2024 Hawke's Bay Wine Auction raises $335,697 for Cranford Hospice

Forsyth Barr is delighted to have again been a Platinum Sponsor of the annual Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction.

The Auction was held on Saturday, 14th September at Toitoi Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre. At the event, attendees mingled with the region's winemakers and tasted some of the lots of wine on auction (many of which were specially blended). You can read about the wineries and descriptions of the auction lots in the summaries on the Hawke's Bay Wine Auction website, alternatively you can download the catalogue.

Each year an artist is chosen to create an artwork, which is then listed as it's own auction lot. This year's feature artwork by Hawke's Bay artist Helen Kerridge, is titled 'The Devil is in the Details, 2024'. This large acrylic on canvas painting, measuring 1015 x 1525mm, impresses with its layers of symbolism and meaning. We encourage you to read more about the artwork and the artist.

The Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction is the oldest wine auction in New Zealand, celebrating its 32nd auction. This year the auction raised $335,697. This means that the Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction continues as Cranford Hospice’s largest annual private contributor with a cumulative total of over $4.9 million gifted, since inception in 1991, to support the work of the hospice. This is an amazing result and testament to the generosity of the Hawke’s Bay community.

Cranford Hospice is Hawke’s Bay’s leading palliative care provider and plays a vital role for many local families during the most difficult of times. While it does receive funding from the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board, it faces an annual shortfall that can only be met by donations from the community and through events like the Wine Auction. Sam Kershaw, General Manager of the Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction says “it is through the generous support of our family of sponsors that we are able to run a break-even budget, meaning every cent raised at the auction is donated to Cranford Hospice.”

At Forsyth Barr, we’re very proud to be part of a Hawke’s Bay community that comes together to support events and organisations like this.

If you would like to learn more about Cranford Hospice and its important work, please click here. If you are in a position to support its work, you can do so here.