Trust Tairāwhiti approves nearly $200k in grants

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

Community grants totalling just over $196,000 were approved in the latest funding round from Trust Tairāwhiti.

The biggest recipients were Toitu Tairāwhiti and Te Runanga o Ngāti Porou, which each received $75,000 towards their emergency preparedness and resilience project.

“The project focuses on resourcing those most at risk in a significant natural disaster, including remote and rural coastal communities that could be isolated for long periods,” a Trust Tairāwhiti media statement said.

“It’s also targeted at supporting whānau, hapū, marae and communities to implement disaster preparedness plans, informed by the experiences and evidence collected during Cyclone Gabrielle and other adverse weather events.”

Another six grants were also issued.

The Gisborne Youth Sports Charitable Trust received $9,999 towards maintenance at the Electrinet Sports Centre, which is used by multiple codes including trampolining, judo and gymnastics.

Tairāwhiti Community Voice received $10,000 towards resourcing its coordinator who supports and connects people with social services in the region.

Swimming Hawke’s Bay Poverty Bay received $3515 to support the regional meet in Gisborne at Kiwa Pools.

Ahikaa Associates received $10,000 to provide educational and vocational support for rangatahi in Tokomaru Bay and Tolaga Bay.

Living Theatre Charitable Trust received $10,000 towards bringing their glow show performance of Badjelly the Witch to local early-childcare centres and schools.

Tongan Methodist Church received $3000 towards a community drug and alcohol prevention workshop focusing on rangatahi education.

The trust’s next funding round closes on November 8.