Ka pū te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi — The old net is cast aside whilst the new net goes fishingThe 2021 State of the Nation Report states: 'The disruption of the Covid19 pandemic is huge and has negatively affected all of the areas we monitor. The...
Wellington City Mission, supported by New World, have introduced an innovative new Social Supermarket, improving food security for Wellingtonians in need.In a shift from the traditional City Mission food parcel model puts shopper experience and choice at the heart of its new initiative. Wellington City Missioner...
Poverty and food insecurity often go hand in hand with obesity, a result of people eating food high in calories but low in nutrients, Read article ...
The results of a study co-designed by Countdown supermarkets and academics at the University of Auckland, have highlighted opportunities to further build on knowledge that could promote healthy food purchasing decisions in a supermarket setting.The chosen intervention tested more prominent shelf placement of healthier breakfast...
Auckland City Mission research has found that aspirations of people experiencing food insecurity align with the wider population's sociocultural ideas for wellness. The most common goal or dream is a longing for stable and fulfilling employment.Many people experiencing food insecurity simply aspire to have sufficient...
Three years ago, in the remote community of Milingimbi in the Northern Territory of Australia residents struggled to find fresh fruit and vegetables but now the community has come up with a way to supplement the supply, while also passing on traditional practices. Read case study ...
The World Economic Forum has announced Paris is opening the worlds largest urban rooftop farm supplying a tonne of food a day.The French government aims to cover approx 100 hectares of the city rooftops. Read more here ...
The Kore Hiakai Zero Hunger Collective is made up of a group of social service organisations who are working together to eliminate food insecurity in Aotearoa New Zealand. This collective supports the work of over 200 community food organisations across New Zealand, while also undertaking the...
A team of NZ researchers have investigated the effects of food processing, such as milling, on the health benefits of whole grains, using a small trial of 28 adults with type 2 diabetes. Participants ate minimally-processed wholegrain foods including wholegrain oats and chunky grainy bread...
Dr Geoff Kira says' there are a few ways in which we can improve the situation for whānau during the COVID-19 pandemic and they all just happen to celebrate our culture.'...
