KiwiHarvest Food Rescue

charity — East Tāmaki · Auckland

About KiwiHarvest Food Rescue

KiwiHarvest Food Rescue is a food rescue charity based at Unit G, 70 Business Parade South in East Tāmaki, Auckland. It collects good surplus food from supermarkets, wholesalers, producers, cafés, restaurants and hotels, and passes it to charitable organisations and to people in need. The food may be oversupplied, have damaged packaging, come from cancelled orders or be near its best-before date. The website directs people to Zero Hunger to find their nearest foodbank.

The charity was founded in 2012 by Deborah Manning. The website says it has distributed over 20 million kilograms of food to hundreds of charitable organisations across New Zealand, and that it rescues about 300,000 kilograms of surplus food each month. Deborah Manning was named Sustainability Leader of the Year at the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards in March 2025. KiwiHarvest welcomes people who want to donate, get involved, or sign up to its newsletter.