{"id":1220,"date":"2025-09-04T12:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T12:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/1220\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T12:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T12:17:09","slug":"butter-believe-it-2200-block-sets-record-at-hawkes-bay-charity-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/1220\/","title":{"rendered":"Butter believe it: $2200 block sets record at Hawke\u2019s Bay charity auction"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cAs for the butter, we\u2019re not 100% sure what it\u2019ll become yet \u2026 maybe a banana cake. To be decided.”<\/p>\n
The butter was added as a bonus after 12 major live auction lots, and the extra item sparked \u201cexcitement\u201d around the room, with multiple bids placed for that item, turning a pantry staple into a symbol of generosity. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s never about the value of the item, it\u2019s about the donation,\u201d Gerbes says.<\/p>\n
More than 200 people attended the Elephant Hill Gala Dinner & Charity Auction in Te Awanga on Saturday night. Photo \/ Hazel Redmond<\/p>\n
Other highlights included $10,000 for a catered lunch at Kopanga Homestead. <\/p>\n
This year\u2019s gala more than doubled the fundraising total of its first edition, which drew 90 guests. More than 200 people attended Saturday\u2019s sold-out event.<\/p>\n
Julie Hart, business manager of Family Vip Services, said the night\u2019s success showed the community\u2019s commitment to helping those affected by family violence.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are so grateful for the incredible support, from our auction donors and sponsors to everyone who attended,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Last year, Hastings and Napier Women\u2019s Refuges supported more than 1000 referrals and provided over 2000 safe bed nights. Funds raised will go directly to crisis accommodation, advocacy and long-term support for local women, men and children affected by family violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cAs for the butter, we\u2019re not 100% sure what it\u2019ll become yet \u2026 maybe a banana cake. To…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1221,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1971,1975,1978,1561,1970,1972,138,298,1977,1976,702,111,139,69,1974,1973],"class_list":["post-1220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-1971","tag-at","tag-auction","tag-bay","tag-believe","tag-block","tag-business","tag-butter","tag-charity","tag-hawkes","tag-it","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-record","tag-sets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}