Gisborne generosity celebrated

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

Community generosity has saved Knox Street Kindergarten from spending hundreds of dollars on replacing gas bottles stolen over the weekend.

Kindergarten staff discovered their two 40-kilogram gas bottles had been taken, pipes cut and a surrounding cage damaged.

It was the second such incident at the kindergarten.

The gas bottles cost $300 each, then there is the cost to refill them, plus the repair to the pipes and cage — a total of around $2000.

Gisborne kindergarten senior teacher David Spraggs said the outpouring of support from the community showed how generous people were.

After a post on Facebook about the theft, people put their hands up to help, he said.

A man from a gas company said he would repair the pipes for free while another person offered them gas bottles.

Mr Spraggs said they would like to thank everyone who had helped.

“We want to celebrate our community.”