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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World famous in Hamilton Mamas Donuts hit Otara
Mamas Donuts is world famous in Hamilton for feeding donut fiends three days a week. The business model allows the mamas who work in the company to spend more time with their whānau. It's ideal for helping mothers gain employment and start their own businesses, the mamas say.
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South Auckland Kuia feeds 1600 whānau
72-year-old Nanny Te Okeroa Wheeler has lived in South Auckland for over 20 years. Her ongoing mission to feed the hungry carries on today where she prepared kai for over 1600 whānau.
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Colonisation still impacting on food insecurity
Today is World Food Day and the Auckland City Mission have released their research on food insecurity.
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Silver Ferns win pavlova bake-off against Aussie Diamonds
It was a different type of competition between the New Zealand Silver Ferns and Australia Diamonds today when the two netball rivals battled it out to see who could make the best pavlova cake.
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Maori Businessman Seeks Dragon’s Den Funding for Edible Hemp
‘Kanapu Hemp Foods Limited’ co-founder, Isaac Beach (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rangitihi, is hoping to gain further funding for his gourmet edible hemp products.
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NewsYoung Ngāpuhi butchers to represent NZ at world champs
Corey White and Cherise Redden are confirmed to compete at the World Champion Butcher Apprentice and Young Butcher competition in Sacramento in 2020.
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Call to allow BYO containers at all NZ food stores
Countdown butcher Riki Kerekere, of Ngāpuhi, says as a country "we need to do a better job” at recycling and reusing plastics.
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A nation holds its breath- best pie in NZ to be announced
The baker with the best pie overall will be named the Bakels NZ Supreme Pie Award winner. A total of 553 bakers entered 5,326 pies into the competition.
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Loud & proud Māori chef encourages others to back themselves
Māori celebrity chef Bridget Davis (Ngāpuhi) is encouraging others to back themselves as she works on her fourth cookbook. While her writing journey hasn't been easy, Davis says that with 10,000 books sold in two months, all the blood, sweat and tears has been worth it.
