KiwiHarvest - Food Rescue

Two Big Problems. One Clever Solution.

Put simply, we collect good food before it goes to waste and get it to those in need.
KiwiHarvest trucks collect and deliver food to over 230 charities and social service agencies across New Zealand – we are the charity serving other charities! The savings they make on food enable them to deliver other services to help break the cycle of need. These groups include: food banks, community dinners, soup kitchens, emergency housing providers, family refugees, refugee organisations, youth services, mental health services, plus many more.

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How it works

Rewardhub lets you earn free donations for us whenever you shop online, without costing you a cent

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1. Join Rewardhub

Sign up to support our page. It's free, quick and easy

Shop

2. Start shopping

Browse 100+ brands, click out to shop as normal, enjoy usual prices and special offers

Donate

3. Earn free donations

Shops donate a percentage of your spend to us to say thanks, it doesn't cost you a cent more

4%

The Gift Shop

Welcome to New Zealand's Premier Gift Marketplace.

4%

The Meat Box

From the farm to your doorstep. If you're looking for a higher quality of meat…

5%

Laithwaites

Delivering wine from people who love making it to people who love drinking it…

3%

Trade Tested

Make your back yard great. New Zealand's number one online home improvement…

1%

New World

Your local New World is a 100% New Zealand story. Shop for groceries online.

5%

Gold Health

Do more. Live well for less.

3%

Paper Plus

New Zealand's largest retailer of books, stationery and more.

4%

Jory Henley

New Zealand's best value furniture store.

5%

Paddock to Pantry

Your grocery store and more.

6%

Manuka Doctor

Genuine Manuka honey and skincare.

6%

EcoWarehouse

Sustainable shopping. Big range, low prices.

3%

Healthpost

5,000+ healthy and beauty products shipped free.

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Frequently asked questions

Fundraising for free sounds too good to be true, right? We know what you’re thinking: Where’s the catch? Here we unpack how Rewardhub works.

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How does Rewardhub work?
Rewardhub is a free and easy way to support good causes whenever you’re shopping online, and it doesn’t cost you a cent. When you visit the Rewardhub page for the cause you care about you’ll find 100+ online shops. When you click to any of them and shop as normal, those shops will donate a percentage of your spend to the cause you support, as a way of saying thanks.
Who can I raise money for?
You can raise money for charities, clubs, schools, churches, community groups, personal challenges or any other good cause that is listing on Rewardhub. If you cannot find the cause you care about, you can invite them to join (its free for them too). If you have a good cause that you would like to list on Rewardhub simply click add a cause on the top right.
So its free for me and the cause?
Yep, it costs you nothing. When you start your online shopping from the Rewardhub page of the cause you care about, the donations made to the cause come from the brands, not you. When you click to a shop you pay the normal prices, what’s more, you will even find exclusive offers on Rewardhub that let you save while you raise.
Where do the donations come from?
The donations come from businesses, and for them it's simply a marketing cost. Right now Kiwi businesses spend $1 billion on digital advertising, with most of it going to Google and Facebook. When more shoppers and causes use Rewardhub brands are able to move some money away from Facebook and Google, and into supporting the community.
How do shops know who to pay?
All links on the Rewardhub platform are tracked so the shops know which cause page supporters clicked from
How do I list my cause on Rewardhub?
That’s super easy. Just click on Add a cause at the bottom of the website, add a few details and you’ll be ready to go within 24 hours with your own branded marketplace where you earn donations from all online shopping that starts from your page.
When will my cause receive its donation?
Causes get paid once each quarter by bank transfer. Shoppers that sign up to the platform will be able to keep track of the donations that Rewardhub brands have made on their behalf. Causes also have dashboards where they can keep track of donations owed to them.
How does Rewardhub make money?
Rewardhub is a social enterprise and aims to sustainably fund its operations through wider relationships with advertisers. When we sign up advertisers onto the platform, before setting the donation rates, we set aside a percentage of spend which is just (hopefully, fingers crossed) enough to cover the usual costs of running a business like marketing, tech, legal, etc.

About KiwiHarvest - Food Rescue

Two Big Problems. One Clever Solution.

Put simply, we collect good food before it goes to waste and get it to those in need.

KiwiHarvest trucks collect and deliver food to over 230 charities and social service agencies across New Zealand – we are the charity serving other charities! The savings they make on food enable them to deliver other services to help break the cycle of need. These groups include: food banks, community dinners, soup kitchens, emergency housing providers, family refugees, refugee organisations, youth services, mental health services, plus many more.

Naku te rourou, nau te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi – With your basket and my basket the people will live- Maori Whakatauki.

KiwiHarvest reduces the negative impacts of food waste on our environment by redistributing excess food.

Landfills that are costly, unwanted and represent excess human consumption and convenience. The creation of landfills result in: habitat destruction, waterways contamination, leachates, air pollution of transport and machinery, noise pollution of traffic, unwanted odours and rodents/scavengers. Therefore, the less need for landfills the better for the environment.

With less food waste decomposing without oxygen, there will be a subsequent reduction in CO2-equivalent greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere.

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