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• Food forest for future foraging

  Our people have been doing the mahi to help create a food forest for locals in Molley Green Reserve, Mount Roskill, Auckland. EcoNeighbourhood group, formed by Waikōwhai local Rowan Cant, with funding from Puketāpapa Local Board, has created a space in the reserve for a food

• Kevin’s journey: from living in his car to giving back to his community

  When Kevin was living in his car, watching an apartment complex rise across the road, he never imagined he’d one day call it home or become the go-to guy for his neighbours. Today, Kevin is part of an active group of residents who volunteer to help their community in a public housing development in Auckland. He helps run a food

• Carpentry skills to help grow community kai

  Planter boxes built by local high school students will give some of our customers in Taranaki a chance to grow vegetables at home. boxes will be used to help community members,” says Daniel.    Maya Harrison and Misha Hoskin, Year 12 students from New Plymouth Girls’ High School, say

• Leana's mission to share her passion for growing kai with her community

  Leana’s passion for growing kai was given to her by her late grandfather, who had the ‘green thumb’ within her whānau. He inspired her to share the love for growing kai not only with her young children, but also with her wider community. waiting to grow. Kāinga Ora Housing Support Manager Kylie connected her with the Manawatū Food Action Network (MFAN) to help support the initiative. Leana went

• A home to help the healing

  After a tough year fighting cancer, Jean is overjoyed to have recently moved into a new five-bedroom home in Rotorua with her children. life. She volunteers for food rescue charity Love Soup twice a week, sorting and giving out rescued food boxes. Jean with her son and mokopuna “It’s been healing

• Kindness and kebabs: Bangash feeds those in need

  Zuhaib Abbas Bangash arrived in New Zealand from Pakistan in 2013 with little more than a handful of clothes and a dream to create a safer life for his children. ,” Bangash said. Recognising Bangash needed help, a man who owned a kebab shop within the mall gave him food each day  – and ultimately, a job working at the kebab shop

• Debbie takes community mindedness to the next level

  As soon as you meet Debbie, her passion for helping others is clear. Over the years, Debbie has volunteered her time and skills to help others in her community – something she has always been inspired to do. ’ and was happy to put my hand up to help,” says Debbie. For the past four years, the Kāinga Ora customer has spent hours each week coordinating food parcels and

• National Volunteer Week – shining a light on our volunteer superstars

  It’s National Volunteer Week in Aotearoa and we’re putting the spotlight on some of our incredible customers who share their skills, expertise and time with others to help make their communities great places to live.
  Check out just some of these great stories below those in need. The positive impact Rose has on her community through her volunteer work is enormous – whether she’s helping prepare food parcels or supporting

• Deconstructed state homes given second life in Tonga

  Kāinga Ora, in partnership with Piritahi Aorere Project team, have deconstructed 6 old state homes in Mangere to aid in Tonga’s rebuild. packed into a 40ft container bound for Tonga to help with phase 2 of the Islands’ infrastructure rebuild. The houses came from Stage 2 of the Aorere development and

• Zita gifts taonga to welcome new neighbours

  When nine newly built homes were blessed in Rutherford Road Napier recently, a very special guest turned up to welcome the families who were moving into the neighbourhood. week where my sister and I help with food preparation.” Food preparation for Trinity Church meals is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to helping in her