Mana Kai Mana Ora
Our Why
We believe people have a right to healthy, culturally appropriate, and affordable kai.
For Growers
Are you looking to donate excess fruits and vegetables? Interested in funding opportunities for transitioning to regenerative agriculture? Want to connect with other growers committed to food resilience? Join our network and be part of a supportive community.
For Volunteers
We warmly invite you to join us in a variety of community activities such as working bees, permablitzes, planting days, bottling drives, fruit gleaning, seed sorting, and much more. Your participation will help strengthen our local food system, promote health and well-being, and be part of taking action for positive change.
For Kai
Whether you need a hot meal or want to know where you can pick fruit from public places, we are your one-stop shop for information. Perhaps you’d like a planter box or a kiwifruit bin at your home and some assistance with growing food. Join our network and let’s grow together.
Local Resilience Groups
Local groups have anywhere from 5-25 people and meet up approximately every 6-12 weeks.
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Wider Regional Kai Resilience Network
Our wider network is made up of individuals and organisations across the Bay of Plenty and meet 4 times per year at the Regional Kai Resilience Network Hui.
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Whats Going On
Ngāti Kahu Hauora Food Forest
After nearly a year of dreaming, planning, learning, and steady determination, the Food Forest at Ngāti Kahu Hauora came to life in December 2025. This wasn’t a rushed project or a quick install. A lot of thought went into the lay out and it was the result of shared...
The opening of the Pataka Kūmara of Kai Rotorua
Words : Te Rangikaheke Kiripatea Whakaotirangi, our Te Arawa ancestress, was entrusted with the safe passage of the kūmara tipu from Hawaiki to Aotearoa aboard Te Arawa waka. On arrival at Maketū, she disembarked and began the first plantings at Kiokio, later...
CropSwap Tauranga
"This is one of the few groups where there is no one upmanship, competitiveness, bartering, no money involvement. We meet in the spirit of kindness, freely giving, with respect for the planet and a wish to share our collective knowledge of gardening and the benefits...
Get in touch
Email: wbopkairesilience@gmail.com
Phone: 022-521-3756