Kiwi Harvest

Our Vision

Put simply, we collect good food before it goes to waste and get it to those in need.

KiwiHarvest reduces the negative impacts of food waste on our environment by redistributing excess food; helping to create lasting positive social change by nourishing those in need.

Naku te rourou, nau te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi – With your basket and my basket the people will live.  Māori Whakatauki.

‍

Why This Matters

New Zealand industry generates more than 103,000 tonnes of food waste per year, and it is estimated that 60% of food going to landfill is edible. Burying food (and often its packaging) in landfill is an environmental disaster.

Not only does it needlessly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, wasting food also means squandering the resources used to produce and transport that food, including water, land, energy, labour, and capital.

We work with food businesses, including supermarkets, wholesalers, producers, cafes, restaurants, and hotels, to rescue the good food that they are not able to sell – whether that is because of oversupply, damaged packaging, cancelled orders, mislabelling, or because the food is nearing its best before date or end of life.

‍

How We Create Change

Rescuing Food
Kiwiharvest rescues 170,000 - 200,000kgs of good quality food surplus every month and diverts this back to people who are struggling across New Zealand.

‍

Nourishing Communities
The high quality, fresh food we provide offers more nutrition than the canned and dry goods that charities have traditionally been able to access, filling a gap for so many who are struggling to feed themselves and their families.

‍

Educate & Engage
We deliver interactive presentations and workshops in schools, provide corporate engagement and team building opportunities and act as a voice for food waste and food insecurity issues at public events and in the media.