Kiwiharvest June Impact Report 2020

Impact Report JUNE 2020 A letter from the General manager

Tēnā koutou kātoa,

I have joined the team in May following the COVID lockdown. This monthly report is an initiative designed to provide our stakeholders with information about our operations and the positive impact we are all making at both ends of our supply chain – at the food waste end and at the food insecurity end. 2020 has helped us realise a prominent theme for this 2020 year – ‘COVID drives greater Cooperation’.

On the back of COVID 19 we have noticed in these initial weeks definite shifts in the plight of whānau and individuals and their need for food parcels, food vouchers and community meals. Higher unemployment resulting in income losses and reductions are certainly influencing the dramatic increase in demand for free food. We are keen to help grow the national response to food insecurity within our communities, while continuing to raise awareness of the avoidable problem of food waste in Aotearoa. We are also incredibly grateful for the food donations we are receiving from manufacturers and distributors – which is desparately needed in order to bring on-board more recipients that are on our waiting list.

2020 will see us working hard to secure funding to expand our capabilities and capacity throughout our five branches in order to meet the growing demand. We are also going to launch our education pillar with the introduction of a mobile capability and fundraiser events that raise the profile of food insecurity and food waste.

Yours Sincerely,

Blandina Diamond, General Manager Date: 30 / 06 / 2020

kiwiharvest IMPACT REPORT 2 Impact Report FOOD INSECURITY

With the instability of Covid-19, growing unease about Nutrition has a profound effect on the the price of food costs globally, growing cost of living and physical, mental and developmental low annual incomes in New Zealand - we should all be outcome of a child. Poor diet affects a increasingly concerned about the impact of food insecurity child’s immune system, making them on the most vulnerable members of society. At no fault more prone to infections, obesity, and of their own – families, children and individuals see makes it harder to concentrate, focus themselves needing more and more help with enough food and learn. to eat, let alone enough nutritious food to eat. 28.6% Of MAori children live in food-insecure households 37.1% Of Pacific children live in food-insecure households. one in 5 children live in poverty in our country Ensuring food security is a national priority, particularly Families with children are more likely to be in poverty than for young children, because it any other group in the New Zealand community, hence it is is adversely associated not only children who are more likely to suffer from poor nutrition with their current health and well- being, but also with their future health. Investing in children’s FOOD INSECURITY health and well-being early in life sets them on a positive trajectory IS DEFINED AS: toward future success. limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited ability to acquire personally acceptable foods that meet cultural needs in a socially acceptable way.

kiwiharvest IMPACT REPORT 3 Impact Report FOOD WASTE 148kg of food waste is disposed of each year per household

In New Zealand, studies have shown 30% that the average household throws Of kerbside refuse away three shopping trolleys worth from residential of edible food a year! properties comprises of food waste

In total that’s 39,000 KiwiHarvest trucks full of x 39,000 avoidable food waste going (157,000 tonnes) straight to landfill!

There, it’ll decompose and release methane – a harmful greenhouse gas which by some measures is 25-30 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

Of all fresh water consumed globally each year is used to 25% produce food that goes to waste.

kiwiharvest IMPACT REPORT 4 We believe feeding our vulnerable communities goes hand in hand with combatting food waste.

Food received over the years The amount of donated and surplus food KiwiHarvest has received since its conception in 2012 has increased substantially and we are therefore able to feed more of our vulnerable communities here in NZ.

food distribution was up by 60% compared to last year. your donation has helped make this possible.

