Hastings & Napier Women's Refuge

18/02/2026

The Love Grace Handbag Appeal is underway and we have 6 collection points here in the Bay.

Please support this if you can.

These handbags are a wonderful gift to pass onto our clients as the message that these bags give them is simply that someone cares.

Thank you to the Love Grace organisers … this is a truly wonderful initiative that makes a real difference to the courageous women men we support.

💙👜𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐎𝐟𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐠 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐙.

🌏 Click this link for 2026 Appeal Drop-off Points MAP:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/edit?mid=1hMnIBywyGG7TCvO8eFdP88WQxH6WEhY&usp=sharing

📄Click this link for 2026 Appeal TYPED LIST of Drop-off Points:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UdbkxlyiPJSrAkBHffcL9YC7GJH18COM/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114842340503461714669&rtpof=true&sd=true

👜We are delighted to introduce the New Zealand businesses who have generously offered to be official drop off points for the 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗭 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. Their support allows this appeal to reach communities across Aotearoa and helps ensure your donated handbags are delivered with care and dignity.

🙏A sincere thank you to every business involved. Your willingness to support this appeal means so much and plays a vital role in helping women when they need it most.

💙𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:
📍Handbag donations are accepted between 𝟭𝟰 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟴 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆.
📍Check each business’s normal opening hours before dropping off your donation.
📍𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟴 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 and some businesses may not be open on that day.
📍These businesses are supporting the appeal alongside their usual work, so we ask that all are treated with respect and patience.
📍Please do not contact drop off businesses directly. If you have any questions, kindly reach out to us here.

🌏𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐎𝐟𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬.
See COMMENTS below for:
🔗The link to the interactive Google map
🔗The link to a typed list of drop off points.

You can also find these links by clicking on our Facebook cover photo.🔗

𝒯𝑜𝑔𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇, 𝓌𝑒 𝒽𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒢𝓇𝒶𝒸𝑒 𝒷𝓎 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓃𝒹𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑔𝓈𝒾𝒹𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓃 𝒶𝒸𝓇𝑜𝓈𝓈 𝒩𝑒𝓌 𝒵𝑒𝒶𝓁𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒸𝒶𝓇𝑒, 𝒹𝒾𝑔𝓃𝒾𝓉𝓎, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝓅𝒶𝓈𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃. 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝒷𝒶𝑔 𝒸𝑜𝓊𝓃𝓉𝓈. 💙👜

꧁𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗭 - 𝟭𝟰 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝟴 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲꧂

17/02/2026

What a fantastic night it was at the Chamber of Commerce BA4 last Thursday night. It was wonderful to be able to host so many business’s into our great space in the centre of Heretaunga Hastings. We were also very grateful for the support from Decibel Wines who provided the wine for the evening free of charge. What an amazing night! Thank you to the Hawke's Bay Chamber of Commerce for such a wonderful opportunity.

05/02/2026

🎶 Live cultural performances showcasing the talent in our community
🏢 Agency and community stalls with loads of helpful information and resources
🎨 Children’s activities galore

31/12/2025

Huge congratulations to our Business Manager Julie Hart on receiving this significant award.
It acknowledges the huge amount of work that she has done and continues to do in our community, and the massive impact she makes to women,male victims and children affected by Family Violence.
Congratulations! We are all very proud of you Julie ❤️

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/new-year-2026-honours-hawkes-bay-family-violence-advocate-julie-hart-made-onzm/SZEEXEBMBVHJ5BLXNAH7BMW3KM/?fbclid=IwVERDUAPBWUJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe8yGmavPSgUixqSivRfnh4VfCiE9X2HEFW0dAHO32q_0JXZ7Z7DpEf7L01oM_aem_mChsP4y8V8oUmXIDXzeS3Q

Hastings-based family violence advocate made an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

26/12/2025

A huge thank you for the very kind and generous support we have also received from Body Restoration who collected an amazing amount of gifts for the courageous women we support.
❤️

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSlFk8LE8Bs/?igsh=MWZ1bWJhbzNwZ3lqMA==

22/12/2025

Thank you so much for your kindness and wonderful gift Dr. Feel Good Chiropractic - Hastings
We are very grateful for all of the wonderful support we are receiving the Christmas from our amazing community 🤩

17/12/2025

A huge thank you from the Business Belles for their wonderful and very generous support. ❤️

17/12/2025

We cannot ever say thank you enough for the incredible and ongoing support we receive from the team at Lindisfarne College. Without this help we simply would not be able to do this. Thank you all for giving up your precious holiday time and coming in to help with our Women’s Refuge Christmas appeal. 🙏❤️

15/12/2025

A huge thank you to all of the Lindisfarne College volunteers who came and helped us today. These wonderful volunteers sorted the amazing donations we have received and we are now ready for our team to come in and put together the packs for our families.
Thank you so much to all of the kind and generous people who have put so much thought into donating some truly incredible gifts. You have made a difference to these families and brought the magic of Christmas to them all this year.

14/12/2025

Starting to feel a lot like Christmas! Thank you to all the good Bi***es across Hawke's Bay. The Men and Women of Bi***es Baking who coordinate, bake, and deliver all year round so that our client families can have beautiful treats. Merri kirihimete e te GBB whānau.

11/12/2025

A huge thank you for the kindness and generosity from Brebner Print for their wonderful donation towards our Christmas Appeal this year.

We are very grateful that they chose Family VIP Services for their Christmas donation.

05/12/2025

A huge thank you to Mitre 10 MEGA Napier & Hastings for such a wonderful night. The funds raised will go towards bringing some Christmas magic this year into the lives of the courageous women and their families who our team support.
Thank you so much for thinking of us and thank you for the incredible support. You have helped make a difference to a family on Christmas morning. 🙏❤️