Understanding the scale and impact of food waste is essential to creating effective solutions

Our research hub provides a collection of research and reports from Love Food Hate Waste NZ and the wider industry, offering valuable insights into food waste trends, consumer behaviour, and the economic and environmental costs of wasted food.

Whether you're looking for national bin audit data, industry studies, or research on foodsaving behaviours, these reports serve as a resource to inform and inspire action toward reducing food waste in Aotearoa. For more information about any of the research undertaken, please email info@lovefoodhatewaste.co.nz

2023 Behavioural Trend Monitoring Survey Of Waste Minimisation Practices

Understanding people's attitudes, awareness, and behaviours regarding waste minimisation.

Rabobank-KiwiHarvest New Zealand Food Waste Survey 2023 Results

The survey examines food waste habits and attitudes in New Zealand.

New Zealand Food Waste Audits, 2018

These audits separated food waste from kerbside collections and analysed its avoidability.

Food Waste in the Café + Restaurant Sector in New Zealand, 2018

The report explores the scale, causes, and impact of food waste in New Zealand cafés and restaurants.

Love Food Hate Waste Campaign Evaluation, 2018

In 2018 we repeated the online survey to measure if there had been any changes in people attitudes and behaviours towards food waste.

Summary of the Love Food Hate Waste Campaign Evaluation, 2018

The report summarises key research findings on food waste behaviours and attitudes in New Zealand.

University of Otago Vegetable Storage research

This research tested different storage methods for seven fruit and vegetables.

New Zealand Food Waste Audits 2015

This audit provided information on the most commonly wasted foods and the costs of food waste to households.

National Food Waste Prevention Study, 2014

The aim of this survey was to obtain greater insight into the attitudes and perceptions of why people waste food.