Financial support is the best way to help Wairoa people who have been impacted by Cyclone recent flooding.

Wairoa Mayor Craig Little has extended a huge thank you to everyone who has supported Wairoa during this challenging time.

“This event is just devasting on top of what we have already been through. For me it is absolutely heartbreaking to see people’s livelihoods be washed away and their lifetime of memories left in a wet sodden heap outside their homes.

“Wairoa has been overwhelmed with aroha but we just don’t have the capacity to manage physical donations. If we do need anything specifically, we will reach out.

“The best way to help our community is by making a financial donation to our Givealittle page or donations to the Wairoa Mayoral Relief Fund. This fund has been reset for the June flooding and was kick started by a $100,000 donation by the Minster for Emergency Management Mark Mitchell. The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has also made an initial grant of $100,000 to the fund, on behalf of the wider community, at the request of Mr Little, to support the removal of flood-affected under house insulation.

If you wish to make a donation to the Wairoa Flood Mayoral Relief Fund, the account number is

03-0785-0070470-00 using the reference “JUNE FLOOD”

If you would like a receipt, please email us with subject ‘donation’ and include your name, email, donation amount and date paid:

I WOULD LIKE A RECEIPT

To make a Givealittle donations please click on the following link

GIVE A LITTLE

All funding will be managed through the Wairoa District Council. At this stage while we have identified many needs, full assessments are still being carried out to ensure these donations are helping our flood-impacted community in the best possible way.

30 June 2024

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