Charity auction cyclone fundraiser in Tōkyō sends friends to Gisborne for short stay packed with Tairāwhiti attractions . . .

When Jenifer Rogers, an American lawyer working in Tōkyō, attended a prestigious fundraising event in support of our flood-stricken region post Cyclone Gabrielle, she was pleased and excited to be the successful bidder on a prize at the event’s fundraising auction.

She won The Tairāwhiti Experience, a five-night adventure trip for two, inc