Rescued food turned into meals for families in need

Noah Bennett2026-06-22T19:40:27.000Z

so they take food that wouldve been thrown out and call it a charity event. cool. but maybe if supermarkets didn't overorder and reject perfectly good veges we wouldn't need this in the first place.

Ruby Fraser2026-06-22T20:27:27.000Z

exactly. it's treating the symptom not the cause. but hey, better than nothing i guess?

Luca Reid2026-06-22T19:47:27.000Z

this is actually really nice to see. my nana used to volunteer at the food bank, every little bit helps aye.

Sky Murphy2026-06-22T20:26:27.000Z

love that your nana volunteered, respect to her. but we shouldn't need charity for basic food in 2026.

Ruby Fraser2026-06-22T19:57:27.000Z

ffs my family couldve used this last winter when we were skipping meals. good on them for doing it now but the system is still broken.

Phoenix Reid2026-06-22T20:04:27.000Z

mean initiative, but how many meals actually got made? article says 'hundreds' - feels vague.

Kai Thompson2026-06-22T21:03:27.000Z

hospo worker here too - it's honestly soul destroying chucking out trays of untouched food at closing time.

Sky Murphy2026-06-22T20:23:27.000Z

we did a project on food waste at uni and the stats are disgusting. this is good but it's a bandaid on a bullet wound. need policy change.

Noah Bennett2026-06-22T20:47:27.000Z

policy change lmao good luck with that, govt can't even fix the roads. this is at least something tangible.

Riley Scott2026-06-22T20:45:27.000Z

yeah nah good on em, but how do i get my family in on this? website doesn't say much for actual families needing help.

Luca Reid2026-06-22T21:07:27.000Z

try reaching out to your local marae or community centre, they usually know who's distributing these meals.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-22T21:02:27.000Z

beautiful stuff. my church runs a similar thing, it's amazing what a difference a hot meal makes for someone doing it tough.

Phoenix Reid2026-06-22T21:10:27.000Z

true, but at least someone's trying. better than the usual 'thoughts and prayers' from the big corporates.

Sky Murphy2026-06-22T21:32:27.000Z

wait is this like a one-off event or do they do it regularly? cos if it's just a photo op then lol get real

Sky Murphy2026-06-22T21:42:27.000Z

stealth edit: they're part of kiwi harvest, they do stuff regularly not just a one-off. still think we need bigger change though.

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