Papamoa log raises $150 for charity

Rosalie Liddle Crawford (left) and Kate Percy on the Papamoa log near Harrisons Cut which has been put on Trademe to sell. Photo/John Borren

A week after a Papamoa log was auctioned online, it has raised at least $150 for charity.

The Papamoa log was listed on Trade Me on June 8, with a reserve of $1.

The log's seller Rosalie Crawford said the log had become a legend in the area and since this morning, the sale had raised $150 for food parcels.

People were also buying extra groceries and dropping them off at Evans Road Community Church.

''Christmas is the time of year when our food banks and food depots usually receive a focused level of support and help however winter is a time when it's very tough going for many families and we appreciate your support for local families thank you,'' she stated on the Papamoa Facebook page which she operates.

The log had become famous in the area as it regularly washed ashore, left, then returned, she said.

On the Trade Me description, the Papamoa log reads: "Sometimes it disappears overnight or even for a few nights. Where it goes nobody knows, probably out to see the littlest blue penguin Pooper on Rabbit Island or to float over the Rena wreck, but then it's back, much to the delight of children and parents who come to take ussies and selfies.

"When we started posting up photos of the Papamoa Log people got so excited, 'oh it's back, the Papamoa Log is back' and one family said they had their photo taken with the Papamoa Log 10 years ago - of course it's not the original log, we don't worry about that - the log is back."