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KiwiHarvest Newsletters
December 2023
The positive impact your $5 can make is HUGE. At KiwiHarvest we can feed a family of four, three meals for a day, and this Christmas we have got together with our friends at Sanitarium, and you can help feed a family for a day and be in the draw to win one year's supply of Weet-BixTM.
January News 2023
2.1 million kilos of food rescued in 2022 and the equivalent of 6 million meals distributed to our recipient partners. Get to know one of our loyal Queenstown volunteers, Sofia Cinque.
November News 2022
The holiday season is upon us! Find out how you can support KiwiHarvest this Christmas. Meet our newest Queenstown team member Gary and read the latest series of op-ed’s from our Chairman, David Kirk.
November News 2021
20 million meals distributed! Stories from our recipients working on the frontline. Ministry for the Environment funding to support our branch expansion and an update from our Queenstown team.
August News 2022
Over 24 million meals distributed since 2012. Join the Zero Food Waste Challenge. Meet our Relationship & Food Donor Manager, Jennifer Stephens.
August News 2021
We announce Peter Gordon as our first ever KiwiHarvest Ambassador. KiwiHarvest Invercargill is now in operation. Fieldays with Rabobank is a great success and we attend the Auckland Food Show to raise awareness of food waste in Aotearoa.
August News 2023
A BIG thank you goes out to all of our dedicated supporters, funders, food donors, recipient organisations and volunteers for coming along on this journey with us, helping us to rescue the equivalent of 28.5 million meals.
June News 2022
Meet our new General Manager, Angela Calver. Invercargill Prison make their first donation. Over 8 million kilos of food rescued and distributed.
February News 2022
Supporting communities in the South, our Dunedin and Invercargill branch managers shed some light on the current Covid-19 climate. Over 5 million meals delivered in 2021! We welcome Joshua to the team, our new Food Rescue Driver on the North Shore.
May News 2023
10 million kilos of food rescued since 2012. FREE ‘Use Them Up’ Feijoa Chutney Recipe by our Chef Ambassador, Kaylee Newton. Meet our Head of Fundraising & Marketing, Anne-Marie Friis.
April News 2023
We introduce the new KiwiHarvest Collective. Five top Chefs bought together by our Ambassador, Peter Gordon, to spread the KiwiHarvest message and inspire change.
March News 2023
Meet our Account Manager, Sam Beaumont. We team up with Wao Aotearoa to bring Queenstown the Wanaka Autumn Harvest Long Lunch. our Founder Deborah Manning is named one of NZs most influential & inspiring women in food and drink.
February News 2023
Disaster strikes the North Island with the Auckland Anniversary Floods and Cyclone Gabrielle hitting our shores. We work with Countdown Mairangi Bay to recover as much food as possible get a new protocol developed with MPI to help Food Rescues and businesses going forward.
David Kirk op-ed series
David Kirk, KiwiHarvest Chairman, has released a series of op-eds sharing insights on what it takes to bring your ‘big idea’ or concept for a non-profit to life. He draws on his 10+ years of experience working in the sector. Check out the articles via the links below:
I’ve been involved in the non-profit sector for over a decade - this is what I’ve learned
What’s the big idea? Why stress testing your business concept is vital
Stress testing you: are you up to the big idea?
Why quantifying the good you do is important business
Scalability is just as important for non-profits: Here's why
You’ve developed your big idea, now it’s time to write your business plan
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Produce Info
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Produce Cards
Find useful info on the availability of a wide range of fruit & veges, along with helpful tips for how to prepare, cook, and eat them.
Recipes Cards
Wholesome and tasty recipe ideas designed to minimise food waste.