The act was in contrast to how the rest of the community had treated the family this year, and Mrs Raumati felt it was a reminder to residents that not everyone was so caring and they should look out for each other.
Mrs Raumati's son died of a brain tumour in February and her husband, Tai, died from cancer about a month ago.
The father of her children died from a heart attack two weeks after that.
"During the journey we've had this year, the generosity of people in this family, in this community, has been overwhelming.
"People have been so kind to us ... and now this. It's such a violation."
Her husband had organised the wood before his death so the family would not be cold this winter. To have it stolen was "just [dreadful]".
"Tai just wanted to make sure everything was in order when he died."
The wood - which she said was worth about $700 - that had "kindly" been given to the family was taken from the back of the Pine Hill Rd property last Friday, from a stack not visible from the road.
Tyre marks were visible where people had driven on to her property and taken nearly the whole stack in broad daylight.
Mrs Raumati said she was not seeking charity, but wanted others in the area to be aware someone was stealing goods and would take risks to do it.
The theft was also a reminder to residents to keep an eye on each other, she said.
"It's a neighbourhood watch thing, really. If you see anything strange or anything out of the usual, just call the police straight away."
She had reported the theft to police.
The irony was, she said, that she was community-minded too, and would have helped anyone in need.
"If anyone had seen I had wood and they were cold, I'd give them wood."
