A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.
Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union was the big Gisborne winner in the most recent New Zealand Community Trust funding round.
The union was awarded a $100,000 grant for salaries for their player development manager, referee and coach development manager, chief executive, and the finance and events manager.
In total, eight
local organisations were awarded $210,017 in May.
Other grants were: Eastland Junior Football, $40,000 for playing uniforms and equipment; Ngata Memorial College, $25,000 for a minibus; Tikitiki School, $15,000 for a van; Te Hapara School, $12,483 for a pool cover; OBM, $7534 for netball uniforms and equipment; Gisborne Cycling Club, $5000 for a contractor; and Gisborne Yacht Club, $5000 for equipment.
