The New Zealand Food Network (NZFN) is celebrating five years of providing a crucial link in Aotearoa’s food support chain, a milestone marked by a generous five-tonne donation of beef mince from ANZCO Foods. Founded in July 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NZFN was created with urgency to address soaring food ...
As New Zealand households grapple with persistently high food prices and a growing food insecurity crisis, agricultural machinery leader Case IH has announced a significant partnership with the grassroots charity Meet the Need. The collaboration aims to bolster the supply of nutritious, protein-rich meals to Kiwi families facing hardship across the motu. Under the new ...
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, ...
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 ...
A vital community resource that has diverted over 124,000 kilograms of surplus food from landfills and provided over 275,000 meals to those in need is facing imminent closure. The Whanganui Kai Hub, a food rescue organisation operating since 2022, has issued an urgent appeal for financial support, warning that without a significant influx of donations, ...
s the cost-of-living crisis continues to tighten its grip on household budgets, older New Zealanders are increasingly cutting back on food, putting their health at serious risk. Research and advocacy groups point to a growing trend of malnutrition among the elderly, as they struggle to balance essential expenses with the rising cost of groceries. A ...
As Government Funding Hangs in the Balance, Report Reveals Food Rescue Delivers Meals for Pennies New Zealand’s food rescue organizations are facing an uncertain future, with crucial government funding set to expire in June, but a closer look at their operations reveals an extraordinary level of financial efficiency that advocates say is unmatched in the ...