Meet Kaibosh – the first food rescue of NZ
Kaibosh was founded in 2008 as the first dedicated food rescue organisation of Aotearoa. We rescue and redistribute good quality surplus food from 90 food businesses in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Te Awa Kairangi, Kāpiti and Horowhenua – connecting good kai with 140 charities and community groups supporting people in need.
From farm to food rescue
Food that’s good enough to eat often doesn’t make it from farm to table. Unharvested potential.
At Kaibosh, we believe that together we can create resilient local food systems. Where every grower, producer and food retailer can connect kai with their community.
In 2024 we started a pilot project – second harvest. Find out more.
5,130,095 kg
food distributed
14,156,996
meals provided
13,594,751 kg C02e
emissions prevented
Latest news
25 Sep 25 |
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Food Waste Is Heating Up the Planet
Every crate of food we rescue for people in our communities is a win for people and the planet. We know food waste is a problem in our warming world – but just how big a problem? The global Food Waste Index Report 2024 compiled by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) found that a fifth of food at consumer/retail stage is wasted – and globally this adds up to over a billion tonnes! This is in addition to 13 per cent of food loss that the FAO estimates between farm/production and retail. Here in Aotearoa, New Zealand households waste about 80 kilograms of good food every year, which adds up to tossing out around $1,364 worth of good kai. (Take a look at which foods are the most wasted.)
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01 Aug 25 |
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We Love Mac ‘n’ Cheese pop-up at Welly On A Plate
A celebration of comfort food that cares for community We’re bringing a community feast with a purpose to Visa Wellington On a Plate as a finale event for the month-long food festival. Teaming up with our friends at Everybody Eats, we’re aiming to serve up 2,000 bowls of mac ‘n’ cheese in one big day of comfort food and feel-good fundraising. We Love Mac ‘n’ Cheese is a pop-up event for all on 31 August, the final day of winter. It’s about bringing people together through good food, shared tables, and aroha in action. The event is a joint effort between Everybody Eats, Wellington’s pay-what-you-can community restaurant, and Kaibosh, Aotearoa’s first food rescue charity. All proceeds will be split evenly between our two charities, to help us both reduce food waste and nourish people across the region.
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Buns, burgers & brains: a juicy Petone collab
Abandoned Taproom Petone X Kaibosh Lower Hutt friends — this one’s for you! We’ve teamed up with our mates at Abandoned Taproom Petone for a Burger Wellington collab between 4-24 August that’s stacked with flavour and purpose. And, if you love quiz nights come along to Buns & Brains: Quiz Night for Kaibosh on 14 August!
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