Our Stories
Apply for a Grant with Sunrise
Charities and community organisations with a charitable purpose in Gisborne-Tairāwhiti can apply for grants from the Sunrise General Fund from 1 June 2022 until 19 July 2022.
Tairāwhiti volunteers ' the engine in a fancy car'
Gisborne Volunteer Centre (GVC) carefully matches volunteers with the organisation's where they will have the greatest impact, enjoyment, and sense of contribution.
Chrisp family has Ngatapa Club 'in the blood'
Alex Chrisp was rapt to learn that his weekly donations to the Ngatapa Rugby and Associated Sports Club Endowment Fund have totalled over $800 within just a few years.
Donating to the SPCA Endowment Fund is a 'win-win' situation
Animal lover Maria Lovelock jokes she would be a ‘crazy dog lady’ if her husband allowed it, but instead of adopting more dogs she chooses to donate to the Gisborne…
Tayler Reid's dash for cash benefits General Fund
A fundraising event on 1 May where a team of five from Alan Berry Motors Suzuki competed against NZ athlete Tayler Reid in a 10km race around Boys High 400m…
Glenda's Words...
The old saying ‘it doesn’t rain it pours’ certainly seemed to be the case for the start of 2022 with Omicron sweeping through New Zealand, the flooding that was experienced…
Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro appointed as Patron of a strategic new way of giving in Aotearoa NZ
