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  • Thank you for helping us reach our fundraising goal

      11 May 2023

    With a few more hits of the refresh button, our target has been reached, but still with a day to go!

    All donations we receive until the end of the campaign at midnight on Friday will go towards fixing the spouting and drainage issues that plague the Museum and protecting the taonga in our care.

    Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We are humbled and heartened that so many of you care for our heritage as much as we do! Your generosity has kept alive the legacy begun by our late founder, Murray Thacker so many years ago.

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    • 11/05/2023 by Maggie

      Great stuff, we did it!

  • Super People during Super Power Hour!

      9 May 2023
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    Thank you Claire, Jessica, Choo-Nah, Sue, Trevor, Wendy, Mandy, Vanessa, Nigel, David, Anne, Garry and of course, the incredible support of The Funding Network - all our superpower people who helped to push our total to $12,259.25

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  • $10,954 in on and off line donations

      7 May 2023
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    Thank you to Jen of Groundwork and her father, Roger Gilbert QSM for supporting two match-funding promotions that when matched contributed $3000 towards the target. Thank you to all the donors who supported these match fund promos.

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    • 08/05/2023 by Horses Helping Humans Taranaki, Hōiho Hāpai Hapori

      Wow incredible! Great work team you're smashing it!!!

  • At $9,600, we are so close to the $10K milestone!

      5 May 2023
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    With $9,600, in online and offline donations, we are so close to the $10K milestone!

    Tomorrow we will launch another match funding opportunity from a generous donor, which we hope will get us even closer to our $15,700 target.

    A BIG thank you to Newstalk ZB, Akaroa Mail and Bay Harbour News Star News Christchurch for covering our story this week!

    Our caretaker Rick, who is renovating the whare waka, came up with the idea of placing copies of the newspapers behind the new jib to mark the occasion. A kind of time capsule for discovery by those long after we have all gone!

    Have an excellent weekend and thank you for sharing the campaign and donating. Together we can do this!

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  • $1000 in match funding unlocked by generous donors

      4 May 2023
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    After our first 48hr match funding promo, we are thrilled to update you with the news that with the help of our supporters, we were able to unlock $1000 donated by Groundwork.org.nz.

    Thank you to all those who provided match funding to achieve this, and to Trade Direct for getting us across the line with their donation of $1000!

    Combined with our offline donations, we are currently sitting around $8k so half way there!

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  • Kia ora thank you

      1 May 2023
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    Today we launched our crowdfunding campaign to raise $15,700 to replace our spouting. With the help of many generous donors here on Givealittle and privately, combined with the profit from the sale of our poppy brooches, we are a third of the way to reaching our goal!

    Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi.

    With your basket and my basket, the people will live.

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