Wheels at Wanaka donates $100k
Wheels at Wanaka Charitable Trust will be donating $100,000 to a range of community groups after their highly successful Easter weekend event
The major recipients are event charity-of-choice organisations Cure Our Ovarian Cancer, which will receive $15,000, and the Wanaka Community Workshop MenShed, which will receive $5000.
Wanaka community groups whose members volunteered at the event also stand to benefit with nearly $26,000 to be distributed between Aspiring Athletics, Aspiring Gymsports, Aspiring Rotary, Mt Aspiring Kapa Haka, Rotary Wanaka, Wanaka Biathlon Club, and Warbirds Over Wanaka flying scholarships.
In addition, the Land Rover 75 Year Anniversary Rally raised $9000 for LANDSAR Wanaka, thanks to the efforts of rally director Rod Corbett.
Free market space and fundraising opportunities were also provided to the Upper Clutha Plunket, Hepatitis C Awareness, Wanaka Lions, and Wanaka Rowing and Pioneer Netball Club’s BBQ.
"The team and I are delighted with this year’s results and can’t thank the vehicle owners, partners, volunteers, and patrons enough for the vital roles they play in our show," says event general manager Allan Dippie.
"Wheels at Wanaka was established to give back to the community and to encourage the preservation of precious vehicles and their history. We’ll also be distributing a percentage of profits to some of the passionate clubs who work tirelessly towards this common goal also."
The West Otago Vintage Club will receive $10,000, with a further $85,500 shared between the Southland Steam and Traction Engine Club, South Canterbury Traction Engine and Transport Museum, Binders Down Under, NZ Vintage Machinery Club, Vintage Car Club NZ Central Otago Branch, and the Tuapeka Vintage Club.
Wheels at Wanaka says they can now claim the title of Australasia’s biggest all-vehicle show as this year’s attendee numbers topped 40,700, nearly double of the previous crowd size of 25,000 achieved in 2021.
This resulted in a reported injection of $19.2 million of total direct spending into the Queenstown Lakes economy in April 2023 ($10.3 million in 2021) and $13.5 million of event motivated expenditure ($6.9 million in 2021).
Wheels at Wanaka’s post-event research resulted in a 99% patron satisfaction rating (98%, 2021) with many citing the Terra Cat Earthmoving Extravaganza and OceanaGold’s Cat 789 dump truck as highlights.
The event is scheduled to return from 18 to 20 April 2025.
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