 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116043616/https://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ghana_25974.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2006, a new Hybrid Tea Rose was named in honour of Westenra to raise charity funds for UNICEF.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tbr.co.nz/ |title=Tasman Bay Roses Homepage |publisher=Tbr.co.nz |access-date=15 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903171132/http://www.tbr.co.nz/ |archive-date=3 September 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Hayley Westenra Rose won the 2010 Rose of the Year Award and also the best Hybrid Tea Rose Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unicef.org.nz/ |title=UNICEF NZ Children's Charity &#124; Helping Children Survive & Thrive |publisher=Unicef.org.nz |access-date=15 September 2011}}</ref> In June 2006, she appeared at a fundraiser for UK [[Charity (virtue)|charity]] [[Act Against Bullying]].<ref name="againstbull">{{cite web |url=http://www.actagainstbullying.com/events/AAB%20Cup%202006.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107103906/http://www.actagainstbullying.com/events/AAB%20Cup%202006.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 January 2008 |title=The Act Against Bullying Cup 2006 |access-date=19 December 2007}}</ref> On 24 February 2007, Westenra took part in the HemiHelp "Children Helping Children" concert at Cadogan Hall, Sloane Square, London in front of 900 people, including the charity's patron [[Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy|Princess Alexandra]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.katyroberts.co.uk/what_katy_did/hemihelp_concert_2007_one.htm |title=/ HemiHelp "Children helping Children" Concert |publisher=Katyroberts.co.uk |access-date=15 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306220433/http://www.katyroberts.co.uk/what_katy_did/hemihelp_concert_2007_one.htm |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On 8 June 2007, Westenra performed in a fundraising concert for Bikes for Ghana at the Victoria Hall in [[Stoke-on-Trent]].<ref name="unicef_strok_on_trent">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzlive.com/en/nzlivecom/hayley-westenra-dublin |title=Hayley Westenra – Stoke-on-Trent |publisher=NZLive.com |access-date=6 June 2007 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

On 4 September 2008, Westenra became a patron of [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]]. Also in September, Westenra sang for the British Armed Forces in Basra, Iraq, where she helped to launch [[The Royal British Legion|the Poppy Appeal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/news/poppy-appeal/serving-those-who-serve---the-2008-poppy-appeal-launches-in-basra |title=Serving those who serve – the 2008 Poppy Appeal launches in Basra – The Royal British Legion |publisher=Britishlegion.org.uk |date=23 October 2008 |access-date=15 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927101153/http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/news/poppy-appeal/serving-those-who-serve---the-2008-poppy-appeal-launches-in-basra |archive-date=27 September 2011}}</ref> In October, Westenra and [[tenor]] [[Jonathan Ansell]] took to the streets to sell poppies at Waterloo Station to support [[the Royal British Legion]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/news/poppy-appeal/singing-poppy-sellers |title=Singing poppy sellers – The Royal British Legion |publisher=Britishlegion.org.uk |date=31 October 2008 |access-date=15 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229232851/http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/news/poppy-appeal/singing-poppy-sellers |archive-date=29 December 2011}}</ref> She has also been the ambassador for [[Save the Children]] in Hong Kong. More recently, she took part in a breast cancer awareness campaign in New Zealand.<ref name="officialsite_bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.hayleywestenra.me/about/|title=Biography|publisher=HayleyWestenra.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070122002910/http://www.hayleywestenra.com/hayley-westenra-biography.htm|archive-date=22 January 2007|access-date=13 December 2006}}</ref> One of the other charities that she helps is the Women's Environmental Network.<ref name="wen">{{cite press release |url=http://www.wen.org.uk/general_pages/Newsitems/pr_AGM_26.2.07.htm |title=Hayley Westenra joins prominent women backing WEN |publisher=Women's Environmental Network |location=London |date=26 February 2007 |access-date=15 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630024907/http://www.wen.org.uk/general_pages/Newsitems/pr_AGM_26.2.07.htm |archive-date=30 June 2007}}</ref> Another major charity she supports is the Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy, which provides help for children who are disabled.<ref name="music_thero">{{cite web |url=http://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/newsAndEvents/?p=165 |title=Hayley Westenra visits the Headway Centre |publisher=Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy |access-date=6 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204131644/http://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/newsAndEvents/?p=165 |archive-date=4 December 2010}}</ref>

