Our Stories
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.
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The Sunrise Foundation understands that every organisation needs different kinds of support to grow and give back to the community.
Rangitahi learn, create, and connect through music
In last year's annual funding round The Gisborne International Chamber Music Competition received a grant from our General fund.
Special Interest Endowment Funds
In addition to our General fund, which is used to grant to local charities, organisations and worthy causes in our annual funding round, we also have 49 special interest endowment funds.
Supporting and empowering our most vulnerable
Tairāwhiti Beneficiary Advocacy Trust (TBAT) has been operating since 2003 as a small, independent organisation that assists people to receive the full support they require for basic life necessities.