July - August 2026
Shore Winter Food Drive
Shifting the dial on food insecurity on the Shore.
Together.
The Shore Winter Food Drive is back again for 2026!
By working together, no single organisation or church has to do everything or have all the expertise.
It’s a win for everyone.
Hard-working organisations working to address food insecurity get much-needed support for the programmes they run.
Organisations and churches without the capacity to run a food programme are given a simple way to join the cause.
Struggling whānau and individuals get a bit of extra help this winter.
How you can help
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Promote the food drive
Spread the word far and wide for people to donate approved items. This might look like sharing to your organisation’s social media platforms, or your email list, or putting a poster on your notice board.
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Collect food
Sign up your organisation or church as a drop-off point for food items. If you have space in your building to collect boxes, this is a really easy way to help out.
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Transport food
Pick up food from collection points and transport it to distribution points on scheduled dates.
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Distribute food
To families in need. Sign up if you have an existing food donation programme at your organisation or church.
Collection Points
Please check back for more collection points being added in the coming weeks.
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Address: 90 Rosedale Road, Rosedale
Collection Times: Monday-Friday 10am-2pm
Bank Account for Donations:
The Salvation Army Albany Bays Corps
02 0120 0097732 000
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Address: DC Hub 88 College Rd, Northcote
Bank Account for Donations:
Akl Dream Centre Community Trust
01 1837 00091391 000
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Address: 130 Beach Haven Road, Beach Haven
Collection Times: Monday - Friday 9am - 3pm
Bank Account for Donations:
Birkdale Beach Haven Community Project Inc.
12 3035 0501992 01
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Address: Unit 2, Level 1, 322 Rosedale Road, Rosedale
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Address: 7 Target Court Wairau Valley 0627
Collection Times: Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 9am-5pm, Wednesday 1pm-5pm
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Address: Community Services Building, 7 The Strand, Takapuna.
Collection times:
Monday to Thursday 10am - 3pm
Sunday 10am -12pm
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Address: 32 Clarence St, Devonport
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Address: 40 Bronzewing Terrace, Unsworth Heights
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Address: Grow Forrest Hill, Seine Reserve
Collection Times: Sundays 2-4pm
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Address: Woodys Winners Lotto Shop, 221 Rodney St, Wellsford
Collection Times: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
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Loaves and Fishes Foodbank
Address: 72 School Rd, Wellsford
Collection Times: Tuesdays 10am - 12pm
Bank Account for Donations:
Loaves and Fishes Foodbank Wellsford Trust Board
12-3094-0284123-50
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Address: 826a East Coast Rd, Oteha
Drop off times: Monday–Thursday: 9am – 4pm, and Sunday: 8am – 1pm
Please leave your donations at Reception.
Contact info: care@northcross.org.nz
Contact: (09) 478 9549
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Address: 2 The Terrace, Takapuna
Collection Times: Tuesday - Friday 10am - 2pm
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Address: 9b Piermark Drive, Albany
Collection times: Tuesday - Friday 9am - 2.30pm
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Address: The Hope Shed, 12 Greenhithe Rd, Greenhithe
Collection times: Tuesday 26th August & Thursday 28th August between 10am - 12:45pm.
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Address: 2/252 Forrest Hill Road, Auckland
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Address: 148 Sycamore Drive, Sunnynook, Auckland 0620
Collection Times: Monday to Friday 9am - 4pm -
Address: 4 Kaipatiki Road, Glenfield, Auckland
Collection Times: Drop off on Tuesday - Thursday 8am - 3pm
Bank Account for Donation:
The Salvation Army Glenfield Corps
02-0278-0058469-00
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Address: 550 East Coast Road, Windsor Park
Collection Times: Church reception Mon - Fri, 9am - 1pm, and Sunday mornings in the church foyerBank Account for Donations:
Windsor Park Baptist Church
02-0120-0110554-001
Distribution Centres / Food Banks
Please check back for more distribution centres being added in the coming weeks.
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Address: 90 Rosedale Road, Rosedale
Collection Times: Monday-Friday 10am-2pm
Bank Account for Donations:
The Salvation Army Albany Bays Corps
02 0120 0097732 000
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Address: DC Hub 88 College Rd, Northcote
Bank Account for Donations:
Akl Dream Centre Community Trust
01 1837 00091391 000
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Distribution address: 72 Bayview Rd, Bayview, Auckland 0629
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Address: 130 Beach Haven Road, Beach Haven
Collection Times: Monday - Friday 9am - 3pm
Bank Account for Donations:
Birkdale Beach Haven Community Project Inc.
12 3035 0501992 01
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Address: Level 2 - 252 Forrest Hill Road, Forrest Hill
Opening times: Monday - Friday 9:30am - 4pm
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Address: Woodys Winners Lotto Shop, 221 Rodney St, Wellsford
Collection Times: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
or
Loaves and Fishes Foodbank
Address: 72 School Rd, Wellsford
Collection Times: Tuesdays 10am - 12pm
Bank Account for Donations:
Loaves and Fishes Foodbank Wellsford Trust Board
12-3094-0284123-50
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Address: 22 Mansel Drive, Warkworth
Bank Account for Donations:
Warkworth Christain Foodlink
ANZ 01-0482-0005321-11
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Address: 826a East Coast Rd, Oteha
Drop off times: Monday–Thursday: 9am – 4pm, and Sunday: 8am – 1pm
Please leave your donations at Reception.
Contact info: care@northcross.org.nz
Contact: (09) 478 9549
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Address: 4 Kaipatiki Road, Glenfield, Auckland
Collection Times: Drop off on Tuesday - Thursday 8am - 3pm
Bank Account for Donation:
The Salvation Army Glenfield Corps
02-0278-0058469-00
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Address: 550 East Coast Road, Windsor Park
Collection Times: Church reception Mon - Fri, 9am - 1pm, and Sunday mornings in the church foyerBank Account for Donations:
Windsor Park Baptist Church
02-0120-0110554-001
The Good Works School Lunch Kit Programme
Providing lunches for hungry North Shore kids
Another fantastic initiative is the School Lunch Kit Programme by The Good Works Trust.
The Good Works Trust supplies 61+ “make at home” lunch kits per week. These are shared across 9 schools on the Shore, which decide which families need them most. The most basic kit yields 17 lunches, accommodating three children for five days with a little extra. The kits enable a parent or older child to make lunches at home. This creates dignity and buy-in, reducing demand for food parcels and improving learning outcomes.
How you can help
Lunch Kits are the most expensive programme they run. Donations rarely provide 61 of any of the items required on a weekly basis, so they purchase them at a cost of around $800-$900 per week. Any savings anywhere they can make them will help maintain the programme.
Sponsor a week
$900 pays for a week’s worth of lunches for 61 + whānau
Sponsor a term
$9000 just about covers a whole school term - 10 weeks of lunches distributed towhere they are most needed
Donate 1 item
Donate a term’s worth of brown bags (39c each) or jam or muesli bars...
To donate, please use the following account:
Account name: The Good Works Charitable Trust
ASB number: 12-3035-0762738-01
Reference: Lunch
They are a registered charity and can provide giving receipts.
Sign up here
Sign up here and we'll get in touch about specific details around collection times that work for your organisation or church.
The Food Drive runs during July and August 2026
Promotional Material
Want to help spread the word about the Food Drive? The following resources are available for you to download for free.
PDF - 3 printable options
Zip folder with social assets
PDF download