The Hastings Cyclone Gabrielle Mayoral Relief Fund was introduced to properly distribute donations made to specifically support the Hastings District rather than the larger Regional Hawke’s Bay Disaster Relief Trust.
The Fund, now closed, distributed $2,075,270. A total of 55 grants were made to community groups, hapu and marae:
Also, 686 individual relief payments of $2,000 were made to directly owners of stickered properties totalling $1,372,000 and 56 additional hardship grants totalling $163,453 were made directly to individuals affected by the cyclone. This was supported by a $1,492,000 donation from the HB Disaster Relief Trust.
The remaining $99,658 from the Hastings Mayoral Relief Fund to be used for future cyclone commemoration projects yet to be confirmed.
