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NZ Food Network Boosts South Island Food Support With New Christchurch Distribution Centre, Backed By Waireka Group
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 4:45 pm | New Zealand Food Network
Waireka Group has provided discounted rates for pallets, transport, office space and shared use of Waireka Group’s staff facilities. More >>
NZFN Delivers Over 51,000 Meals To Kiwis In Need For 5th Birthday Celebrations
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Food Network
To celebrate the charity’s five years of delivering much-needed food amidst Aotearoa’s persistent food insecurity crisis, NZFN called on its network of partners and other generous businesses to step up to the plate via The Birthday Wishlist. More >>
NZ Food Network CEO Wins Top Leadership Award For Community Impact
Friday, 5 September 2025, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Food Network
Awarded at its Gala on Thursday evening, the Community Leadership Award recognises those who make a meaningful impact on local communities and are dedicated to social responsibility, community engagement and making a positive difference. More >>
New Zealand Food Network Marks 5 Years Of Feeding The Need With Whopping 5 Tonne Donation From ANZCO
Monday, 28 July 2025, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Food Network
Since inception in July 2020, NZFN has been on a mission to redirect surplus & donated food (largely from the corporate and food production space) to its Food Hubs, which distribute it to recipient charities, social supermarkets, and other support groups ... More >>
New Zealand Food Network Appoints Two New Food Sustainability Champions To Board
Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 3:01 pm | New Zealand Food Network
NZFN has appointed two new members to its Board of Directors to guide the organisation through its next chapter of impact and growth. NZFN Board Chair, Suneil Connor says he welcomes the new appointments. More >>
New Zealand Food Network Teams Up With Kiwifruit Industry To Rescue Kiwifruit To Tackle Food Insecurity
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 11:03 am | New Zealand Food Network
NZFN and its packhouse partners rescued and redistributed 160 tonnes of kiwifruit in 2024, and there continues to be growing demand for support to get healthy food into vulnerable New Zealand communities. More >>
Food Hubs Are Now Feeding Over Half A Million Kiwis Every Month, Yet Stock Levels Stay The Same – NZFN Survey Finds
Monday, 31 March 2025, 11:02 am | New Zealand Food Network
The latest data from July to December 2024 shows that NZFN provided food to over 500,000 individuals each month through its partner Food Hubs, an increase from approximately 454,000 in the previous survey covering January to June 2024. More >>
New Zealand Food Network Appoints Suneil Connor As Board Chair
Friday, 28 February 2025, 9:52 am | New Zealand Food Network
Connor succeeds David Kirk, who stepped down after nearly five years as inaugural Chair following his appointment as Board Chair Elect for NZ Rugby. More >>
The Warriors Team Up With Rangatahi To Give Back To The Community With Volunteering Session At New Zealand Food Network
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Food Network
The session was organised through the Warriors Community Foundation which is dedicated to driving positive social change, focusing on promoting physical and mental wellbeing and various initiatives with community groups. More >>
Sanitarium And NZFN Celebrate 10 Million Breakfasts - A Team Effort To Support Rising Food Demand Across Aotearoa
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 5:34 pm | New Zealand Food Network
Sanitarium’s contribution has been vital for NZFN, which has seen a 30% decrease in the number of people its recipient Food Hubs are able to support over the January to June 2024 period, compared to the previous survey. More >>
NZFN’s ‘Pitch In’ Campaign Delivers Over 200,000 Meals To Kiwis In Need
Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Food Network
Findings from NZFN’s latest Food Security Snapshot, which canvassed 60 of its recipient Food Hubs nationwide from January to June this year, reveal a 30% decrease in the number of people Food Hubs can assist compared to the previous period. More >>
New Survey Highlights Continued Strain On Food Support Sector
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Food Network
Economic headwinds and a fiscally challenging charity environment has meant Food Hubs are still struggling to meet the current level of demand. On average, they are only able to service approximately 60% of their communities’ needs. More >>
Fletcher Living Teams Up With NZ Food Network To Rescue Seven Tonnes Of West Auckland Kiwifruit Destined For Waste
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Food Network
With everyone coming together to prevent these perfectly good kiwifruit fruit from going to waste, this initiative exemplifies the power of community and corporate collaboration to address food waste. More >>
Hon. Louise Upston Officially Opens New NZ Food Network Premises To Combat Food Insecurity
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 11:55 am | New Zealand Food Network
This visit underscored her support for NZFN’s mission to address food insecurity, a growing issue highlighted by their latest Food Security Snapshot survey. The survey revealed a staggering 42% increase in demand for food support in 2023 compared to ... More >>
NZFN Successfully Fills Eden Park With 100,000 Meals To Feed Kiwis In Need
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 9:58 am | New Zealand Food Network
Kellanova, Zespri and Woolworths donate 87,000 meals to NZFN More >>
Demand for food support increased by 42% between 2022 and 2023, NZFN survey finds
Monday, 29 April 2024, 6:28 pm | New Zealand Food Network
NZFN doubles the amount of food being distributed to Kiwi communities year on year More >>
Sports And Comedy Legends Volunteer With NZFN To Celebrate 25 Million Kilograms Of Food Distributed To Kiwis In Need
Friday, 8 March 2024, 4:02 pm | New Zealand Food Network
Not-for-profit, New Zealand Food Network (NZFN) has distributed over 25 million kilograms of rescued and donated food to Kiwis in need in just 3.5 years. To celebrate this momentous milestone, the team at NZFN were joined by Rugby World Champion legend, ... More >>
The Caker’s Jordan Rondel Teams Up With NZ Food Network To Improve Food Security In Aotearoa This World Hunger Day
Friday, 26 May 2023, 11:20 am | New Zealand Food Network
This World Hunger Day (28th May), Celebrity cake maker and businesswoman, Jordan Rondel, is teaming up with the New Zealand Food Network (NZFN) to raise awareness for the charity and help Kiwi families in need. Jordan is best known as the founder ... More >>
Rising Cost Of Living Is Top Reason Kiwis Are Seeking Food
Monday, 8 May 2023, 11:30 am | New Zealand Food Network
The New Zealand Food Network (NZFN) recently surveyed its food hubs (food rescue organisations, iwi, foodbanks and charities) about the state of their communities and the findings revealed - Since Covid hit, there has been a 165% increase in the ... More >>
NZFN Survey Finds, Food Banks Are Feeding 165% More People Than Before The Pandemic Began
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 1:40 pm | New Zealand Food Network
A bi-annual survey1 of food support agencies across the country found the demand for food has drastically increased since the start of the pandemic, with the rising cost of living stated as the top driver. The New Zealand Food Network (NZFN), Aotearoa’s ... More >>
