Local grants empower KiwiHarvest’s mission
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
What are your thoughts on Cambridge?
Cambridge is the Waikato’s third biggest urban area, behind Taupō and Hamilton, and growing fast, drawing people attracted by its town-of-trees aesthetic, outdoor lifestyle, and proximity to bigger cities.
But it's also grappling with growth and, everyone’s bugbear, traffic congestion.
What are your thoughts on Cambridge? Tell us in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
Poll: Are domestic flights with Air NZ out of your budget?
A Tauranga man has filed a complaint with the Commerce Commission, claiming that due to dynamic pricing, it’s cheaper for him to fly to Los Angeles than to book a flight for his daughter from Tauranga to Wellington.
Do you think their pricing needs addressed to encourage more people to fly?
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0% Yes, it's too expensive
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0% No, it's reasonable
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0% Other - I'll share below
Poll: Have you had a parking fine recently?
Parking misdeeds cost drivers in Hamilton almost $1m in a year, with several streets racking up high fine totals.
In 2024, Hamilton City Council’s parking team issued 22,892 parking infringements, which is 5255 more than in 2023.
Have you had a parking fine recently?
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0% Yes
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0% No
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