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24 May 23 |
At Kaibosh we believe that by working together, we can create a world where everyone has access to healthy, nutritious food. Give a Meal in May and help us get good kai to people who need it most. Check out our latest series of short videos below, featuring some of ou partner community groups and volunteers. We’re working together to help alleviate food insecurity in our communities in the Greater Wellington Region. You can help us get more good kai to the community – Give a Meal in May and let’s make a difference together!
Continue Reading23 Feb 23 |
See food rescue in action during Welly’s Local Food Week! Have you ever wondered about how food rescue works? Come on down to the Kaibosh Open Day on 8 March between 2-6pm at 11 Hopper Street, Mount Cook, Wellington. Check out our Facebook event listing for updates. Find out about our food rescue programme & take a peak in our chillers Learn about our mahi and how we’re helping to reduce food insecurity in Te Whanganui a Tara, connecting kai with the community Talk to our team about upcoming volunteering opportunities – weekdays and weekends Have a try on a Smoothie Bike to make your own drink from fruit that would otherwise go to waste! Are you a food business? Or work or volunteer for a community group? Please come to our special tours of Kaibosh at 12noon or 1pm on 8 March – more info below. RSVP to book a spot!
Continue Reading04 Jan 23 |
Helping at Kaibosh is helping our environment Jeannine is one of our awesome volunteers at Kaibosh. She lends a hand once a week for a couple of hours as a Kaibosh Food Sorting Volunteer. Jeannine is passionate about reducing her carbon footprint as much as possible – so we recently had a chat to ask her more about how she does it. Her #ClimateResponse might give you a few ideas take action to reduce your own carbon footprint in 2023.
Continue Reading01 Dec 22 |
Rescuing backyard fruit since 2012 How many different fruit trees are hidden away in Wellington backyards? The fruit pickers of Community Fruit Wellington might be the best people to ask – they’ve been rescuing backyard fruit since 2012. “Walking past on the streets, you wouldn’t know what is at the back of properties… hidden treasures that are locked away that we get the privilege of discovering and sharing in the bounty,” says Manuela Fletcher, Community Fruit Wellington. “There is so much fruit, beautiful fruit – organic. It’s unloved, unused, unwanted, going to waste. There is no need for that when so many people are in need of help.”
Continue Reading31 Oct 22 |
Each year brings new challenges to Kaibosh but also new opportunities the 12 months period between July 2021-June 2022 saw this trend continue. With the publication of our regular Annual Review 2021-2022, we’ve been reflecting on the challenges and successes of the past year. Undoubtably the largest challenge for our team at Kaibosh in the past year, has been the increased demand put on our services with the arrival of COVID-19 in our communities and the affect that this has had on so many who were already struggling with the day-to-day realities of food insecurity. We continue to do our utmost to alleviate some of these difficulties through the provision of healthy and nutritious food, to the communities in which we operate.
Continue Reading19 Oct 22 |
Would you like to work to minimise food waste and alleviate food insecurity in Wellington? Come work for Kaibosh – New Zealand’s first dedicated food rescue organisation! We are currently looking for a permanent Saturday Food Rescue Driver for our Wellington base who may also be available to cover occasional weekday and Sunday shifts. Saturday driver shifts are from 9.30am to 3pm. You will also join our pool of drivers who may be contacted if our regular drivers are sick, or on leave, on both weekdays and/or Sundays (There is no obligation to fill-in – it is only if you are able.)
Continue Reading24 Apr 17 |
On Monday 1 May, we’re launching Make a Meal in May, our annual fundraising appeal. The idea is simple – get together with friends, family or workmates to share food, and donate to Kaibosh what you would have spent on a meal out.
Continue Reading19 Apr 17 |
The food Kaibosh rescues has a ripple effect in our community. It’s given out through more than 50 organisations around the Wellington region, where it ends up reaching thousands of people.
Continue Reading19 Apr 17 |
Now that we’re well-established in the Hutt Valley, Kaibosh is looking for more volunteers to help with food rescue and food sorting. We talked to our volunteers Louise and Noel Lee to find out why they joined the team.
Continue Reading13 Apr 17 |
Big news – Kaibosh has now provided over two million meals worth of fresh, healthy food to people in need.
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