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An increased demand for food within our elderly community
Food Rescues and other charities all over Aotearoa are doing incredible work to meet the growing need for food support within our communities. Our Hawkes Bay-based member, Nourished for Nil, is seeing a growing demand for food parcels from many different demographics, including pensioners. Nourished for Nil’s Founder, Christina McBeth and our Interim GM Iain Lees-Galloway, spoke with Hawkes Bay Today about this confronting new trend.
Read the article here.
Introducing Our Board Co-Chairs
We’re thrilled to introduce our dynamic new Board Co-Chairs, Tracey Watene, Head of Operations and Relationships at Fair Food NZ, and Simone Gibson, General Manager at Awhina Taupō Community Foodbank. They are both very familiar faces in the food rescue community and will be taking a collaborative approach to leadership, embodying our commitment to Te…
Media release: Kiwis Want Food Rescue Funded. Will the Government Listen?
Media release, 5 March 2025 Kiwis are disgusted by the amount of food going to waste in Aotearoa and they want the government to take action, including funding food rescue. That’s according to a new survey from Aotearoa Food Rescue Alliance, which found 73% of New Zealanders are concerned about edible food ending up in…
