https://wellington.gen.nz/kaibosh-food-rescue Kaibosh Food Rescue newsitems https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/banana-boxes-to-the-rescue/ Banana Boxes to the Rescue At Kaibosh, we’re used to thinking outside the (banana) box. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/banana-boxes-to-the-rescue/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2025-04-24T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/comfy-concert-fundraiser-for-kaibosh/ The Chamber Pot Pourri performance for Kaibosh The Long Hall, Roseneath, Saturday 3 May, 5-6:30pm 🎵 Join us for an afternoon of beautiful music and community spirit! 🎵 Relax with a cuppa while listening to expertly curated chamber music from The Chamber Pot Pourri Ensemble featuring top classical musicians at an intimate venue in Wellington’s […] The post Comfy Concert fundraiser for Kaibosh first appeared on Kaibosh Food Rescue. roseneath places Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/comfy-concert-fundraiser-for-kaibosh/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2025-04-15T00:00:00Z -41.2936973 174.8014593 Roseneath, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/zero-food-poverty-blog/ Zero food poverty – will we ever get there? You may have heard our vision statement at Kaibosh: Zero Food Poverty, Zero Food Waste. Sixteen and a half years ago, as Aotearoa’s first dedicated food rescue charity, we set this vision to guide our mahi. A question we often hear is: Are we there yet? The short […] The post Zero food poverty – blog first appeared on Kaibosh Food Rescue. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/zero-food-poverty-blog/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2025-04-02T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/dinner-event-with-emily-king/ “Kai for our people, our climate, our future” Special dinner event with guest speakers, fundraising for Kaibosh’s Annual Appeal. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/dinner-event-with-emily-king/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2025-04-02T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/kaibosh-101-quality-control-food-sorting/ Rescuing Food, Nourishing Communities At Kaibosh Food Rescue, our mission revolves around ensuring that everyone has access to fresh, nutritious food while working tirelessly to reduce food waste. Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/kaibosh-101-quality-control-food-sorting/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2024-12-22T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/new-faces-on-board-of-trustees/ Welcoming new leadership to the Kaibosh whānau We’re thrilled to announce the appointment of four incredible new voluntary board members, who have joined our existing governance team to guide our strategic direction and ensure we continue to make a meaningful impact in our community. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/new-faces-on-board-of-trustees/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2024-12-19T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/kegs-for-christmas-wellington-2024/ Aro Valley Christmas Bash: BBQ, Beers & Cheers for Kaibosh! 📅 Date: December 7th ⏰ Time: 11 AM – 7 PM 📍 Location: Garage Project Aro Brewery Forecourt, 68/70 Aro Street, Wellington This festive season, we’re thrilled to join forces with Garage Project for their 13th year of supporting Kaibosh with Kegs for Christas! Together, […] The post Kegs for Christmas Wellington 2024 first appeared on Kaibosh. arovalley places Thu, 28 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/kegs-for-christmas-wellington-2024/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2024-11-28T00:00:00Z -41.2953285 174.7665802 Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/fundraising-raffle-garageproject-christmas/ Kaibosh Raffle 2024 Thanks to our friends at Garage Project and Rita Restaurant we have an amazing prize pack up for grabs in our Christmas 2024 Raffle. Every ticket sold helps us get good kai rescued and out to whānau this Christmas. Be in to win by purchasing a $5 raffle ticket at a Garage […] The post Christmas fundraising raffle first appeared on Kaibosh. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/fundraising-raffle-garageproject-christmas/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2024-11-22T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/living-wage-on-labour-day/ Labour Day is a timely reminder of the rights of workers in Aotearoa to earn a decent wage doing meaningful work that enables them to enjoy a good quality of life. It’s about valuing the person’s overall wellbeing, not just ensuring their ability to work. When we invest in a person’s wellbeing by paying them […] The post Living Wage on Labour Day first appeared on Kaibosh. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/living-wage-on-labour-day/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2024-10-25T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/disco-soup-at-kaibosh/ Calling Pōneke foodies! Kaibosh is hosting a community cooking workshop with a difference – a daytime Disco Soup during the opening weekend of Visa Wellington On A Plate. The pop-up event runs 11am – 2pm on 4 August at our food rescue warehouse. Cooking will be led by chef Tom Adam of Margot Eatery, MC’d […] The post Disco Soup at Kaibosh first appeared on Kaibosh Food Rescue. events Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/disco-soup-at-kaibosh/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2024-07-31T00:00:00Z -41.2986666 174.7744579 Hopper, 11, Hopper Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/national-volunteer-week-2024/ It’s time to celebrate the collective contribution of the millions of volunteers who enrich Aotearoa New Zealand. