Three Auckland marae are teaming up to run Christmas drive-throughs, giving away parcels to whanau in desperate need of holiday cheer.
Together with Auckland City Mission, Maori providers are filling over a thousand boxes with toys, kai and financial top-ups for Work and Income cards.
In its fourth year, they're expecting huge demand for parcels with more families in hardship due to the lockdown.
RNZ reporter Te Aorewa Rolleston, went along to see one in action.
