New Zealand Food Network (NZFN) offers one simple solution to two major issues:
NZFN prevents good food from going to landfill and redirects it to communities who need it most, bringing bulk scale, efficiency and equity to the food rescue and relief sector.
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. Our work relieves both of these issues and makes a positive impact on people and the environment.
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Our Impact
*Total numbers since July 2020. A meal is calculated at 450g.
FOODHUB PARTNERS
Distribution Centres
NZFN’s three centralised distribution centres receive, sort, and store donated and gifted food. Food is then sent across the country to our Food Hubs.
Auckland
- Auckland City Mission (Central)
- BBM Motivation (South)
- Fair Food (West)
- Grace Foundation (South)
- KiwiHarvest – Auckland (South)
- KiwiHarvest – North Shore
- MUMA (Ngā Whare Waatea Marae) (South)
- Salvation Army Manukau Community Ministries (South)
- South Auckland Christian Foodbank (South)
- Salvation Army Northern Region Mission Support Centre (East)
- St Vincent de Paul Auckland (Central)
- Supreme Sikh Society of New Zealand (South)
- Visionwest Community Trust (West)
Waikato
Bay of Plenty
Taranaki
Manawatu-Whanganui
- Hope Hub (Levin)
- Just Zilch (Palmerston North)
- City Mission Whanganui
- Salvation Army Palmerston North
- Taumarunui Community Christian Foodbank
Wellington
Canterbury
Distribution Centres
NZFN’s three centralised distribution centres receive, sort, and store donated and gifted food. Food is then sent across the country to our Food Hubs.
What some of our donors have said...
Having a consolidated approach to our donations enables us to be more efficient. The NZFN helps facilitate the process of getting our donations to individual charities and Foodbanks.
As an organisation we feel immensely proud to produce and market nutritious fresh fruit and vegetables to help feed Kiwis all over the country. It will take a coordinated and collaborative approach to address food insecurity in Aotearoa, and we’re proud to be partnering with the NZFN to help do this.
Sanitarium is committed to serve goodness in our communities and proud to partner with New Zealand Food Network, a vital organisation in ensuring donated kai makes it into homes of those in need across Aotearoa. Our support is part of Sanitarium’s community programmes, that is core to our purpose of promoting healthy eating choices and giving communities access to wholesome food, even when times are tough.
Partnering with the NZFN means we can continue to support our local communities to thrive, whilst also stream-lining our internal product donation process to minimise landfill and our impact on the environment.
Kai With Love would not have been able to supply the quantity nor the quality of support these past 3 years had it not been for the amazing product and service we have received from NZFN. Recipients are increasingly amazed and delighted with the quality and variety, particularly meat, veg and dairy… it has literally changed lives for some of our most vulnerable recipients, especially single parent households and seniors. We are very grateful to your organisation for making this resource possible. God bless you all.
There is more desperation for food now as the rising cost of living has put a lot of pressure on our already vulnerable families here is the South Waikato Area. The organisations we work with are now receiving more and more requests for support for Food.
Without receiving food from NZFN we would find it really hard. Becoming a Food Hub has changed how our organisation is run and allows us to spend much needed funding elsewhere. The stock supplied is usually of good quality and being topped up over COVID was a huge blessing. Being able to be a part of food rescue is important to us, and our clients are overwhelmed with what they receive sometimes, especially the fresh produce from NZFN. The staff are always friendly, helpful and responsive to our needs.
Without your support our Foodbank would not be able to meet the demand. We appreciate your on-going help. Thank you so much.
NZFN makes it easy for businesses to do the right thing
Throughout New Zealand, there are hundreds of food rescue organisations, iwi and charities working overtime to support those in need, as well as many generous food businesses trying to do the right thing with their surplus product.
Donating surplus food in bulk volume to local charities typically presents numerous logistical issues, often making it difficult to move stock quickly. Through a single point of contact, NZFN provides the solution for businesses with bulk surplus stock to get their food to where it’s needed most.
FROM HUBS & DONORS
Find out more about our current partnerships with Food Hubs and Food Donors right across New Zealand. Together, we're getting food to where it's needed most.
Food Hub Spotlight - Nelson Environment Centre
Mushrooms with a Mission - How Mercer Mushrooms is Supporting Kiwis Nationwide With Their Surplus
Kellanova - Creating Better Days™
Find out how Kellanova NZ streamlined their intentional donation program with NZFN to create 'better days' across New Zealand.
Food Hub Spotlight - Fair Food
Learn about the long term impact that donations to NZFN are making in the community through Auckland based Food Hub, Fair Food.
NZFN Chairman David Kirk's 8 opinion columns written for Stuff
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