The 25th Hawke's Bay Wine Auction, the Holly Hospice Trail and the Wildflower Sculpture Exhibition were a major part of the Cranford Hospice fundraising programmes staged over the past few days.
Fine wines, fine art and fine landscapes left thousands of people delighted, and Cranford Hospice chief executive Janice Byford Jones overwhelmed.
She paid tribute the everyone who became involved, both in organising and staging, and attending. Photographer Warren Buckland caught up with some of the activities.
BID: Prime Minister John Key, who attended along with Tuki Tuki MP Craig Foss, was a keen bidder on a few lots - and he got one. HBT16267623.
FILLING UP: The Hawke's Bay Opera House Plaza quickly filled up as the first lots began to emerge. HBT16267635