18th August 2026 Food Waste / LabellingGlobal food manufacturer Nestlé launches a new nationwide on-pack initiative in New Zealand designed to curb household food waste by tackling date label confusion.
26th March 2026 Food Waste / Hospitality NZHospitality New Zealand is spearheading a new initiative to divert 100 tonnes of organic waste from Wellington landfills, backed by a $19,700 council grant.
25th November 2025 Food WasteA staggering 1.22 million tonnes of food is lost or wasted across NZ’s supply chain annually, according to the first comprehensive baseline study on food loss and waste.
13th November 2025 Food Waste / MarsMars New Zealand is the latest signatory to the Kai Commitment, a national programme
bringing together leading food businesses from across Aotearoa New Zealand to measure and act on food waste.
30th September 2025 Food Waste / FoodprintLocal food rescue app Foodprint teamed up with four eateries to mark the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, otherwise known as Food Waste Day.
11th September 2025 Food WasteThe estimated percentage of household food waste has dropped from 12.2% in 2023 to 10.9% this year, according to the 2025 Rabobank-KiwiHarvest Food Waste Survey.
1st September 2025 Food Waste / Kai CommitmentA first-of-its-kind survey to understand how businesses are managing food waste is underway in New Zealand.
24th October 2024 Food Waste / FundingTe Pūtea Whakamauru Para – the Waste Minimisation Fund is now open for applications.
2nd October 2024 Food WasteWellington composting operation, Kaicycle, has set up a new Hot Rot composting machine and developed an app to continue to support local composting.
18th September 2024 Again Again / Food WasteFood system players including Again Again are among the ten projects aimed at reducing waste and promoting sustainability to have received Tauranga City Council Resource Wise community funding.
18th September 2024 Food Waste / Hello FreshNew Zealand households have reduced food waste in the past year, cutting the annual amount from an estimated $3.2bn to $2.9bn, according to Hello Fresh research.
12th September 2024 Food Waste / Restaurant AssociationThe key areas where Aotearoa’s cafés and restaurants can target food waste reduction have been identified off the back of a pilot programme led by the Restaurant Association.
