Airport backs food rescue charity with three years of funding
Queenstown Airport is donating $75,000 to local food rescue charity KiwiHarvest.
The money, $25,000 per year for the next three years, will help towards the charity's operating costs, following a funding crisis for the organisation last year.
KiwiHarvest collects and redistributes surplus food before it goes to waste. In the past financial year, that equated to 382,097 meals at its Queenstown branch.
“We are big fans of KiwiHarvest’s work and see this partnership as a perfect pairing, because it addresses all three pillars of our Sustainability Strategy – People, Planet and Prosperity,” Queenstown Airport’s General Manager Sustainability and Corporate Affairs, Sara Irvine, says.
“It is a tangible way to support those in need in our community and to reduce waste, which is a particular focus for us at the moment.
“It also benefits our whole region, with surplus food collected from growers, supermarkets, and cafes delivered to charities in Queenstown, Wānaka, and Cromwell.”
KiwiHarvest’s Queenstown branch manager, Gary Hough, is delighted about the partnership.
“This is another huge step on our road to being a locally funded sustainable operation, so we can’t thank the airport team enough, it makes a lot easier to now concentrate on rescuing more food and helping those in our community in their time of need.”
