What we funded
Cyclone Gabrielle Appeal was launched to support and empower local communities to rebuild in a way that works best for them and complement other funding available to affected regions and communities to support their resilience to respond to extreme weather events.
A funding round for $14 million opened on 20 March 2024 and closed on 29 May 2024. The demand was overwhelming, 1370 applications requesting over $50 million, more than 360% more than the amount available.
The Cyclone Gabrielle Appeal raised $13,569,666. This amount, plus interest earned, enabled the Trustees to make grants to 558 projects aligning to the Trust funding round priority totalling $14,137,699.
The Trust Deed mandated that the location of projects funded had to be in a region or district in which a state of emergency was declared for the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle (Cyclone) or other extreme weather events in January and February 2023. The regions and districts are Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, East Coast and Hawkes Bay regions and the Tararua district.
| Area | Project # | $ |
|---|---|---|
| Northland region (PDF 209KB) | 161 | $3,586,028 |
| Auckland region (PDF 150 KB) | 71 | $1,825,773 |
| Waikato region (PDF 128 KB) | 18 | $414,527 |
| Bay of Plenty region (PDF 119 KB) | 6 | $184,547 |
| East Coast region (PDF 188KB) | 120 | $3,515,380 |
| Hawkes Bay region (PDF 214KB) | 174 | $4,424,939 |
| Tararua district (PDF 106 KB) | 8 | $186,505 |
| Total | 558 | $14,137,699 |