Food Bank Service
Central Auckland
Combined Churches
Please call first. Limited quantities. Happy to take FSSW's verification of clients address
Location: Hillsborough
Contact: 625 5050
Delivery: No
Pick-Up: Yes
Hills Church
Please email to provide details of your needs and they will do their best to provide a food parcel
Location: Hillsborough Road
Contact: office@hillschurch.nz
Auckland City Mission Foodbank
If a food parcel is needed, call 303-9200 and leave family's contact details - someone from the Mission will contact the client.
If you need a food parcel call 303-9266 and speak to the Crisis Care team. You will then be given a time to collect from Auckland City Mission distribution centre at 15 Auburn Street, off Boston road in Grafton. Everyone must take ID with them.
Location: Auckland City
Contact: 303 9200 or 303 9266
Orakei Foodbank
Leave message on voicemail with details of how many in family etc. Parcels are only delivered on Tuesdays and Fridays to Orakei, Kohi and Mission Bay.
Location: Mission Bay
Contact: 521 5712
Delivery: Yes
Pick-up: No
Eden Community Church
No repeats 1 offs. Happy to take FSSW's verification of clients address.
Location: Mt Eden
Contact: 630 3423
Delivery: No
Pick-Up: Yes
Royal Oak Salvation Army
Families can request and pick up food parcels
Location: Royal Oak
Contact: 639 1103
Pick-Up: Yes
Presbyterian Support Northern
Call 309-2054 to arrange a pick up at 8 Madeira Lane, Grafton. Strictly no walk-ins and collections are strictly between certain times. Agency referrals only
Location: Grafton
Contact: 309 2054
Pick-Up: Yes
St Vincent De Paul
Call 09 815 6122 or email Auckland@stvinnies.co.nz and they can deliver a food parcel.
Location: Newton Branch
Contact: Phone 815 6122 Email Auckland@stvinnies.co.nz
Delivery: Yes
South Auckland
Salvation Army Otahuhu (Anrita)
Fridays 9:30-12pm. FSSW can fill in referral form for clients
Location: Otahuhu
Contact: 021 114 7806
Delivery: No
Pick-Up: Yes
South Auckland Christian Foodbank (Ian Foster)
Will deliver food parcels at door of whanau, then knock and wait for them to collect. FSSW's to contact as normal.
Location: South Auckland
Contact: 027 477 1092
Delivery: Yes
Pick-Up: Yes
Papakura Marae Foodbank
Mon-Fri 10am-2.30pm. Phone to request a food parcel and someone will ring you back to do a phone interview, then food will be delivered. Only deliveries to Papakura and Manurewa areas currently.
Location: Papakura / Manurewa currently
Contact: 297 2036
Delivery: Yes
Salvation Army Manukau
Our foodbank is open on Mon Wed & Fri from 10 am to 12pm then from 1pm to 3pm
Location: 16B Bakerfield Place, Manukau City
Contact: 09 262 2332
Pick-Up: Yes
Papakura Marae
Open Mon–Fri 10am–2.30pm, 09 297 2036. Please phone to request a food parcel, someone will ring you back to do a phone interview, then food will be delivered. Only deliveries to Papakura and Manurewa areas currently.
Location: Papakura and Manurewa
Contact: 09 297 2036
Delivery: Yes
United We Stand, Waka Of Caring Drop in Centre
Location: 2 Mcannelly Street, Manurewa
Otara Health Charitable Trust – CRT (COVID Response Team)
Open Mon–Fri, 10am–2pm. Otara families unable to afford groceries or in self–isolation with no access to other support networks and have no transport to get food supplies. Message Otara Health Facebook page
Contact: Email Tua@otarahealth.org.nz, Julia@otarahealth.org.nz or Mark@otarahealth.org.nz or Phone 09 274 8355
Accelerating Auckland (Food Care Packages)
Location: 40 Lovegrove Ave Otara, Judy Speight
CBNZ Covid19 Response Team (The Community Builders NZ Trust)
Providing support to Otara & Hills Road Senior court residents unable to afford groceries or in self–isolation with no access to other support networks and have no transport to get food supplies. We may be able to support other seniors requiring support in Otara so please get in touch to check.
Contact: Complete our form if you are needing assistance. If you live on any of the following streets and require urgent support with a food care package please contact your dedicated street leader. Alternatively send a Facebook PM or Email thecommunitybuildersnz@gmail.com
Rawiri Community House
Also providing housing support
Contact: 09 263 8202 or Liz@rawiri.org
The Pride Project Aotearoa HQ (Manurewa only)
Are you a single parent, elderly, have underlying health conditions or experience financial hardship? If yes, complete the form
Contact: 027 237 8756
Age Concern (Elderly only)
Food parcels and assistance with shopping.
Contact: Counties Manukau 09 279 4331
Ngā Whare Waatea Marae, Favona
Food parcels and assistance with shopping.
Contact: Counties Manukau 09 279 4331
Māngere Budgeting and Family Support Services
Contact: Open Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm, call 0508 22 22 83
Māngere Connect
Assisting elderly, disabled, those living alone or solo parents who do not have support available during isolation with food/medicine collection and deliveries, laundry support or daily friendly phone calls (we have volunteers who can converse in Te reo, Cook Island, Samoan, Tongan or Niuean if you need).
Contact: Complete Help Request link or Email ns4mangere@gmail.com
South Auckland Christian Foodbank, Papatoetoe
They usually support the Ōtāhuhu foodbank when it is operating; seem to be busy as they have a COVID-19 urgent fundraiser going.