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/national-volunteer-week-2024/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2024-06-18T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/share-food-superhero-instagram/ Who is your superhero? Tell us who your food superhero is and be in to win an amazing foodie prize! Enter our Instagram competition this month to show your support for our annual fundraising appeal, Give a Meal in May. Share your food superhero as an Instagram Story and tag @kaiboshnz to go in the […] Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/share-food-superhero-instagram/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/kaibosh-has-a-kitchen/ This project has been simmering over recent months. Inside our largest food rescue hub in Pito-one, we have created a new cooking zone! Kai cooked at Kaibosh will use ‘second-sort’ rescued produce which can’t be distributed to the community as is. It’s the boxes of slightly squishy tomatoes, damaged vegetables, or bruised fruit – often […] petone places Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/kaibosh-has-a-kitchen/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2024-01-10T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/humansofkaibosh-blue-zones-purple-carrots-volunteering/ We’re sharing stories about some of the amazing people who contribute to our collective mahi – the Humans of Kaibosh. Volunteering inspired by Blue Zones and purple carrots – by Louise Hammersley Andy says he volunteers at Kaibosh to ‘keep out of trouble’. But, behind the smile and banter is a drive to give back […] Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/humansofkaibosh-blue-zones-purple-carrots-volunteering/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2023-12-20T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/volunteers-needed-january-2024/ Can you volunteer for Kaibosh in Wellington City this Summer? We’re needing a few more people to help us as Food Sorting Volunteers in the first half of January, in Pōneke. Get your steps up while giving back to your community – no need for the gym! 😎 Between 3-14 January many of our regular […] Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/volunteers-needed-january-2024/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2023-12-04T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/humansofkaibosh-hutt-vol-do-it-for-community/ Meet the Humans of Kaibosh – stories about the amazing people who contribute to our collective mahi! Hutt Tuesday Food Sort Team – “Is this broccoli dead or alive?” – by Louise Hammersley. Every Tuesday, a team of five Lower Hutt residents gather at Kaibosh’s Hutt Valley depot in Petone, rolling up their sleeves to […] huttvalley petone lower-hutt places Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/humansofkaibosh-hutt-vol-do-it-for-community/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2023-11-30T00:00:00Z -41.2125751 174.9057626 Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5010, New Zealand https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/our-year-in-review-2022-2023/ The past year has been a year of consolidation for Kaibosh. For the second year running we were able to distribute over 2 million meals worth of good, rescued food to our communities in the Greater Wellington Region. After the trials of COVID-19, it has been great to be able to focus on business as […] covid-19 health Sun, 26 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/our-year-in-review-2022-2023/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2023-11-26T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/learn-about-kaibosh-new-video/ All about Kaibosh in just 1 minute Keen to know more about Kaibosh and learn about food rescue? Got a minute? Check out our new video and meet some of our team. Click the image below to play. Or watch on YouTube. Transcript: “At Kaibosh Food Rescue our vision is Zero Food Poverty, Zero Food […] Thu, 23 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/learn-about-kaibosh-new-video/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2023-11-23T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/humans-of-kaibosh-pete-steve/ Meet the Humans of Kaibosh – stories from the amazing people who contribute to our collective mahi! Tuesday’s A Team – six years of friendship and good mahi – by Louise Hammersley. Steve and Pete are Kaibosh’s longest serving Food Rescue Driver and Volunteer Support team. They both joined Kaibosh in 2017 just over a […] Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/humans-of-kaibosh-pete-steve/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2023-10-26T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/15-years-of-food-rescue/ Kaibosh Food Rescue is 15 – serving the community since 2008 Media Release – 3 October 2023 Getting good food to people, instead of going to landfill just makes sense. That’s what Kaibosh Food Rescue has been doing since 2008. Kaibosh turns 15 in October, and since starting up has rescued and re-distributed an astounding […] Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/15-years-of-food-rescue/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2023-10-03T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/kaibosh-is-15/ Kaibosh is 15 this October! Aotearoa’s