Kaibosh Food Rescue

Montage of three photos showing Kaibosh people sorting kai from crates to boxes and a group of people cooking kai in pots in a large warehouse. Words on the montage say Ngā mihi nui Simplicity and members.

Thank you #SimplicityNZ & members🧡 $10,350 to Kaibosh through Simplicity's Christmas Giving! Members voted to support North Island #foodrescue orgs 🙏🏼
That funds 16,000+ meals worth of good kai rescued for 164 community groups we support. More good kai reaching whānau needing a hand this Christmas❤

ICYMI Read about #Thundergrid X #Kaibosh ⚡
Thanks to their support we're able to charge our growing EV fleet efficiently, helping to keep our team on the road as we're clocking more km to rescue kai from orchards, farms and more!

Kaibosh Food Rescue supported with a Thundergrid EV Charger - Thundergrid Powering Change: How Kaibosh's food rescue and Thundergrid's EV charging are driving a sustainable future for the Wellington region.

Thundergrid X Kaibosh⚡️ Keeping us charged so we can clock extra #FoodRescue KMs! From farms, to stores to our warehouses +then connecting kai with 160+ groups across our region💚 Their epic support to upgrade charging at our Kāpiti site is keeping our EV vans humming! thundergrid.net/news/kaibosh...

A poster with collage style letters spell Help feed families this Christmas, donate today - above a Kaibosh worker stacking crates of food.

Local whānau need us this Christmas 🍽 And we need you 🙌🏽
One month 'til Christmas and we know there is more good kai out there to rescue. You can help turn rescued food into real impact.
💚 Donate to support our mahi today:
www.kaibosh.org.nz/donate-now/?...

Emma Upton you are amazing and an inspiration! Go well in your #HalfMarathon 'warm-up' on the 9th - perfect timing ahead of your massive #Movember challenge starting on 20th!

Emma shares pre-race day tips for Kāpiti Half & her Movember challenge! YouTube video by Kaibosh Food Rescue

Kāpiti Half is this Sunday! Not too late to enter 5km 10km or 21km kapitihalf.co.nz
Two amazing locals in the 21km #HalfMarathon for Kaibosh,: Hutt Valley #FoodRescue Driver Sam+ Kāpiti ultra runner Emma Upton🙌🏼
Donate to make their steps count for Kaibosh kapitihalfmarathon25.grassrootz.com/kaibosh

Kaibosh 'our year at a glance' stats: 900,521kg food rescued & distributed; 2,001,158 meals worth of food equivalent (450g meal metric); 2,386,380 kg CO2e emissions prevented. 95 food donors, 3 Kaibosh sites, 164 community partners.

Kaibosh healthy kai stats for 2024-2025 FY: 77% healthy food types made up of 57% produce, 13% dairy & eggs, 7% meat, 10% bakery, 9% other foods, 3% ready meals, 1% drinks.

📊 Annual Impact 2024/25
💥 900,521kg of kai distributed
🍽️ 2,001,158 meals equivalent
🌿 2,386 tonnes of CO₂e prevented
🏥 164 charities supported
🥕 77% = healthy fresh kai (57% fruit + veg)

That’s a Kaibosh record – and a big boost in fresh vegetables & fruit rescued! 💚
#FoodRescue #HealthyKai

Thanks for sharing! Hope to see you there 🧀

Boxes of pasta on a forklift.

Two people stirring very large steaming pots with a big tray of raw pasta beside the stove.

5 giant tubs of cooked macaroni in a commercial kitchen being stirred by a person with the hair tied up in a scarf.

Boxes of Harrington's bacon open.

📷 Kitchen prep day for We Love Mac 'n' Cheese pop-uo. On tomorrow at 60 Dixon Street 31 August 1-8pm 🧀🥓🍽💥
Walk-in only. See you there!
#MacNCheese #macaroni #WellyOnAPlate #Kaibosh #EverybodyEats #WellingtonNZ

In Pōneke tomorrow? Join us at We Love Mac 'n' Cheese POP-UP 💛 A collab with Everybody Eats @ 60 Dixon St. Goal is 2,000 bowls in 7hrs!
$10 a bowl. GF and vegan options.
Every bowl sold of comfort food helps our two charities to share kai & comfort with more people in Pōneke 🧀
See you there!

Quiz fan? 🧠 On Thurs 14th join us at 'Buns & Brains: Burger Quiz for Kaibosh' at Abandoned Taproom Petone 🧐 Hosted by comedian Patch Lambert!
Bring your burger-loving friends for a fast-thinking fun fundraiser🙌 (Taproom is slinging #WOAP burgers too)
Teams of 6. Book: petone@abandonedbrewery.co.nz

Thank you #MeridianEnergy 🙌 Two new Kaibosh EV vans are zipping around Te Whanganui-a-Tara rescuing more kai for people, thanks to the Community De-carbonisation Fund 🚐⚡ Helping to power our human dynamo Susie and the rest of our team 💚

Koha Coffee Morning flier, Kaibosh supported but Supreme. Event on Thurs 19 June 8:30-12noon.

Pōneke friends - we have a lil' Koha Coffee morning happening tomorrow 19 June at 11 Hopper St next to Kaibosh - join us for a cuppa & Matariki community connection.

Image with text quote for National Volunteer Week from CE, Susie Robertson.