kiwiharvest IMPACT REPORT 5 We partner with 230 food- hubs and Social Service agencies nationwide Northland Food Rescue, ANCAD Bayswater Kaitahi Com- munity Dinner, Bays Youth Community Trust, Beachhaven Food Bank, Beachhav- en Primary School, Birkdale Intermediate School, Birkdale North School, Birkdale Primary School, Birkenhead College, C3 Church North Shore, CMA North Shore, de Paul House, Elim Shore, Holy Trinity Foodbank, I Got Your Back Pack, Kia Timata Ano, Love Soup, Massey University Chaplaincy, North Shore Women’s Centre, Northcote College, Onepoto Primary School, Orewa Baptist Church, Shine North Shore, Shore Vineyard Church, Sports Spasifik, Sunday Blessings, Te Puna Hauora, The Cedar Centre, The Fono – North Shore, The Salvation Army Rosedale, Three Sixteen Ministries, Transformation Academy, Whangaparoa Baptist Church Foodbank, Windsor Park Baptist Church, Family Start Waitemata, Auckland City Mission Distribution Services, Brentwood Community Outreach, Combined Church- es Foodbank, Crossroads Clubhouse, Everybody Eats, Inzone Education Foundation – Boys, InZone Ed- ucation Foundation – Girls, Kaitahi – Pt Chev, Presbyterian Support Northern Foodbank, Ronald McDonald House Auckland, Roskill South Oasis, Sanctuary Catering, Shine Mt Albert, St Columba Anglican Church Grey Lynn, St Vincent de Paul Foodbank Central Auckland, The UMMA Trust, The Word MC, Unitec Institute of Technology, Women’s Refuge, Apii Potiki Glen Innes Community Preschool, ATC Vision College East Tamaki, CAB Glen Innes Foodbank, Genesis Youth Trust – Glen Innes, Glen Innes Family Centre, Grace International – Glen Innes, Island Child Charitable Trust, Point England School, Ruapotaka Marae Incorporated Society, Tamaki College, Tamaki Community Development Trust (TCDT), Tamaki Primary School, Accelerating Aotearoa, AIMHI Alternative Education Consortium, Altus Enterprises, Anglican Trust for Women and Children (ATWC), Beat Street, Breakfast Club Kids, Cornerstone Baptist Church – East Tamaki, Elim Soup Kitchen – South, Faith Family Baptist Centre, Fatamanu Aoga Niue Early Learning Centre, Fonua Ola Network, Generation Ignite Trust, Genesis Youth Trust – Mangere, Kia Aroha College, Kingdom Community Hub, Love Minis- tries, Luke St Otahuhu Transitional Housing, Manukau City Baptist Church, Mangere Budgeting Havelock North Services Trust, Manukau Institute of Technology – SSTS, Manurewa High School, Manurewa Community Hospitality Drop In, Monte Cecilia Housing Trust MUMA Whanau, Ora Services – Foodbank, Group, Havelock NZ Welding Trades and Services, Otahuhu Maori Wardens, Otara Blue Light, Panmure North Council Flats, Bridge School, Panmure Community Library, Papakura Marae, Papatuanuku Kokiri Huntly West Communi- Marae, Prideland Academy, The Salvation Army Manukua Foodbank, Quality ty Hub, Irongate School, Education Services (QES), Reconnect Family Services Manukau, Solomon Group, Kai Collective, Kaivolution St George Anglican Church Foodbank, St Vincent de Paul Foodbank Otahuhu, Hamilton, Kimi Ora School, Strive Community Trust – Transitional Housing, Tahi Whanau, Taonga Teen Leg Up Trust, Mareanui Church, Parent Unit, Te Marama Hou Ministries Trust, The Fono – Manurewa, Marewa School, Mary Doyle The Rising Foundation Trust, United We Stand Waka of Caring, Vaka Lifecare Complex, Morgan Educare Tautua – Manukau, Whanau Resource Centre, ASST CARE Waitakere Centre, Napier Church, Napier City Rock Church, Foodbank, Encounter Hope Foundation, Feed the Streets, Lowly Napier Foodbank, Nourished For Nil, Pakowhai Heart Charitable Trust, Reconnect Family Services New Lynn, The School, Peterhead School, Porangahau Maori Commit- Fono – Henderson, The Koha Shed – West Auckland, Tuilaepa tee, Richmond School, Senior Housing Residents, Sunny Youth Mentoring Service (TYMS), VisionWest Community Trust, Days Daycare, TAKI – Taokotaianga Apii Kuki Airani, The Waitakere College, Good Neighbour Tauranga, Taupo Food Koha Shed – Hawkes Bay, The Salvation Army Napier, Twin Bank, Bay City Church, Camberley Community Group, Cities Ministries, Wharaiki Trust, Presbyterian Support Timaru, Camberley Council Flats, Camberley School Choices, Baskets of Blessings Meals, Happiness House, Queenstown Play- Chuckles Childcare – Hastings, Council Flats, centre, The Salvation Army Queenstown, Wakatipu Playcentre, Ebbett Park School, Emerge Aotearoa, Wakatipu Youth Trust, Abbotsford Primary School, Able, Southern Emergency Housing, Flaxmere Coun- Family Support, Age Concern – Dunedin, Bathgate Park School, cil Flats, Food Basket, Good News Bradford School, Cargill Enterprises, Carisbrook School, Catholic Social Bible Chapel, Hastings Central Services – Dunedin, Coastal Unity Parish, Concord School, Cornerstone Council Flats, Havelock Church – Dunedin, Corstorphine Community Hub, Corstorphine Kinder- North Baptist Church, garten, Dunedin City New Life Church, Dunedin Night Shelter, Elmgrove School, Kai Collec- School, Greater Green Island Community Group, Green Island Foodbank, tive, Kaivolution Green Island School, Halfway Bush School, Kaikorai Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Kaikorai Valley Junior College, Leith Valley Presbyterian Church, Malcam Trust, Moana House, New Zealand Police – Dunedin, Next Step Training, North East Val- ley Baptist Church, North East Valley Normal School, North East Valley Trust, Oamaru Foodbank, Oranga Tamariki – Dunedin, Otago Hospice, Otago Mental Health Support Trust, Otago University Students Association (OUSA), Pacific Trust Otago, PACT – Apartment, PACT – Armitage, PACT – Balclutha, PACT – Forbury, PACT – Helensborough, PACT – Shetland Street, Parent2Parent & Altogether Autism, Pinehill School, Pioneer Trust – Port Chalmers, Presby- terian Support Otago, Project Bruce, Punavai o le Atamai Preschool, Sara Cohen School, Sawyers Bay School, Servants Health Centre, St Vincent de Paul Dunedin, Silverstream South School, St Josephs School – Port Chalmers, SuperGrans Dunedin Charitable Trust, Tahuna Intermediate School, Tapestry The Salvation Army Dunedin, The Valley Project, Women’s Refuge – Dunedin kiwiharvest IMPACT REPORT 6 Spotlight on a Donor MANUKA DOCTOR

