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It’s day 11 of our #reverseadventcalendar. Ok, we call our parcels food parcels but they do also contain some essential non food teams, like TP.

It’s day 10 of our #reverseadventcalendar Breakfast cereal like bran, oats, cornflakes, rice bubbles and weetbix are the most popular in our food parcels. We try to keep away from the really sugary ones.

It’s day 9 of our #reverseadventcalendar Who doesn’t enjoy a cup of tea or coffee (or milo) to start the day?

It’s day 8 of our #reverseadventcalendar. Rice is a great pantry staple to make simple dishes like pilaf, salad, stir-fry and one-pots.

It’s day 7 of our #reverseadventcalendar. Tinned fruit and vegetables are a low-waste way to get your 5+ a day.

It’s day 6 of our #reverseadventcalendar. Corned beef (or any tinned meat) is a great addition to the Foodbank donation box, proving the base for a hearty hot meal.

It’s day 5 of our #reverseadventcalendar. Tinned spaghetti is a quick and easy ingredient for toasted sandwiches, and some would say pizza!

It’s day 4 of our #reverseadventcalendar. Herbs and spices add flavour to meals, and in some cases can have health benefits.

It’s day 3 of our #reverseadventcalendar. Cookies are a sweet treat. We don’t usually provide them in our parcels but this is a special time of the year 😍

It’s day 2 of our #reverseadventcalendar. Dried Pasta (spaghetti, macaroni, lasagne, spirals etc) is a key staple in the food parcels we provide as they help to bulk up any meal.

It’s the first day of our #reverseadventcalendar. From tuna mornays, fish patties, pasta salads, nachos and wraps, there’s plenty of reasons to include Tuna in your Foodbank donation box.

Here's a poster for you to print out for your Reverse Advent Calendar box

Kia ora, here's our Wish List to help weekend shoppers to know what we need right now at the Foodbank.

BLACK FRIDAY SALE! Order your Entertainment Membership between Friday 25 November & Sunday 27th November and you will get another Membership of the same or lesser value FOR FREE.

On Thursday 1 December we start our Reverse Advent Calendar for the Foodbank. Unlike a regular advent calendar where the focus is on receiving a treat every day, the reverse advent calendar puts the focus on giving to those in need.

For our friends in the Wairarapa - There's only a couple of weeks left in the PGG Wrightson Retail and Water Cash for Communities programme 🌱 You have until 30 November to order your Ballance Agri-Nutrients fertiliser and nominate the Foodbank.

Perishable food items cannot be put into the donation boxes at the supermarkets but there IS a way that you can donate these important items.

REMINDER: Tomorrow is our supermarket Food Drive: New World Hutt City, PAK'nSAVE Petone, Pak N Save Lower Hutt and Countdown Queensgate and High Street. Our volunteers will be at the entrance/exit from 10am to 2pm collecting your donated food and grocery items. Thank you for your support!

Our volunteers were kept busy in October 2022. We distributed 542 emergency food parcels feeding 1063 adults and 1098 children!

We are excited to acknowledge our newest partner, Spice Tree, who has committed to donating 25kg of fresh, locally milled, NZ Grown Whole Wheat Flour to the Foodbank every month!

With more families than ever struggling to put food on the table, the PAK’canSAVE initiative, which is on now, has never been more important.