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Covid-19 and Food Insecurity

May 14, 2020

The Covid-19 Crisis has seen an unprecedented demand on foodbanks throughout New Zealand. For VisionWest’s Pātaka Kai (food service), this has meant an increase from the support of 350 households, to over 1,100. Recently, Brook Turner, Head of...

Pātaka Kai Lockdown Challenge

Apr 30, 2020

The Pātaka Kai Lockdown Challenge: Over 3,000 Food Parcels As New Zealand moved into lockdown on Wednesday March 25, the immediate challenge for the Pātaka Kai was how to distribute parcels to whānau in need of food, at a time when that need...