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 ...
Reductions in donor funding are poised to severely undermine decades of progress in child and maternal health, potentially disrupting nutrition support for at least 14 million children and increasing their risk of severe malnutrition and death, according to initial analyses released by UNICEF. The warning comes as world leaders convene in Paris for the Nutrition ...
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Nurturing Families, a prominent Auckland charity providing essential goods and support to vulnerable families, has issued an urgent appeal for community funding after experiencing an unexpected $100,000 shortfall that threatens its operations. The registered not-for-profit organisation, which collaborates closely with front-line social services, distributes over $1 million worth of goods annually, ...
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, ...