Some pet owners are being forced to choose between feeding themselves or their animals, as the cost of living crisis continues to bite. There has been an increasing number of dogs being surrendered to rescues – which are already at capacity – as owners find they can not afford food of vet bills. Tyra Basilicata Read more
Posts Tagged ‘foodbank’
Demand soars for dog foodbank: ‘Clients are feeding their dog instead of themselves’
Monday, April 22nd, 2024Study finds families locked in poverty
Monday, April 4th, 2022
Families locked in poverty will stay that way despite the 1 April benefit increases, a new study by the Fairer Future Collaboration discovered. Fairer Future Collaboration spokesperson Brooke Pao Stanley, of Auckland Action Against Poverty, says it’s time for the Government to “level up” income support so everyone can live with dignity. Poverty was forcing Read more
‘Everyone is suffering’: Foodbank founder warns financial hardship will only worsen
Monday, February 14th, 2022Those running the region’s foodbanks warn as the cost of living increases so too will financial hardship and the queues of people looking for assistance. According to Statistics New Zealand, food prices in New Zealand have increased 4.5 per cent in the year ending December 2021, pushed by an increase of 2.6 per cent in Read more
‘Extraordinary amount’ collected for Vinnies food bank
Thursday, November 18th, 2021Staff at the St Vincent de Paul foodbank were left with the unusual sensation of wondering where to start putting things after a truck loaded to the brim with food arrived at the centre yesterday. Centre and pastoral co-ordinator Sarah Strang said the Dunedin City Council had done a collection around all its staff and Read more
Burglars steal donated food and gifts from Vinnies
Thursday, December 3rd, 2020
The Parish Priest of the Palmerston North Cathedral, Fr Joe Grayland, is thanking the local people and businesses for replacing many of the donated Christmas goods and much of the food, stolen over the weekend. “Their generosity has been outstanding, and it restores my faith in human nature”, he says. “They will literally help make Read more
Two break-ins at Salvation Army food bank
Thursday, April 23rd, 2020The Salvation Army’s Napier food bank had 2 break-ins in two days. “It’s especially disappointing when we’re in the process of helping people at this difficult time. The food that was taken would have helped quite a number of Napier families and individuals,” he said. Read more
Wellington foodbank probed for fraud
Tuesday, March 4th, 2014A Wellington foodbank is being investigated for fraud, after it was deemed to be involved in “serious wrongdoing”. The Wellington Foodbank Service – not associated with the one run by the Wellington City Mission – has also now been stripped of its charitable status, with the Department of Internal Affairs advising major donors not to Read more