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🌱 Our Kāti te Moumou Kai challenge is underway! While registrations for this round are closed, you can still take action. If you’re keen to join the next challenge, register your interest—or explore our He Mana tō te Kai programme to deepen your understanding of kai waste and food sovereignty.
🚯 This wero is for all of us to put less kai in the bin and reconnect with the ways of our tūpuna. Kai needs the right environment to break down, yet when sent to the ruapara (landfill), it releases harmful gases like methane 🌏⚠️—harming Ranginui, Papatūānuku, me o raua uri.
🌾 Not too long ago, we grew, shared, hunted, gathered, and foraged kai. We knew that kai is precious, kai is rongoā—he mana tō te kai. But today’s systems put pūtea over our taiao, disconnecting us from the ways of our tūpuna and Atua Māori.
✨ Through our He Mana tō te Kai programme, we work with whānau, marae, and communities to reclaim our connection to kai, reduce waste, and make lasting change in our whare and hapori. This in-depth kaupapa is delivered by our Kaiārahi and delivery partners—supporting you on this journey.
🌏💚 Hikina te wero e hoa mā!
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Take Action Anytime!
Our Kāti te Moumou Kai challenge is underway! While registrations for this round are closed, you don’t have to wait for the next challenge to start making a difference.
Every small action helps reduce kai waste and protect our taiao. You can begin today by choosing one of these simple steps to incorporate in your whare:
Take Action Anytime!
Our Kāti te Moumou Kai challenge is underway! While registrations for this round are closed, you don’t have to wait for the next challenge to start making a difference.
Every small action helps reduce kai waste and protect our taiao. You can begin today by choosing one of these simple steps to incorporate in your whare:
Measure Your Kai Waste
We’ll give you a tracking tool to make notes each week to see if just by tracking, you start to create less kai waste.
Keep Kai Scraps Out of the Rubbish Bin
All inedible kai goes to either animals, compost or food scrap collection, but not the bin!
Make a New Meal With Leftover Kai
Get creative, be inspired by some recipes but make last nights’ kai new again!
Share Any Leftover Kai with Whānau, Friends, or Neighbours
If you just don’t want to eat it again, pass it on and it will surely be gratefully received.
Preserve Spare Fruit or Veggies
If you have abundant leftovers, get preserving to make them last for the upcoming weeks and months.