Our Stories
They arrived as strangers, but left as whanau
This wouldn’t be possible without the support of Sunrise donors John and Diane Logan, Self-Storage Gisborne and Clark Charitable Trust who are committed to supporting local rangatahi (youth) to attend…
Supporting at-risk tamariki and their whanau
Chris Semmens, Barnardos Gisborne Service Manager, says the grant has contributed towards their social workers’ salaries who facilitate their home-based LEAP support group programme, predominantly working with whanau of youth…
Valuable life skills taught through chess
Kaiti Kings Chess Club was founded in 2014 by the late Tuta Ngarimu who recognised that chess could be a vehicle to help rangatahi and adults work through their problems.
A helping hand after Cyclone Gabrielle
The gentleman, who would like to remain anonymous, lost everything he owned during the cyclone and without his hearing aids it became difficult for him to communicate with others.
Real heroes don’t wear capes
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) is part of the world’s largest volunteering network, providing tamariki with a mentor for an hour a week.
One shoe doesn’t fit all in suicide prevention
The past year in Tairāwhiti has been incredibly stressful and challenging for some people, with concerns about mental health a common theme in our community.
Sunrise Grants 2023
As well as growing endowments, Sunrise is focused on giving back to the community. We support a diverse range of groups and organisations with grants given out annually.
Oasis Community Shelter supporting our most vulnerable
A hot topic at our recent CFNZ conference was as funders, how do we ‘leave no-one behind,’ ensuring we’re supporting our most vulnerable.