Thousands of dollars has been raised for charity during two events in Dunedin at the weekend.

$75,000 was generated for the United Way charity at a house auction.

It was the eighth annual Charity House Auction, where three homes made by Otago Polytechnic carpentry students were sold.

And a car cruise around the city has raised about $4,000 for the Otago Community Hospice.

The charity cruise involved more than 200 cars.

Organisers are celebrating the record turn-out and expect there to be a record amount raised.

They have yet to tally funds, but estimate about $4,000 was generated.