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Community Food Organisations

 

Across Aotearoa New Zealand communities are working together to support those who do not have access to healthy nutritious affordable food. We have responded to this in a variety of ways, from Māra kai or community gardens, Pātaka Kai, regular community meals as well as more traditional Foodbanks offering food parcels, budgeting support and more. The organisations in the map above fit into these categories.

 
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Food bank:

A foodbank is where food (usually non- perishable items) and household items (cleaning products, toiletries etc), and in some cases, perishable items (fresh produce, bread etc) are stored and distributed to whānau and individuals in need by way of a food parcel. Food Parcels are usually distributed after an assessment (formally or informally) of need.

 
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Pātaka Kai

Pātaka Kai vary in size from a community fridge to a large store house. They are usually a place where non-perishable and fresh foods are received, stored, distributed and shared, and replenished, from within a community. A key element of pātaka kai is a relational element to the way they operate within the community, including opportunities to give back.

 
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Community Supermarket /
Fruit & vege co-op

Fruit and vege co-ops and community supermarkets operate on a social enterprise model where people become members and are able to purchase fresh produce and other foodstuffs, at heavily discounted prices.

 
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Community Meals

Sharing kai, developing relationships and creating community is at the heart of preparing and serving community meals. There are numerous ways of providing meals in the community - from delivery of frozen meals to people at their home, through to preparing and sitting down together to share a meal with others, in a community facility.

 
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Food rescue

A ‘food rescue’ organisation diverts good quality surplus food from going to landfill, animal farms or compost and redirects to people who need it. Collecting food from supermarkets, food producers and food retailers, food rescue organisations sort and quality check before packing it into food boxes, or putting it on shelves, and then distributing the food to other community organisations or individuals. Many food rescues are part of wrap around services for people in need, and many are food hubs for the New Zealand Food Network, or members of the Aotearoa Food Rescue Alliance (AFRA).

 
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Community garden / Orchard / Food forest / Māra kai

Community gardens, orchards and food forests are usually found in a shared, semi-public / fully public space where people living in the surrounding communities are able to participate in the growing, care and consumption of the fresh produce harvested. Māra kai are the common gardens that are connected to Mārae who grow food with emphasis on growing traditional, Indigenous kai, such as kumara, Māori potato varieties and kamokamo. The exchange of knowledge and learning matauranga Māori is woven throughout the process of growing, harvesting and consumption of the kai.

 
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New Zealand Food Network Food Hub

Partner organisations who are NZFN Food Hubs food storage and distributions centres that receive surplus and donated bulk food from producers, growers and wholesalers across Aotearoa via the NZ Food Network. NZFN Food Hubs range from social services, Iwi/Māori organisations, Food Rescue and advocacy groups that have strong networks enabling them to distribute food either directly to whānau or distribute to other groups within the communities who making sure whānau are fed.”

 

 

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Our Partners

 

Kore Hiakai Zero Hunger Collective are proudly working with the New Zealand Food Network, Aotearoa Food Rescue Alliance and Ministry of Social Development to help build the capacity and capability of foodbanks, food rescue and community food services and prevent further shocks to food security in New Zealand.

 
 
 
 
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