Cranford Hospice fundraiser - Two Auctions
There are many worthy causes that seek our investment by purchasing a ticket to help raise funds.
Some offer the opportunity to buy an item that raises money for the cause - a win win in my book.
Fund raising for Cranford Hospice in Hawkes Bay is an annual event where the wine sector and visionary artists donate their wares to bring attention to the great work that Cranford House provide for the community.
The formal Auction is on Saturday September 16th
There is also a Silent Auction beginning Monday September 11th
Links and information below
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In just over a week, on Saturday 16th September, we shall celebrate the 31st Edition of the annual
Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction. Where fantastic wine lots, many of which are unique to the event,
experiences, a trip and a beautiful piece of original art by Josh Lancaster are offered to a room of 600+
people. In addition to this, we shall have an online Silent Auction starting on Monday 11th September
and running until 3pm on Saturday 16th September. This has 12+ lots to offer in the lead up to the
main event
For over 30 years the Hawke’s Bay wine community, along with its sponsors and partners, has been
supporting its local community by raising funds for Cranford Hospice. 100% of the money raised goes
to the operational side of Cranford Hospice, directly assisting those in need of their services each day.
About Hawke’s Bay Wine Community
Hawke’s Bay is the oldest established wine region in New Zealand, and the second largest. With over
100 producers, and home to some of the most highly acclaimed and award winning wines, not only in
New Zealand but around the world. Hawke’s Bay is truly one of the world’s great wine regions. They
say it takes a village, well here in Hawke’s Bay we have the best wine community that continually
support and give back. And recently named one of only 12 Great Wine Capitals in the world, a well-
deserved accolade.
About Cranford Hospice
On any given day, Cranford Hospice touches the lives of over 200 Hawke’s Bay husbands and wives,
sons and daughters, friends, whānau, neighbours and colleagues. On average in one year, the team
makes 34,000 contacts with 1,000 people living with palliative care needs across the Hawke’s Bay
region – either in their home, on the phone, or in the Cranford inpatient unit. The youngest person they
support is only 1 year old, and the eldest being 100 years old. If you live in Hawke’s Bay, you are likely
to know someone who has benefited from the care and support that Cranford teams provide around
the clock.
Feature Artist
NZ landscape painter, Hawkes Bay NZ.
Josh graduated with first-class honours from Massey University School of Design Wellington in 2000.
The years that followed surmounted in a highly-awarded advertising career alongside life-long
creative partner Jamie Hitchcock.
Despite the nice lunches and overseas junkets, Josh has always wanted to paint pictures for a job. So
in 2015 he pulled the pin on advertising and, with brush in hand, headed to the Hawkes Bay to have a
proper go at it.
He now paints from his home studio in Havelock North each day where he lives with his 3 boys.
His iconic and sentimental subject matter, and bold evocative style has become quite sought after
since he first began painting in 2008. He has held 8 sell-out solo shows across the country, and the wait time for a commission is almost 2
years. His landscapes often capture the geography of the heart - the places we call ‘ours’ and that define
who we are and where we are from. Depictions of the scenes we know and love, that help connect us
all through a shared memory of place.
Josh believes in the stories that places can tell. The scenes painted become an access point for
memories that bring with them the comfort of a familiar face.
TE MATA WOOLSHED, 2023. Acrylic on Canvas 1520x1220mm.
This large piece features the historic and iconic Te Mata woodshed floating amongst sea of
green . It is the latest in a series of local woolsheds to emerge from Josh's easel. In typical
Lancaster style the familiar rural architecture becomes heroic, a giant steel beast emerging from
lush vines. Behind it the view looking rolls out towards Napier and the ocean beyond.
‘I love an old wool shed - they were always magical places to visit as a kid... signposted to the
senses by warm wafts of lanolin mingling merrily with honk of sheep poo'
Ways to bid on our fantastic Lots:
1. Purchase a ticket from our website, register as a bidder on our website and come along on
Saturday 16th September to Swirl, Sip, Bid & Repeat.
https://hawkesbaywineauction.co.nz/event/2023-wine-auction/
2. If you cannot be present, register as a bidder on our website and we can arrange for a
representative to bid on your chosen Lot on your behalf, with a pre-agreed budget. This
needs to be done by Friday 15th September so we can make arrangements.
3. You can be a telephone bidder, again we can arrange somebody to be on the phone with
you from the auction to do this. This needs to be done by Friday 15th September so we can
make arrangements.
4. Or just pre-register a bid for any of the lots. The Auctioneer will have this information when
the Lots come up.
· https://hawkesbaywineauction.co.nz/bidder-registration/
· You can be an individual bidder or form a syndicate. See here for the 101 on forming a syndicate.
· https://hawkesbaywineauction.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020-HBWA-Syndicate-Flyer.pdf
https://hawkesbaywineauction.co.nz/2023-auction-catalogue/
https://hawkesbaywineauction.co.nz
https://cranfordhospice.org.nz
A silent Auction will run from online from Monday 11th September until 3pm on Auction Day. 12+
lots
Should you need any further information, please contact any one of the Committee Members or our
General Manager
Maxime Cavey
General Manager | Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction
M: 022 312 5457 | W: hawkesbaywineauction.co.nz
office@hawkesbaywineauction.co.nz
