{"id":22814,"date":"2025-09-15T01:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T01:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/22814\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T01:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T01:10:08","slug":"on-the-up-wine-auction-and-rotary-night-cranford-hospice-gets-560000-from-two-record-fundraising-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/22814\/","title":{"rendered":"On The Up: Wine Auction and Rotary night – Cranford Hospice gets $560,000 from two record fundraising events"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guests were guided through the afternoon by event ambassador Mike McRoberts<\/a>, alongside auctioneer Chris Kennedy.<\/p>\n

More than 40 auctions of the region\u2019s finest wines<\/a>, generously donated by Hawke\u2019s Bay\u2019s leading winemakers and businesses, went under the hammer.<\/p>\n

Every cent raised went directly to Cranford Hospice (which is based in Hastings) to support their vital work, providing specialist palliative care to patients and families across the region.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s auction took the total funds raised over its 35-year history to more than $5 million.<\/p>\n

\"Hawke\u2019sHawke\u2019s Bay Wine Auction ambassador Mike McRoberts during the event. Photo \/ Florence Charvin<\/p>\n

The event attracted a crowd of over 320 guests, along with 45 online and phone bidders.<\/p>\n

The defining moment of the day came when a spectacular bid tipped the lifetime fundraising total over the $5m mark. <\/p>\n

Long-time wine auction sponsors Isaac\u2019s Plumbing, Pumping and Electrical placed a $35,000 winning bid on Lot 7, a half barrique (barrel) of Trinity Hill 2025 Touriga Francesa Port-Style Wine. <\/p>\n

Their generosity brought the room to its feet in a standing ovation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsaac\u2019s are proud to have supported the wine auction for a number of years, and knowing that our donations go directly to the hardworking staff at Cranford makes the decision easy,\u201d Isaac\u2019s director Gavin Streeter said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHelping people in the community we operate in is something that makes us immensely proud.\u201d<\/p>\n

Winemakers Kate Radburnd and Tony Bish were acknowledged at the event for their 30-plus years of service as trustees of the Hawke\u2019s Bay Wine Auction. Both will step down from the committee this year.<\/p>\n

Hawke\u2019s Bay Wine Auction general manager Sam Kershaw said she was elated with this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

Rotary\u2019s record cocktail party<\/p>\n

\" Cranford Hospice Chief executive Andrew Lesperance (L) and fundraising chair Chris Tremain with Ian Black and Angus Thomson from The Rotary Club of Hastings Karamu.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Rotary Club of Hastings Karamu raised a record $190,000 from its annual cocktail party and auction in July, with all proceeds going towards the new facility at Cranford Hospice.<\/p>\n

Cranford Hospice fundraising chair Chris Tremain said the result was a testament to community generosity, with the club contributing $680,000 to the hospice over the past four years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis shows what can be achieved when a community rallies behind a cause,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Organising committee lead Angus Thomson said the outcome exceeded expectations, especially given the tougher economic climate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s total is $40,000 higher than last year\u2019s $150,000,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project will give our region a world-class hospice facility, a place of dignity and comfort for families in need.\u201d<\/p>\n

A highlight of the evening was the sale of a platinum diamond ring, donated by Grieve Diamond Jewellers.<\/p>\n

Valued at $52,350, it fetched $45,000 under the hammer, making it one of the night\u2019s biggest drawcards.<\/p>\n

To date, a total of $14.5 million has been raised towards the new hospice.<\/p>\n

Work is now progressing on the resource consent process, which is expected to take around six months.<\/p>\n

In parallel, project costs are being reviewed to ensure the design reflects updated pricing and scope.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf resource consent is approved, the contract becomes unconditional, which will be a huge milestone for us,\u201d Tremain said. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll then move into design, building consent, and eventually tendering.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt every stage, we\u2019ll keep the community informed and engaged.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tremain said the ongoing support from Karamu Rotary is invaluable. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe funds raised are critical, but just as important is the awareness this event brings to our work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly grateful for their commitment to Cranford.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Guests were guided through the afternoon by event ambassador Mike McRoberts, alongside auctioneer Chris Kennedy. More than 40…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22815,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[23601,23602,95,1978,138,23604,23599,10668,2550,3685,71,8418,6276,1976,23600,111,139,2551,69,90,17145,1974,23598,6100,223,14005,13983,1237,810,1754,23603],"class_list":["post-22814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-23601","tag-amounts","tag-and","tag-auction","tag-business","tag-causes","tag-cranford","tag-economic","tag-even","tag-events","tag-from","tag-fundraising","tag-gets","tag-hawkes","tag-hospice","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-night","tag-nz","tag-on","tag-raising","tag-record","tag-rotary","tag-still","tag-the","tag-times","tag-tough","tag-two","tag-up","tag-wine","tag-worthy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22814","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=22814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}