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23 Dec 24 |
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Quality control at Kaibosh
Rescuing Food, Nourishing Communities At Kaibosh Food Rescue, our mission revolves around ensuring that everyone has access to fresh, nutritious food while working tirelessly to reduce food waste. Central to this mahi (work) is our incredible team of volunteers, who dedicate their time and energy to carefully inspecting and sorting all rescued kai (food) that comes into our three food rescue hubs. Their efforts ensure that the food we redistribute to our partner community groups is of high quality and ready to inspire delicious, healthy meals. The art of sorting rescued kai
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20 Dec 24 |
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New faces on Board of Trustees
Welcoming new leadership to the Kaibosh whānau We’re thrilled to announce the appointment of four incredible new voluntary board members, who have joined our existing governance team to guide our strategic direction and ensure we continue to make a meaningful impact in our community.
Continue Reading22 Nov 24 |
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Christmas fundraising raffle
Kaibosh Raffle 2024 Thanks to our friends at Garage Project and Rita Restaurant we have an amazing prize pack up for grabs in our Christmas 2024 Raffle. Every ticket sold helps us get good kai rescued and out to whānau this Christmas. Be in to win by purchasing a $5 raffle ticket at a Garage Project Wellington City location (Aro Street Cellar Door, Aro Street Taproom, or Wild Workshop) or from our team at Kaibosh. First prize is a pack valued at $420
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25 Oct 24 |
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Living Wage on Labour Day
Labour Day is a timely reminder of the rights of workers in Aotearoa to earn a decent wage doing meaningful work that enables them to enjoy a good quality of life. It’s about valuing the person’s overall wellbeing, not just ensuring their ability to work. When we invest in a person’s wellbeing by paying them an adequate income, we’re also equipping them with the tools to thrive at home and outside of work. Kaibosh proudly chooses to pay a Living Wage to our Food Rescue Truck Drivers At Kaibosh, we are deeply committed to our mission of reducing food waste and combatting food insecurity. But our commitment doesn’t stop with the communities we serve; it extends to those who work tirelessly to make our vision a reality. This is why we have made the conscious decision to pay our drivers the Living Wage, despite not being a certified Living Wage Provider.
Continue Reading31 Jul 24 |
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Disco Soup at Kaibosh
Calling Pōneke foodies! Kaibosh is hosting a community cooking workshop with a difference – a daytime Disco Soup during the opening weekend of Visa Wellington On A Plate. The pop-up event runs 11am – 2pm on 4 August at our food rescue warehouse. Cooking will be led by chef Tom Adam of Margot Eatery, MC’d by our ‘Queen Bee’ of Kaibosh and with tunes provided by DJ Danger, DJ Lady Glay and friends. Disco Soup will bring people together for a hands-on cooking experience as attendees help chop, peel, stir and simmer large pots of soup.
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01 Jul 24 |
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Kai Communities – a student short film
New short film brings spotlight to Kaibosh & The Petone Depot A team of four local Massey University Screen Arts students created an awesome short-film project profiling our Pito-one Kitchen Coordinator, Ange Holtslag! Kaibosh loves collaborating with young people and supporting creative ideas, so it was a no-brainer for us to work with these budding filmmakers. They nailed the brief and were a breeze to work with, involving us closely throughout the production and review process. The important role Kaibosh plays is an underlying theme throughout the piece, as “…a connector between food that’s going to waste and helping it safely get to the people who need it.”
Continue Reading01 Jul 24 |
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Pito-one Kitchen is cookin’
Update from our Kitchen in Pito-one We’ve been busy at work in the Kaibosh Kitchen whipping up innovative ways to make the most of our rescued kai! By developing recipes to transform food nearing the end of its life, we’re able to create healthy and delicious kai for the community, including stocks, sauces, pickles, jams, preserves, baking and more. These tasty treats are so handy to grab from the pantry and jazz up a meal with added protein or carbs, to make a full meals. We’ve received plenty of encouraging feedback from our food recipients so far.
Continue Reading18 Jun 24 |
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National Volunteer Week 2024
It’s time to celebrate the collective contribution of the millions of volunteers who enrich Aotearoa New Zealand. This year’s theme for National Volunteer Week is ‘Whiria te tangata – weaving the people together’. Volunteering weaves us together, strengthening the fabric of our community. Volunteering is a powerful movement. When we volunteer our time, skills and energy, we show we care for our communities. Let’s celebrate the diversity of volunteers and volunteering, mahi aroha and social action in Aotearoa. Read on for more about the collective impact made by volunteers at Kaibosh!
Continue Reading01 May 24 |
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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.
Continue Reading10 Jan 24 |
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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 it’s seasonal surplus that just needs a little TLC to be edible. Instead of being sent off to compost or to feed animals, we can now turn this food into nutritious, safe and delicious kai to distribute to our partner charities. Feeding people first!
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