Here is an update on the impact your donation has made so far: Tēnā koe, KiwiHarvest would like to thank you for your donation of 200,000 pots of honey. With honey being a rare commodity in our distribution warehouse we have had an outstanding response from our recipients who are beyond grateful for this donation. With the current economic climate our services are more important than ever and with your help we are having a big impact. FOOD DONOR Good Neighbour Tauranga

Our warehouse manager, Marti, took a trip down to Tauranga to deliver a pallet of honey to Good Neighbour, an organisation aimed to make positive changes to our neighbourhoods. RECIPIENT Marti met with Lee Pearce, the Kitchen Manager, who was very excited about recieving the honey. Manuka doctor is 1 of 233 food donors

kiwiharvest IMPACT REPORT 7 Sharon Tua, Liz Kiriona and Mavis Robinson RECIPIENT RaWiri Community MANUKA DOCTOR House AND KIWIHARVEST

RaWiri Community House was started by two impressive IN THE MEDIA: ladies, Liz Kiriona and Lynne Mehana. Residents of the community, they set out to make a change as it had been Stuff.co.nz overrun by gangs and crime. They now offer food parcels and Food and Beverage Industry News winter clothing to those in need in their community. In the month of April and May 2020 they handed out over FMCG Business 1000 food parcels. KiwiHarvest has donated over 2500 kgs of Interview on Magic Talk Rural Today food this month (June 2020) to RaWiri, including Wild Flora Newshub Honey, Liz said “We never receive anything like this, honey is liquid gold!” Good Magazine

kiwiharvest IMPACT REPORT 8 RECIPIENT Food rescue Northland On Saturday 13th June we made a delivery to Food Rescue Northland. KiwiHarvest regularly works with Food Rescue Northland and provides food whenever we are able too. We are particularly alert to the challenges and levels of deprivation in the Northland and Far North region. We have donated over 800 kgs of food to them this month, included in that was a pallet of Honey.

kiwiharvest IMPACT REPORT 9 Recipient Quotes WHANGAPAROA BAPTIST CHURCH

“You have no idea how “Thank you so much for much we appreciated the Easter Treats, such this food parcel today. a lovely surprise for the Thank you for the way children, and of course you look after me and everything else was my kids” much appreciated too”

“Thank you for the “I am going through such parcel you dropped a hard time right now…. off today, you thank you for the food have really helped parcel, it reminds me that me through these I am not alone and that difficult times” people do care”

“Thank you so much, my daughters eyes lit “Thank you so much for up when she saw the the amazing support you bananas, we were all continue to be to our family. We don’t know so happy to see all where we would have the food” been without the food parcels you drop off. “

kiwiharvest IMPACT REPORT 10 Volunteering AT KIWIHARVEST

Liz and Sofi help Lucy in Queenstown!

Kathryn, Margaret Rhonda & Sue helping in packing produce in Dunedin Auckland

Fran & Marien helping in the Kitchen in The team from Adina Dunedin Hotel volunteer for Photo Credit: Corey Luskie & Kelsey Boult the day in Auckland