Do you need urgent food help?

We supply food to charities and community groups who pass it on to people in need. If you are in urgent need of food, please get in touch with these organisations.

Foodbank directory – Wellington Region

Wellington

Meals:

Compassion Soup Kitchen
Address: 132 Tory Street, Te Aro, Wellington
Phone: 04 385 9299

Dining room hours: Monday – Saturday
Facebook
Website

Holiday dates: Open at lunchtime during Christmas/New Year period, except closed on stat holiday dates.

Downtown Community Ministry (DCM)

Address: 2 Lukes Lane, Te Aro, Wellington
Phone: 0800 119 689

Open weekday mornings 9am – 12noon

Facebook
Website

Holiday dates: Closed on stat holiday dates during Christmas and New Year.

The Free Store
Address: 211 Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington
Hours: Monday – Friday: 5:30pm
Facebook
Website

Holiday dates: Closed 24th Dec 2022-8th Jan 2023. Reopen 9 January.

Food assistance:

Wellington Salvation Army Hope Centre
Address: 13 Donald McLean Street, Newtown, Wellington
Phone: 04 389 0594

Holiday dates: Closed Christmas-New Year holiday period.

Wellington City Mission
Address: 19 Gordon Place, Newtown, Wellington
Phone: 04 245 0900
Facebook
Website

Holiday dates: Closed 24 December-3 January.

Hutt Valley

Food assistance:

Upper Hutt Foodbank
Address: 64 Martin Street, Upper Hutt
Phone: 04 528 9057
Website

Holiday dates: Open Monday / Wednesday / Friday except for Christmas and New Year stat holiday dates.

Lower Hutt Foodbank
Address: 27B Dudley Street, Lower Hutt Central
Phone: 04 568 7392
Website

Holiday dates: Closed 23 December-3 January. Reopen 4 January 2023.

Kāpiti – Horowhenua

Food assistance:

Salvation Army
Address: 41 Bluegum Road, Paraparaumu Beach
Phone: 04 297 1436
Website

Holiday dates: please phone ahead.

Kāpiti Foodbank
Phone: 04 298 1907
Website

Holiday dates: Closed from 24 December-8 January. Reopen 9 January.