Kai Sovereignty & Security

Through sovereignty, we can create long-term food security

Mana Kai Mana Ora

Our Why

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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4 weeks ago

Te Arahi got one of Rays koha planter boxes for his māra kai at his home by Whareroa Marae near Mount Maunganui. He also joined Ngapeke Permacultures new subscription programme and getting 4-6 seedlings per month for $4.50. Each month he is going to put the ngapeke seedlings in Ray's box and all that food grown he will give away. Te Arahi has much more experience getting kai from the ocean, he's pretty new to growing kai in the māra. But you wouldn't know it- his gardening is pumping! Ka rawe e hoa ma ... See MoreSee Less

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Whats Going On

Permablitz Bay of Plenty

Jul 15, 2024

Permanent + Agriculture + Blitz = Permablitz Permablitz Bay of Plenty is relaunching during Climate Action Week at Ngapeke Permaculture, September 15th 2024. What is Permablitz? Permablitz is more than just gardening; it's a...

Regional Kai Resilience Hui

Jul 15, 2024

The Regional Kai Resilience Hui will be at 6.30pm, Saturday August 3rd, 2024 at Gurudwara Temple in Te Puke. The purpose of the hui is to build relationships with each other and our Sihk whānau. We also want to acknowledge their contribution on local food security,...