A Whanganui business has gathered about $18,000 worth of stationery to donate to schools in Fiji.
Whanganui woman Sheryl Chapman heard children in Fiji were in need of school supplies so got in touch with Meteor Office Products general manager Richard McCosh to see if he could scrounge some together.
"I just thought, oh, give it a go," Mrs Chapman said.
"I emailed him and I just said 'I'm just seeing if you could donate or whatever'."
Mrs Chapman said it "just skyrocketed".