As households across Aotearoa brace for the colder months, the New World supermarket chain has launched its annual Family2Family food bank appeal, now in its sixth year, reaffirming its commitment to supporting local communities facing economic hardship. The initiative, running from Monday, 28 April to Sunday, 25 May 2025, facilitates direct support between shoppers and ...
A conservation and hunting organisation has reached a significant milestone in its programme supplying free-range venison to communities in need, donating over 10,000 kilograms of mince to food banks across the North Island. The Central North Island Sika Foundation confirmed the achievement, highlighting how game animals can support families facing hardship. The venison is sourced ...
A second social supermarket aimed at providing affordable food with dignity has officially opened in Hastings, Hawke’s Bay, established through a partnership between the charity Nourished for Nil and the grocery cooperative Foodstuffs North Island. The Hastings opening at 506 Queen Street West follows the successful launch of Napier’s first social supermarket 18 months prior, ...
Hawke’s Bay is set to gain its second social supermarket next week, with Nourished for Nil and Foodstuffs North Island partnering to open a new store in Hastings aimed at providing dignified food support to those facing insecurity. Located at 506 Queen Street West, the facility, named Whare Whāngai, is scheduled to open its doors ...
Programmes ranging from boxing training to digital media production will receive significant financial support following the latest allocation from the Porirua City Council’s Young People’s Fund, aimed at positively impacting local children (tamariki) and young people (rangatahi). The funding round included two major Tier 1 grants, providing $50,000 annually for three years, and five Tier ...
In response to sharply rising homelessness and housing hardship figures, non-profit organisation Orange Sky Aotearoa has opened a new permanent laundry facility in Māngere, South Auckland. The initiative, launched today, is a collaboration with local kaupapa Māori health provider Turuki Health Care and commercial laundry service Alsco Uniforms. It marks a move towards more permanent ...
The Salvation Army has launched its annual Red Shield Appeal, urgently seeking donations to sustain its community services as New Zealand faces a worsening cost-of-living crisis and increasing hardship among its most vulnerable populations. The organisation reports growing demand for its services, including foodbanks, financial mentoring, counselling, addiction support, and assisted accommodation. The appeal aims ...
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has opened applications for its 2025-2026 Community Fund, inviting local charities, not-for-profit organisations, and community groups to seek a share of a $180,000 funding pool aimed at enhancing local wellbeing. The fund, a key component of the council’s support for community initiatives, offers one year of operational or project funding. ...
More than half a million New Zealanders are now relying on food support each month through organisations partnered with the country’s largest surplus food distributor, yet the supply of available food is failing to keep pace with the escalating demand, new figures show. A recent survey by the New Zealand Food Network (NZFN), a major ...
The rugged terrain of the Motatapu Valley, typically a stage for gruelling athletic feats, recently played host to a different kind of triumph: a substantial charitable contribution. Organisers of the annual Motatapu off-road event have announced that the 2025 edition successfully raised $13,396 for the Queenstown Trails Trust, along with $1,000 each for the Southern ...