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New initiative working smarter not harder 

New initiative working smarter not harder 

20 February 2022

Taupua Tairāwhiti, a shared services model developed by Sport Gisborne Tairāwhiti, was thrilled to receive a grant of $4,560 in 2021 from The Sunrise Foundation which has allowed them to purchase much needed IT equipment. 

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Christmas Giving

Christmas Giving

22 November 2021

Veterinarian surgeon Joe Mayhew thinks he’s found the perfect solution to the dilemma of what to give for Christmas in the form of The Sunrise Foundation Christmas Gift Card.

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Generosity abounds in Tairawhiti

Generosity abounds in Tairawhiti

20 November 2021

Generosity abounds in Tairawhiti

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Creative ways of giving

Creative ways of giving

20 November 2021

You name it and Ian Donaldson can fix it and now he’s turned his hand to mobility scooters and donating the income he makes from it to The Sunrise Foundation.

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Leaving a lasting legacy

Leaving a lasting legacy

20 August 2021

It is fitting that Gisborne man Andrew Corson is finalising his will, bequeathing almost his entire estate to The Sunrise Foundation as we celebrate Wills Month this September.

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Charity bull gift for Ngatapa Club fund

Charity bull gift for Ngatapa Club fund

20 August 2021

The Ngatapa Rugby and Associated Sports Club fund has received a significant boost thanks to the generous donation of a bull from Tangihau Angus that raised $19,000.

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Sunrise welcomes Lynda Blackburne

Sunrise welcomes Lynda Blackburne

16 August 2021
Sunrise welcomes Lynda Blackburne
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Farewell Bronwen - Welcome Rob

Farewell Bronwen - Welcome Rob

31 July 2021

Dame Bronwen Holdsworth is a well known and much admired member of the Tairāwhiti community who has been a trustee of The Sunrise Foundation since it began in 2014.

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