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Love Food Hate Waste NZ is the engine room, behind household food waste reduction in Aotearoa, helping New Zealanders turn good intentions into everyday food-saving habits.
We empower people with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to waste less food and make the most of what they buy. From meal planning and food storage to loving leftovers and understanding date labels, our work focuses on practical actions that fit into real Kiwi homes. Established in 2016 under WasteMINZ, Love Food Hate Waste NZ is part of the global Love Food Hate Waste movement founded by WRAP in the United Kingdom.
Since then, we’ve worked alongside councils, community organisations, businesses, educators, and industry partners across the country to build awareness, shift habits and support long-term behaviour change. Our work is grounded in research and driven by collaboration. Through nationwide campaigns, educational resources, workshops, recipes, and practical food-saving tips, we help households value food more, waste less and take action for the planet.
Love Food Hate Waste NZ has built a national food-saving community across our newsletter, social channels, campaigns, tools and resources.
The people who engage with our work are not just learning about food waste, they are taking measurable action. They are trying new habits, using practical tools, joining challenges, completing quizzes and making changes at home that help save food, money and resources.
Love Food Hate Waste NZ is funded through a nationwide network of council partners who are committed to reducing household food waste across Aotearoa.
We have also received support from the Ministry for the Environment, helping us deliver large-scale research, public education and multimedia campaigns that drive measurable behaviour change.
Our impact is strengthened through tailored partnerships with businesses and brands that share our mission. These partnerships range from campaign sponsorship and co-branded campaigns to co-developed content, digital partnerships, workplace engagement and resource sharing.
By working together across councils, government, businesses, brands and communities, we can reach more New Zealanders with trusted, practical tools that help households waste less food, save money and take action for the planet.
Food waste is too big for any one organisation to tackle alone. That is why partnership is at the heart of Love Food Hate Waste NZ.
We work with organisations that want to help New Zealanders value food more, reduce household waste and build healthier, more sustainable communities across Aotearoa.
Every partnership is tailored. Whether you want to sponsor a national campaign, co-create behaviour change content, share trusted resources with your audience, support workplace engagement or align your brand with practical climate action, we can work together to create meaningful impact.
Partner with usWhether you want to share a food waste tip, ask a question about household food waste in New Zealand, or find out more about our work, we would love to hear from you.
Email info@lovefoodhatewaste.co.nz or connect with us on social media.
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Media enquiries can be sent to:
Sophie Wolland
Love Food Hate Waste NZ Programme Manager
sophie@wasteminz.org.nz
022 6955 414
