19 Dec 2024

Porirua foodbank still feeding community after tough year

From Checkpoint, 5:28 pm on 19 December 2024

It's been a tough year for foodbanks with more people in financial hardship and funding hard to come by. But one foodbank in Porirua run by Wellington iwi Ngāti Toa says collaboration and connection is what helps them survive a tough year and keep feeding the community. Māori Issues Reporter Pokere Paewai visited Te Umu Ki Rangi-tuhi on one of their busiest weeks in the build up to Christmas.