16 days ago

Local grants empower KiwiHarvest’s mission

NZ Lotteries

Every day in Aotearoa, tonnes of food go to waste while many families struggle to eat.

KiwiHarvest is tackling this by rescuing surplus food and redistributing it to over 220 community groups across the country.

With $150,000 in Local Grants funding from Lotto NZ, KiwiHarvest delivered 159,914kgs of food—equivalent to 355,366 meals—while preventing 423,774kg of CO2 emissions.

Since 2016, they’ve rescued 14.5 million kgs of food, providing over 32 million meals.

“Just $5 feeds a family for a day,” says Anne-Marie Friis, Head of Fundraising. Every Lotto ticket helps support crucial initiatives like KiwiHarvest.

Read more Local Grants recipient stories on mylotto.co.nz/community-winners
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More messages from your neighbours
1 day ago

What historical moment lives on in your memory?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Everyone has at least one world event they’ll never forget. Whether it’s something recent like the pandemic or the passing of the Pope, or something from the past like 9/11 or a World War.

If you're comfortable sharing, let us know where you were when the news broke, and what do you remember most about that moment?

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7 hours ago

60th Anniversary Art Exhibition and Art Market

May Ho from Waitakere Arts

This year we celebrate 60 years of hosting our Art Awards Exhibition! Come and join us between 17-25 May in Shed 2 on Corban Arts Estate! Multiple artists will be displaying and selling their artwork! We look forward to seeing you there. Free entry.

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17 hours ago

Have you nominated a Local Business Hero yet?

Prospa

There have been hundreds of brilliant entries from around New Zealand for local businesses; but have we received yours yet?

Make sure you share a few words about your favourite local to give them a chance to be this year's Prospa Local Business Hero because it's the LAST WEEK TO NOMINATE! It'll only take you a couple of minutes and they could win a prize package worth over $30,000! And you could win great prizes too.

Nominate a business making an impact in your community now.
Nominate now

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