Contact: Phone: Ian 0508 CHANGE LIVES (0508 242 643) Mob: 027 477 1092 Email: ian@sacbf.org.nz
Takanini Sikh Gurudwara
Collections only. Mon–Fri, 4pm–6pm. Drive in entry gate and open your boot. Do not leave your car. Drive out through exit gate once boot has been loaded.
East Auckland
Salvation Army East City Corps
Otahuhu only open - phone first
Location: Otahuhu
Contact: 021 114 7806
Pick-Up: Yes
Salvation Army food parcels
Contact the Mt Wellington Salvation Army Community Ministry 379-7615, or the local Salvation Army Community Ministry (ring 0800 53 00 00 to find your local ministry). You will be given a time to collect your food parcel.
Location: Mt Wellington
Contact: 379-7615 (Mt Wellington), or to find the local ministry in another area call 0800 53 00 00)
Mt Wellington Foodbank
Day to day basis. No face to face contact.
Location: Mt Wellington
Contact: 573 5707
Delivery: No
Pick-Up: Yes
St Marks Church
Can be contacted directly via the form on their website (https://www.pakurangacatholic.org.nz/contact-us-page) or by emailing stmarks@xtra.co.nz
Location: Pakuranga
Contact: Via web contact form or Email: stmarks@xtra.co.nz
North Auckland
St Josephs Church (Maria)
Not open during Covid-19 shutdown
Location: Takapuna
Contact: 09 489 6486
Interchurch Foodbanks
Number is for different company
Location: Auckland Wide
Contact: 302 2682
Holy Trinity Church
Not open during Covid-19 shutdown
Location: Devonport
Contact: 445 0328
Salvation Army
Phone first Monday, Wednesday and Fridays 9:30am-3:30pm
Location: Glenfield
Contact: 09 441 2554 ext. 2
Pick-Up: Yes
West Auckland
VisionWest Pataka Kai – Emergency food relief
Will maintain its current hours of Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 12-2pm. Food Parcels will be pre-packaged and ready for distribution based on three different household sizes: Number 1: Single; Number 2: Family of 4 or less; Number 3. Family of 5 or more. 3. Please park on Glendale Road and wait at the gate outside the Whanau Centre. While you wait, please practice physical distancing. To have a food parcel delivered to you, please make contact via Facebook or phone. While high volumes of requests are coming in, you can expect a response within 24 hours to coordinate a parcel. Please note there may be a slight delay in getting the parcel out to you.
Location: Based at Glen Eden site
Contact: 818-0716 or foodbank@visionwest.org.nz or Facebook: visionwestfoodstore
Generation Ignite Trust
Drive-through foodbank at 1pm on Fridays at the New Lynn Community Centre, 45 Totara Ave. Operating until 3pm or parcels run out.
Location: Queen Street, Auckland
Contact: https://givealittle.co.nz/org/generationignitetrust or jo@generation-i.co.nz
Delivery: No
Pick-Up: Yes
Hope Centre Foodbank
Bring suitable I.D and proof of address
Location: New Lynn44H, Unit 4 Portage Road, New Lynn
Contact: Phone: 021 0804 8436 or Email: hopecentrefoodbank@gmail.com
CARE Waitakere Trust
Food parcels (pick up only) are available on Thursdays for those who are ineligible for WINZ food entitlements and live in the Te Atatu area.
Location: 64 Waipani Rd, Te Atatu Peninsula
Contact: Ph: 09 834 6480 or 0211133355 or Email: admin@carewaitakere.org.nz or Website: www.carewaitakere.org.nz
Delivery: No
Pick-Up: Yes
Salvation Army New Lynn
Provide individual and families with food parcels
Location: New Lynn
Contact: Call or email to find out about their food parcels at this time or call 827-3128 or email newlynn_corps@nzf.salvationarmy.org
Salvation Army Henderson
Location: Henderson
Contact: Call or email to find out about their food parcels at this time or call 837-4471 or email waitakerecentral.corps@salvationarmy.org or call the main number 0800 53 00 00
NZ Red Cross
Contact: Household and food pack support or Email: SahaabAkbar@redcross.org.nz or Phone: 027 3719786
Auckland Wide
Salvation Army
Text your name and postcode to 4114 and a rep. will contact you within 48 hours.
Contact: 0800 53 00 00
Presbyterian Support Northern
Collections between 11am – 12pm, Monday to Friday from 8 Madeira Lane, Grafton. No walk-ins.
Contact: 09 309 2054
Foodbank NZ
Contact: Phone: 022 045 8184 Email: info@foodbank.co.nz www.foodbank.org.nz
Auckland City Mission
Monday – Friday, 9.00am – 3.00pm
Contact: 09 303 9200
The Fono (Pasifika only)
COVID-19 Pacific Family Package
Contact: Phone: 021 956 633 or 0800 366 648 Email: socialservices@thefono.org
Auckland Council
Aucklanders unable to afford groceries or in self–isolation with no access to other support networks can call 0800 22 22 96 between 7am and 7pm, seven days a week. Callers must meet government criteria for assistance.
Aotearoa Resettled Community Coalition (ARCC)
Tina explained that we can refer community members (refugee background and migrant background) to ARCC for support. For example, depending on the need, ARCC can do things such as provide food parcels, support around WINZ issues, connect young people with a youth worker and call families weekly to check in etc. If a family has good English, we can pass on Gatluak and Tina’s details and they can contact them directly: Gatluak: 02102895996 / gatluak@arcc.org.nz or Tina: 0221255156 / tina@arcc.org.nz
Contact: Email: admin@arcc.org.nz Email: 09 846 0110