first food rescue charity started back in 2008, in that time we’ve rescued and re-distributing over 10 million meals worth of good kai for the community. We’re planning a week of open days to mark our birthday between 14-20 October. Join us for a community party at one of […] Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/kaibosh-is-15/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2023-09-28T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/10-million-meals-saved-from-waste/ Media release, Wellington, 22 June 2023: Kaibosh save 10 million meals from waste since 2008 Kaibosh has reached an incredible milestone – 10 million meals worth of kai have been provided to the community since New Zealand’s first food rescue started back in 2008. Kaibosh’s new chief executive, Susie Robertson, says “volunteers are at the […] Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/10-million-meals-saved-from-waste/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2023-07-28T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/thistle-hall-2023/ Scarcity & Abundance This group exhibition of photography and mixed media installations will be at Thistle Hall between 29 August – 3 September 2023. Including work from Brianna Parkinson and others. Plus, pop up events through the week in collaboration with Kaibosh and The Free Store. More info to come. Follow our social media pages […] exhibitions art Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/thistle-hall-2023/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2023-06-27T00:00:00Z -41.29736125 174.77366459000547 Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/give-a-meal-in-may-2023/ At Kaibosh we believe that by working together, we can create a world where everyone has access to healthy, nutritious food. Give a Meal in May and help us get good kai to people who need it most. Check out our latest series of short videos below, featuring some of ou partner community groups and […] Wed, 24 May 2023 02:03:43 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/give-a-meal-in-may-2023/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2023-05-24T02:03:43Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/give-a-meal-in-may/ People are hungry in our community, while good food is being wasted. But you can do something about it. Give a Meal in May to help Kaibosh get good kai to people who need it most. Every $20 donated can help us provide 40 meals worth of food to the community. Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/give-a-meal-in-may/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2023-05-04T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/open-day-wellington-2023/ See food rescue in action during Welly’s Local Food Week! If you’ve ever wondered about how food rescue works – come on down to our Open Day on 8 March between 2-6pm at 11 Hopper Street, Mount Cook, Wellington. Find out about our food rescue programme & take a peak in our chillers Learn about […] The post Kaibosh Open Day 8 March 2023 first appeared on Kaibosh Food Rescue. mountcook events places Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/open-day-wellington-2023/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2023-02-23T00:00:00Z -41.2984747 174.7747983 Hopper Street Service Lane, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/minimising-food-waste-volunteer-story/ Helping at Kaibosh is helping our environment Jeanine is one of our awesome volunteers at Kaibosh. She lends a hand once a week for a couple of hours as a Kaibosh Food Sorting Volunteer. Jeanine is passionate about reducing her carbon footprint as much as possible – so we recently had a chat to ask […] The post Minimising food waste a win-win first appeared on Kaibosh Food Rescue. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 04:01:29 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/minimising-food-waste-volunteer-story/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2023-01-04T04:01:29Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/celebrating-ten-years-of-community-fruit-wellington/ Rescuing backyard fruit since 2012 How many different fruit trees are hidden away in Wellington backyards? The fruit pickers of Community Fruit Wellington might be the best people to ask – they’ve been rescuing backyard fruit since 2012. Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:38:58 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/celebrating-ten-years-of-community-fruit-wellington/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2022-12-01T00:38:58Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/join-us-become-a-food-rescue-driver/ We’re looking for a Saturday Food Rescue Driver for our Wellington base who will also be available to cover both weekday and Sunday shifts at late notice. This key front-line position ensures that quality surplus food from our food donors is collected on time and delivered to the Kaibosh base so that it can be provided to those in our community who need it most. Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/join-us-become-a-food-rescue-driver/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2022-10-19T00:00:00Z https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/1millionkilos/ Kaibosh Food Rescue has reached a massive milestone – 1 million kilograms of quality food rescued and redistributed since starting in 2008! In August we hit the million mark. Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/1millionkilos/ Kaibosh Food Rescue 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z