Waitara Foodbank - Pataka Kai

To work with the people of Waitara in New Zealand and surrounding districts in establishing and maintaining a foodbank and in providing emergency food parcels to those in need. To promote positive attitudes of self-sufficiency in recipients of provision from the foodbank. To encourage recipients to seek budgetary advice and other assistance to avoid reliance on the foodbank. To encourage and stimulate community involvement in and support for the foodbank. To collaborate with other like-minded community organisations to provide community meals. To do all such other things as in the opinion of the Trustees may be incidental or conductive to the attainment of any of these purposes or objectives.