When a car struck a power pole in Stratford recently, it caused an unexpected power outage at the local Woolworths store, putting around five tonnes of chilled and frozen food at risk. Our Taranaki-based food rescue member, On The House, stepped in quickly. Drawing on strong systems and trusted partnerships with Woolworths and local community…
A collaboration between The Hub Te Puke and Plant and Food Research of the Bioeconomy Science Institute to rescue surplus fruit In Te Puke, the heart of New Zealand’s kiwifruit country, a new collaboration is transforming surplus fruit into fresh kai for the community. Plant and Food Research, now a Group of the Bioeconomy Science…
In North Canterbury, Satisfy Food Rescue has grown a thriving Second Harvest programme, channelling surplus fruit and vegetables back into the community. From the outset, this mahi has been part of Satisfy’s kaupapa. In 2015, founder and Chair Phillipa Hunt started approaching local growers and home gardeners, collecting their surplus produce. Early support came from…
How Good Neighbour distributes backyard abundance. Your garden could make a difference too. In Tauranga, Good Neighbour has been running a Second Harvest programme for over five years, transforming backyard surplus into a fresh source of kai for the community. What began through word of mouth has grown into a well-organised operation, with 36,000 kilograms…
A second harvest pilot increasing access to fresh and healthy food Kaibosh holds a special place in New Zealand’s food rescue landscape as the country’s first food rescue organisation. Since 2008, Kaibosh has been feeding Wellington communities by collecting quality surplus food from supermarkets, retailers, and producers, and redistributing to over 160 community groups. “We’d…
Fresh fruit, community spirit and a shared purpose came together in the Bay of Plenty this month. Our member, The Hub Te Puke, and a crew of volunteers joined forces to harvest kiwifruit that otherwise would have gone unpicked at Plant & Food Research. In just 90 minutes, the team picked 800kg of fruit for…
As 2024 draws to a close, we reflect on the incredible mahi of the Aotearoa Food Rescue Alliance (AFRA) community. It’s a year that hasn’t been without its challenges, as demand for food rescue has surged. Our members have stepped up to meet this demand, over 12 months rescuing 7.4 million kilograms of surplus food,…
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.
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Highlights From Our Local Food Rescue Heroes in 2023 Our alliance comprises 35 community organisations that operate across the motu, saving precious surplus kai from ending up in landfills, and getting it to those in need. This year, the combined efforts of these organisations saw the equivalent of over a whopping 26 million meals provided…