Our Stories
New pontoon saves the season
Poverty Bay Kayak Club (PBKC) used their Sunrise grant to purchase a new pontoon for club paddlers, replacing the original jetty that was lost during Cyclone Gabrielle.
September is Wills Month – is yours up to date?
Leaving a gift in your Will is not just for the rich and famous.
At-risk rangatahi at the heart of Matapuna
Matapuna Trust Board recently established an endowment fund with Sunrise as part of their governance work to secure the Trust’s long-term future.
Generous parishioners seed new Stella Maris fund
An anonymous group of local parishioners have gifted $50,000 to The Sunrise Foundation, to seed an endowment fund for Stella Maris Catholic Early Childhood Centre.
Teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime
Sunrise awarded E Tu Elgin a grant of $5000 on behalf of The Tindall Foundation which will contribute towards operating costs of their planned sustainable skills courses for whanau living…
Stroke Tairāwhiti's double celebration
The charity formerly known as Stroke Tairāwhiti, had two reasons to celebrate this year; 35 years of service to stroke survivors in our community and its amalgamation with the Stroke Foundation New Zealand to create one nationally consistent community stroke support service for Aotearoa New Zealand.
Sunrise Snapshots
The Gisborne Caravan Club recently took us up on our offer of ‘coffee and a chat,’ inviting us to meet with them at Makorori Beach.
Words from Glenda
In the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, it has been heartwarming to see our community rally around those affected by the flooding.