An app that allows people to buy surplus food from cafes has expanded into Taupō and Tūrangi. Foodprint is already popular in other towns and cities across New Zealand and launched in May 2022 in Hamilton, Raglan, Cambridge and Te Awamutu. It launched its service in Taupō and Rotorua last week, on September 17. The Read more
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Foodprint app sells surplus food in Taupō and Tūrangi at discount prices
Monday, September 30th, 2024Hunters filling foodbank freezers feed 40,000 – so far…
Thursday, July 4th, 2024
Hunters for Hope are filling Canterbury foodbank and community group freezers with what could be called haute-cuisine ingredients: fresh venison offcuts. So far, the group has dished out 40,000 meals across Canterbury. Steve Hill and Adam Kreisel are the brains behind the not-for-profit organisation. They say that 500kg of venison mince has been donated to Read more
Build communities, not just houses
Thursday, March 14th, 2024
There’ve been regular reports of misbehaviour at Kāinga Ora properties. This sets in motion a prejudicial view of social housing tenants and the estates in which they live. The expectation from neighbours who are disturbed by poor behaviour is that Kāinga Ora, or the police, or “government” in general, should “crack down hard” on those Read more
Vulnerable most disadvantaged by supermarket duopoly
Thursday, June 2nd, 2022
The Catholic Church’s Auckland Justice and Peace Commission told a Parliamentary committee on Wednesday that land games and delaying tactics by a supermarket duopoly is hindering the lease of land to other food distributors is not helping bring down grocery prices. It is one of several points the Commission made to Parliament’s Economic Development, Science Read more
Struggling to survive; those seeking help highest in 100 years
Monday, November 15th, 2021
Aucklanders who rely on benefits say they are just “trying to survive”. Hardship support from Work and Income has amounted to a “pittance”, they say. Advocates for Auckland Action Against Poverty (AAAP) and beneficiaries using their services say the support offered this year did not match that of the first lockdown. Just surviving is a Read more
Food havens feed South Auckland’s whānau in need
Thursday, June 17th, 2021
Fast food happened fast. The golden arches were first sighted in Porirua in 1976. Just 20 years later, there were 100 McDonald’s restaurants in the country. Nowadays, fast food restaurants are an omnipresent feature of the landscape of urban New Zealand. Kiwis flocked to the cities in the latter half of the 20th century, and Read more
10% of NZers do not have enough suitable food
Thursday, October 17th, 2019
The Auckland City Mission says over the last few years, demand for food has continually and dramatically increased. Food insecurity, or food poverty, is defined as not having enough appropriate food. The City Mission says information about food insecurity in New Zealand is outdated and sparse. But research led by the mission’s general manager of Read more
Food security: 1000s of New Zealanders live on about $6.50 a day
Monday, July 8th, 2019
Thousands of Auckland families are forced to feed themselves on about $6:50 a meal this winter, Auckland City Mission says. Its Social Services general manager Helen Robinson (pictured above) said that, for many families, once they had paid rent, debts, power, transport and medical costs, there was little left to spend on food. Robinson said that an economist’s assessment Read more
Prelate says natural birth control can ease climate impact
Friday, December 11th, 2015
A cardinal has said natural birth control could “offer a solution” to the impacts of climate change, particularly the lack of food in a warmer world. Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana told the BBC the Church has never been against natural family planning. During the Pope’s trip back from the Philippines, the Pontiff invited people Read more