The Free Food Pantry in Flaxmere provides kai to around 500 people every week. Since Te Ao last visited the Hawke's Bay pantry two years ago, demand for their service has grown significantly.
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Hastings charity upset by theft of food for hungry
Food rescue charity Nourished for Nil in Hastings, which redistributes hundreds of tonnes of food each year to the wider community, has had to beef up its security measures after food and equipment were stolen.
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NewsNgāpuhi Rangatahi brings 'nuggets' of knowledge to Samoa
Fourteen-year-old Epifania Tusani (Ngāpuhi, Hāmoa) is no stranger to charity work. From a young age, she has worked alongside her friends and whānau to give back to less fortunate communities in Samoa. Her latest venture involves repurposing chicken coops and building miniature libraries filled with used and donated books for local children to read.
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Tuku Morgan- “Rangi Whakaruru has betrayed the trust of our people”
The Māori King’s secretary, Te Rangihiroa Whakaruru has pleaded guilty to six counts of forgery, obtaining by deception and lying to Serious Fraud Office investigators. Tukuroirangi Morgan, a long-time critic of Whakaruru told Te Ao Māori News, “There’s children in Waikato-Tainui that are pōhara and hungry and he’s taken money away from them.”
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Community takes the plunge to support HeartKids
The trauma of heart defects has taken centre stage at the annual Heart Stopper gathering in Wellington today.
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Huntly Kuia shaves head for Daffodil Day
Waireti Kaihe (Waikato, Ngāpuhi) is a volunteer at the St Johns opportunity shop in Huntly. In the spirit of Daffodil Day, the 76-year-old former educator, shaved her hair to raise money for the New Zealand Cancer Society.
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'We're seeing more & more families'- The Koha Shed, Whanganui
As winter sets in, 250 struggling whānau won't have to worry about warm clothes, blankets, heaters or kai, at least for this week thanks to a small community 'Koha Shed' in Whanganui.
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He whakaaro rangatira- Shem Perkins' kind gesture
Shem Perkins, mokopuna of well-known reggae artist, the late Carl Perkins, touched the hearts of thousands this weekend after a video of him giving back to those in need surfaced.
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Te Arawa man climbs Sky Tower in honour of friend lost to cancer
Ngahihi Bidois climbed the 1103 steps to honour his close friend Darcy Hunter Jr who passed away from blood cancer in 2017.
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IT Heavy Hitters donning the gloves for a cause
This weekend more than 30 people will jump in the boxing ring. None of them are your average boxers- they're doing it for mental health and suicide awareness.