On 7 September 2009, she joined the Dame Vera Lynn Trust, a [[Charity (virtue)|charity]] for children with [[cerebral palsy]], as a vice-president.<ref name="dvltrust.org.uk">{{cite web |url=http://www.dvltrust.org.uk/dame_vera_lynn_trust/celebrity_profiles_hayley_westenra_.html |title=Celebrity Profiles – Hayley Westenra |publisher=Dvltrust.org.uk |access-date=15 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006224950/http://www.dvltrust.org.uk/dame_vera_lynn_trust/celebrity_profiles_hayley_westenra_.html |archive-date=6 October 2011}}</ref> On 22 October, the original Second World War Forces Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn was joined by Westenra in launching [[The Royal British Legion|the Poppy Appeal]] for 2009 with a fundraising goal of £31&nbsp;million.
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/news/poppy-appeal/dame-vera-lynn--hayley-westenra-launch-poppy-appeal-for-afghan-generation |title=Dame Vera Lynn & Hayley Westenra launch Poppy Appeal for Afghan generation – The Royal British Legion |publisher=Britishlegion.org.uk |date=22 October 2009 |access-date=15 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927101041/http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/news/poppy-appeal/dame-vera-lynn--hayley-westenra-launch-poppy-appeal-for-afghan-generation |archive-date=27 September 2011}}</ref> On 6 October, Westenra, whose uncle served in the [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]], contributed to the charity CD ''We Will Remember Them''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/news/poppy-appeal/british-legends-unite-with-forces-songbirds-for-charity-cd |title=British legends unite with Forces songbirds for charity CD – The Royal British Legion |publisher=Britishlegion.org.uk |date=6 October 2010 |access-date=15 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927101126/http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/news/poppy-appeal/british-legends-unite-with-forces-songbirds-for-charity-cd |archive-date=27 September 2011}}</ref>

=== In the 2010s ===
On 3 March 2011, Westenra, whose hometown is Christchurch, sang the national anthem "[[God Defend New Zealand]]" at a [[vigil]] service for the [[February 2011 Christchurch earthquake]] at [[Westminster Cathedral]], attended by about 5,000 New Zealanders.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Kiwis-gather-at-Westminster-Cathedral-in-London/tabid/423/articleID/200749/Default.aspx |title=Kiwis gather at Westminster Cathedral in London |publisher=3 News |date=3 March 2011 |access-date=15 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724192940/http://www.3news.co.nz/Kiwis-gather-at-Westminster-Cathedral-in-London/tabid/423/articleID/200749/Default.aspx |archive-date=24 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On 18 March, Westenra performed "[[Amazing Grace]]" in the national Christchurch memorial service at [[Hagley Park, Christchurch|Hagley Park]] in Christchurch.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/hayley-westenra-sings-chch-memorial-service-3-23-video-4072086 | publisher=TVNZ News | title=Hayley Westenra sings at the Chch Memorial Service | date=21 November 2011 |access-date=7 January 2012}}</ref> On 27 March, Westenra was invited to read aloud a testimony as part of the Christchurch memorial service at [[Westminster Abbey]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12875633 |work=[[BBC News]] | title=Prince Charles at London service for NZ quake victims | date=27 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/4816421/Tears-flow-at-quake-memorial-service-in-London |title=Tears flow at quake memorial service in London |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=27 March 2011 |location=New Zealand  |access-date=15 September 2011}}</ref>

During her [[Paradiso Homecoming Tour]] from 17 September 2011 to 8 March 2012, Westenra raised charity attention to her UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador appeal and the Christchurch Earthquake Relief fund to help [[Christchurch]] rebuild.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12727129 |work=[[BBC News]] | title=Hayley Westenra to host NZ Quake Aid gig | date=13 March 2011|access-date=3 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/fan-central/5829854/Singer-Hayley-Westenra-supporting-our-boys |title=Singer Hayley Westenra 'supporting our boys' |publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=21 October 2011 |access-date=7 January 2012}}</ref>

On 24 August 2012, Westenra staged a concert in the Gŵyl Gobaith Music Festival in [[Wales]] to support for charities [[Cancer Research UK]], [[Welsh Ambulance Service|Wales Air Ambulance]], [[CLIC Sargent]] and HeadtoHeart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2012/04/05/all-star-line-up-for-rhys-meirion-s-gwyl-gobaith-at-northop-55578-30697262/ |title=All star line-up for Rhys Meirion's Gwyl Gobaith at Northop |publisher=dailypost.co.uk |date=5 April 2012 |access-date=7 April 2012}}</ref> In Christmastime 2012, Westenra was featured on the album ''Starship Christmas Album'' along with [[Justin Bieber]] and others, to support [[Starship Children's Health]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1302/S00558/record-250000-raised-from-starships-christmas-album.htm|title=Record $250,000 Raised From Starship's Christmas Album |publisher=scoop.co.nz |date=21 February 2013 |access-date=21 February 2013}}</ref> On 30 November, Westenra lent her support to [[Kate Winslet]]'s Golden Hat Foundation for a concert in [[Carnegie Hall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/Sarah-McLachlan-Andrea-Corr-and-More-Set-for-Tim-Janis-American-Christmas-Carol-Concert-1130-20120914 |title=American Christmas Carol Concert |publisher=broadwayworld.com | date=14 September 2012 |access-date=2 December 2012}}</ref> She appeared again for that cause at Carnegie Hall in December 2016.