Who is rescuing food in NZ?
Below are links to other organisations who are working to reduce food waste in New Zealand by collecting surplus fresh food and giving to those in need. When Love Food Hate Waste first began in 2016 there were only 7 towns with fresh food rescue now there are over 19! Donations of tinned or dried goods is possible in most towns in New Zealand with donation boxes at Countdown Supermarkets.
Food Rescue Groups in NZ
- Food Rescue Northland
- Love Soup (Hibiscus Coast)
- Fair Food (West Auckland)
- KiwiHarvest (Auckland)
- Kaivolution (Hamilton and Cambridge)
- Good Neighbour (Tauranga)
- Waste Not Want Not (Whakatane)
- Gizzy Kai Rescue (Gisborne)
- Nourished For Nil (Hastings)
- Kiwi Harvest (Hastings)
- On The House (New Plymouth)
- Just Zilch (Palmerston North)
- Te Awahou Kai (Foxton)
- The Food Basket (Waipukurau)
- Kaibosh (Wellington)
- The Free Store (Wellington)
- Kiwi Community Assistance (Khandallah to Porirua)
- Waiwaste Food Rescue (Masterton)
- Kai Rescue (Nelson)
- Kai with Love (Richmond)
- 0800 Hungry (Christchurch)
- City Harvest Food Rescue Canterbury (Christchurch)
- Kairos Free Store (Christchurch)
- Satisfy Food Rescue (North Canterbury)
- City Harvest Food Rescue Canterbury (Timaru)
- KiwiHarvest (Dunedin)
- KiwiHarvest Queenstown
If you have excess fruit that you would like picked and shared to those in need, contact Community Fruit Harvesting.
If you have food (even small amounts) that you would like to give to people who need it, you can also share it via a Pataka Kai (open street pantry) or a Community Fruit and Vegetable Stand.