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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.
Media release: Food rescue volunteers are already telling food rescue organisations they may not be able to keep showing up
Friday 20 March 2026 Finance Minister Nicola Willis said this week she does not want to see New Zealanders unable to drive to work because they cannot afford fuel. The Aotearoa Food Rescue Alliance (AFRA) has asked the Government to extend that same protection to the thousands of volunteers who drive themselves to food rescue shifts every week:…
