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Let's pitch in together to fill Eden Park with food
It's no secret that Kiwis are finding it tough right now.
The cost-of-living crisis has seen the demand for food support soar, with working families seeking support and those already struggling to make ends meet hit the hardest, not to mention the aftermath of some hugely damaging weather disasters. Food insecurity in NZ is skyrocketing and it's time to rally together and uplift people.
That's why the New Zealand Food Network is launching a never-before seen campaign to fill (virtually) Auckland’s iconic Eden Park rugby field with much-needed food and household essentials.
The Mission:
We have 12 months to see how many times we can fill Eden Park's field with meals and essential items for Kiwis in need. But we've all got to pitch in! We've filled it up once already, but there's still ground to cover!
By pitching in and donating funds to the New Zealand Food Network, you’ll be a vital team player in:
- Enabling us to purchase hundreds of thousands of meals for Kiwis through NZFN’s 64 recipient Food Hubs and front-line organisations across the country.
- Offering a lifeline for communities battling the cost-of-living crisis, recovering from the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, and dealing with countless other socioeconomic challenges.
- Standing up as a business to make a meaningful impact in our community and nourishing those going without.
100% of donations will purchase food that will be donated to Kiwis all over the country (including some of our most remote regions), via NZFN’s 65 recipient Food Hubs. Donations are open from World Food Day 2023 (16th October) to World Food Day 2024.
What people are saying
It makes a huge difference knowing that on a regular basis that we will be given food from NZFN, gives us peace of mind knowing that we have something to give to the community.
They have been absolutely heroic life savers for our region – if we did not have the support of NZFN, and when our roads closed, our internet network went down, our phone lines went down, everything went down, we would not have been able to distribute the parcels that we did in that first 3-4 days if it hadn’t been for NZFN. Goodness only knows what would have happened if we hadn’t of had that food.
We are so incredibly grateful for the tautoko which enables us to support vulnerable whanau. Please continue to offer this service it is having a huge impact in our community where food support is difficult to come by, and in a way that is mana enhancing.
There is a great need here in Rotorua as there is in the rest of our country. We try to support our community with free evening meals Monday to Friday in town and delivery of food parcels to individuals and whanau that are unable to attend the evening meals due to sickness, age, live too far out of town..etc. And the organisations that access the foodbank side of Feeding Rotorua are amazed at the generosity of NZFN and are happy that they are able to help their own clientele with what has been provided to them
I can say that the whanau receiving the food and hygiene boxes we make up from your donations are very very happy with what they get. There is a good combination of household necessities including a sweet treat every now and then. It is a huge relief for our whanau when they have no other options and we are able to offset their stress with food support. Thank you NZFN!!
About New Zealand Food Network
New Zealand Food Network (NZFN) is a not-for-profit organisation, set up to address two major issues: good food that is still ending up in landfill, and the rising rate of food insecurity in New Zealand.
NZFN does this by working with producers, growers, and wholesalers around the country to distribute their quality bulk surplus food free of charge to Food Hubs (charitable organisations) nationwide, who provide critical food support to their communities.
In New Zealand, 1 in 5 children live in households without access to enough food. Meanwhile, approximately 103,000 tonnes of food waste is generated by the commercial sector every year. NZFN works to relieve both issues and make a positive impact on people and the environment.