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Share your food superhero & win!
Who is your superhero? Tell us who your food superhero is and be in to win an amazing foodie prize! Enter our Instagram competition this month to show your support for our annual fundraising appeal, Give a Meal in May.
Kaibosh has a kitchen!
This project has been simmering over recent months. Inside our largest food rescue hub in Pito-one, we have created a new cooking zone! Kai cooked at Kaibosh will use 'second-sort' rescued produce which can't be distributed to the community as is. It's the boxes of slightly squishy tomatoes, damaged vegetables, or bruised fruit – often…

Blue Zones and purple carrots inspire this Kaibosh volunteer
We’re sharing stories about some of the amazing people who contribute to our collective mahi – the Humans of Kaibosh. Volunteering inspired by Blue Zones and purple carrots – by Louise Hammersley Andy says he volunteers at Kaibosh to ‘keep out of trouble’. But, behind the smile and banter is a drive to give back…
Volunteers needed January 2024
Can you volunteer for Kaibosh in Wellington City this Summer? We’re needing a few more people to help us as Food Sorting Volunteers in the first half of January, in Pōneke. Get your steps up while giving back to your community – no need for the gym! 😎 Between 3-14 January many of our regular…

Hutt volunteers do it for community & the planet
Meet the Humans of Kaibosh - stories about the amazing people who contribute to our collective mahi! Hutt Tuesday Food Sort Team - "Is this broccoli dead or alive?" - by Louise Hammersley. Every Tuesday, a team of five Lower Hutt residents gather at Kaibosh’s Hutt Valley depot in Petone, rolling up their sleeves to…
Our Year in Review 2022-2023
The past year has been a year of consolidation for Kaibosh. For the second year running we were able to distribute over 2 million meals worth of good, rescued food to our communities in the Greater Wellington Region. After the trials of COVID-19, it has been great to be able to focus on business as…
Learn about Kaibosh – in 1 minute!
All about Kaibosh Got a minute? Watch our video to learn about Kaibosh and food rescue!
Humans of Kaibosh – Pete & Steve
Meet the Humans of Kaibosh - stories from the amazing people who contribute to our collective mahi! Tuesday's A Team – six years of friendship and good mahi - by Louise Hammersley. Steve and Pete are Kaibosh’s longest serving Food Rescue Driver and Volunteer Support team. They both joined Kaibosh in 2017 just over a…
15 Years of Food Rescue – Media Release
Kaibosh Food Rescue is 15 - serving the community since 2008 Media Release - 3 October 2023 Getting good food to people, instead of going to landfill just makes sense. That's what Kaibosh Food Rescue has been doing since 2008. Kaibosh turns 15 in October, and since starting up has rescued and re-distributed an astounding…
It’s our birthday – join us to celebrate with community
Kaibosh turns 15 - Community Party & Open Days Aotearoa's first food rescue charity started back in 2008! In that time we’ve rescued and re-distributed over 10 million meals worth of good kai for the community. We’re planning a week of open days to mark our birthday between 14 and 20 October. Join us for…
Scarcity & Abundance exhibition
Scarcity & Abundance A group exhibition of photography and mixed media at Thistle Hall, 293 Cuba Street, 29 August - 7 September 2023. Scarcity & Abundance, a group exhibition by fine art and architecture students, reflects on the value we place on the resources of Papatūānuku. Over one-third of households in Aotearoa NZ are struggling…
10 million meals saved since 2008
Media release, Wellington, 22 June 2023: Kaibosh save 10 million meals from waste since 2008 Kaibosh has reached an incredible milestone – 10 million meals worth of kai have been provided to the community since New Zealand’s first food rescue started back in 2008. Kaibosh’s new chief executive, Susie Robertson, says “volunteers are at the…