Hawke's Bay Disaster Relief Trust Board

To provide financial and any other relief or assistance to meet the welfare and other needs of people who have suffered any injury, damage or loss following the occurrence of a disaster that qualifies as an "emergency" under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Management Act 2002 (or any later replacement thereof), whether natural or otherwise, within the legal boundaries of the Wairoa, Hastings, and Central Hawke's Bay District Councils and Napier City Council.