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:…
With Budget 2025 on the horizon and government funding for food rescue set to expire in June, we had a big question for Kiwis: do they think the Government should keep supporting food rescue? The answer? A resounding YES. Our latest survey found 75% of Kiwis believe the government should do more to stop perfectly…
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…
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.
Our Interim GM, Iain Lees-Galloway Iain was a guest on the Revolving Door Syndrome podcast hosted by Dr Nina Su. Joined by Executive Director of NZ Food Waste Champions, Kaitlin Dawson, the conversation dives into what’s going on now and what needs to be done to make the food system more sustainable.
Our Interim GM Iain Lees-Galloway, alongside Kaitlin Dawson, Executive Director of chatted with Vincent Heeringa, about the critical issue of food waste and the vital role our members play in ensuring surplus food ends up on plates rather than in landfills.
Listen here.