Volunteers are the heartbeat of Kaibosh💚 Every month 250+ people help us rescue kai, clean up, at events & on our board! One of these amazing people has volunteered for 13 years- true commitment🙌 Thank you all! #MahiAroha making a difference every day
#BigShoutOut #NationalVolunteerWeek
#FoodRescue

& right across Te Whanganui-a-Tara,Te Awa Kairangi, Kāpiti & Horowhenua.
#zerofoodpoverty #zerofoodwaste #KaiForAll

Kia ora 👋🏽 We're here on Bluesky too. Thanks for calling in to see #FoodRescue in action.
Great to partner with Kai Ika & other amazing kai security, community & #zerofoodwaste champions in Naenae, Pōneke.

Three people standing outside a building behind a table that has a blue tarpaulin and crates, with a trolley alongside. The crates are lablelled Kai Ika.

Two people stand beside a table looking into blue crates containing fish frames, one person lifts a whole fish up. The crates are labelled Kai Ika.

Let's honour the moana this Ocean Day, 8 June 🌊💙
We're proud to team up with the Kai Ika Project to distribute rescued fish frames + heads for community weekly. No waste, just respect. 🐟🍲
#WorldOceanDay #KaiMoana #KaiRescue

Last days of our Annual Appeal! Can you chip in the cost of a coffee or lunch? Pay that forward to give to community, so we can rescue kai for whānau in need!
www.kaibosh.org.nz/donate-now/
Help us stop food waste and feed families 🙌

Collage of photos for Potato Day including Kaibosh staff member checking potatoes in a crate on a farm, plastic crates filled with potatoes, two people from Kaibosh partners charity EKTA checking through potatoes in a box.

Here's to the humble spud on #WorldPotatoDay 🥔 😋
#DYK we rescue tonnes of #potatoes from generous local growers?! Too big, too small, a bit bruised, or seasonal surplus ✨️ Our second harvest project is bringing nutritious kai to people who need it 💚
Chip in to help us keep going!😊 Donate today🙏

Zero food poverty – blog - Kaibosh Food Rescue 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 res...

ICYMI Kaibosh blog 🍽
Why do we have food poverty in Aotearoa? To answer, we need to look at complex, systemic factors...
www.kaibosh.org.nz/zero-food-po...
#longread
🙌 #FoodRescue exists because loss & waste happens between paddock to plate. We rescue good kai for people who need it. ♻️ #makessense

Two people stand behind boxes with eggs and vegetables, one holds a jar of preserved fruit. Kaibosh logo and text overlay image.

Two people stand behind boxes with eggs and vegetables, one holds a jar of preserved fruit. Kaibosh logo and text overlay image: "The need for kai in our organisation is ever increasing with the cost of living. Kaibosh has helped us consistently with vulnerable people abd their tamariki" Kate, Birthright Hutt Valley.

Two people wearing Kaibosh high vis vests push trolleys with eight crates of vegetables at an outside market.

A vibrant mix of vegatbles and fruit - broccoli, pears, red onions, ginger root and more.

The impact of a donation to Kaibosh ripples out to help thousands of people across Te Upoko-o-te-Ika / Greater Wellington. We're stopping #foodwaste & helping whānau in need so they can put good kai on their table.

Can you help Kaibosh?
Be part of the rescue 👐
www.kaibosh.org.nz/donate-now/

Collage poster with Kaibosh banner at top, an aerial photo of Upper Hutt and words: We are attending the Brewtown Farmers Market this Sunday.

We're winging our way to Brewtown Market in Upper Hutt this Sunday with a fundraising stall 🙌
👉 samples of our #FoodRescueKitchen creations, turning squishy fruit n damaged veges into kai for community 🧡
👉 jars of Community Fruit seasonal jams for sale 🥝 Get in quick for these!
See you there.

Two women sit in a workshop holding tools, with a pride flag in background.

We love having new neighbours! Especially creative & energetic people like Jade & @cahoots.nz ! They're launching a space for women & gender minorities to empower themselves through building, fixing & making.

We're cheering you on 🙌 & ready to lend a hand as launch gets closer 🤩
#WasteFreeWelly

Too many whānau are going without, while good kai is being wasted. We're working hard to change this! Every month 69,000kg of good kai rescued for community 💚

It takes a lot of people chipping in - and we need you 🙌

Any amount you can donate will make a difference 🙏
www.kaibosh.org.nz/donate-now/

"Food charities are facing an unprecedented surge in demand ...
Charity bosses say the trend points to deepening food insecurity among our “hidden hungry” and that it’s likely to continue amid a cost of living crunch, low wages and looming budget cuts"
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3606...

Two people stand in front of a large shop window with a giant sign with collage letters that says "Fund food rescue or people go hungry". There are stacks of banana boxes inside the space and art and photos on the walls.

Banana Box... 🍌 Artivism? It's a creative, visible call for action on food security in Aotearoa.

⌚12-2pm weekdays until 16 May
📍126 Lambton Quay

Does this a-peel?
It's part of our Appeal month. Supported by Urban Dream Brokerage and The Wellington Company 🙏

www.kaibosh.org.nz/banana-boxes...

Kia ora Aotearoa Bluesky peeps!
It's time to jump in here to connect with you brilliant people & share what we're up to at Kaibosh... #foodrescue #collaboration #community and... #artivism ?