Help us keep our emergency services on Waiheke thriving, to keep saving lives

$1,615 of $100,000 goal
Given by 14 generous donors in 6 weeks

Love living on Waiheke Island? Lets keep our emergency responders able to do what they do best. Save the lives and property for all...

Waiheke Island, Auckland

Our Waiheke Island community relies on the emergency first responders on Waiheke to live here. Fire Service, Coastguard, St John and the Rescue Helicopter are all looking for ongoing support and with permission from their HQs, we can keep all money raised from our Givealittle page to assist with the development of new, needed projects to support their Waiheke operations.

Waiheke Events is presenting the Onetangi Beach Races at the Dirt Track on Sunday 15th to celebrate community and to raise as much money as we can to ensure that our emergency services can continue to deliver the emergency services we all rely on. We have heard so many stories of how residents have been saved in precarious situations so lets back the teams that make that possible.

Warwick GREY's involvement (page creator)

I have been fundraising for emergency services on Waiheke for 15 years and the need for support has never been greater in this climate.

Use of funds

Each of the services are struggling. Fire Service want water tanks at the East End, Coastguard need new engines for their rescue boat, Helicopter needs defibrillators and St John need solar panels for the roof of their HQ in Ostend. Lets help them all, all funds raised will be used to support Waiheke St John, Waiheke Coastguard, Waiheke Fire Service and Auckland Rescue Helicopter

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Latest update

Beach Races Cancellation  23 January 2026

We have had to cancel the 2026 Beach Races event, but thanks to all of your amazing support. We will move to sharing the donations we received amongst the four rescue services on Waiheke:

Coastguard, Fire Service, St John and Rescue Helicopter.

Every dollar helps to support these great services, many of whom rely on volunteers.

Thanks so much to all the donors, and especially to EcoZip Waiheke

All the best,

Warwick

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Latest donations

Carla
Carla on 05 Jan 2026
$100
Warwick GREY

Thanks Carla!

Warwick GREY
Fiona
Fiona on 28 Dec 2025
$50
Warwick GREY

Thanks Fiona!

Warwick GREY
EcoZip
EcoZip on 23 Dec 2025
$1,000
Warwick GREY

Thanks EcoZip Team. Much appreciated!

Warwick GREY
Rae Family
Rae Family on 20 Dec 2025
Private
Warwick GREY

Thanks so much Rae Family.

Warwick GREY
Natalie
Natalie on 18 Dec 2025
Thank you so much for supporting our supporters!
$50
Warwick GREY

Thanks Nat, Your support has been greatly appreciated

Warwick GREY

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Created by, and paying to a verified bank account of, Warwick GREY on behalf of Waiheke St John, Waiheke Coastguard, Waiheke Fire Service and Auckland Rescue Helicopter
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This campaign started on 9 Dec 2025 and ended on 22 Jan 2026.