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Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi – With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive.
On The House
Contact: Terry Hancock
Biographical Info
On The House (OTH) is a Charitable Trust that collects perfectly edible surplus food then redistributes it for free to whoever needs it without barriers or judgement utilising volunteers embodied with Manaakitanga principles. The three pillars of OTH is to reduce waste, feed people and build community through participation and connection.
Surplus is distributed in two ways: Directly to families through regular pop-up free stores – twice weekly for the general public, and a dedicated service for over 65’s once a fortnight which are held at Community Halls in New Plymouth; and via their Community Food Hub to 13 food banks and over 60 community groups throughout Taranaki to support the work they do.
- Monday, 5-6pm – 24 Lawry Street, Moturoa (St James community hall).
Wednesday 1.30–2.30pm, fortnightly – Over 65s only, 66 Liardet Street, Central (Methodist community hall). - Wednesday 5-6pm, fortnightly – The Stratford Salvation Army Church Hall, cnr of Fenton Street & Juliet Street
- Thursday, 5-6pm – The Northpoint Baptist Church, 116 Mangati Rd, Bell Block
- To find out the dates of the next Free Store, visit org.nz