Looking back: LAB & Co

The energy train left the station with 16 destinations on its itinerary. First stop was Mindfulness and then the final destination left us “Jumping with Joy” celebrating the year with Christmas tree fruit platters, refreshments and a trip down LAB & Co memory lane. “Energetic, homely, entertaining and exhilarating. We cannot wait to for next…

Supporting our older people

Through our partnership with Tauranga Foodbank we have recently identified that many pensioners are going without meals because they can’t afford food. There are many reasons for this, including access issues due to weather or mobility or because the finances simply don’t stretch that far. Good Neighbour have teamed up with Tauranga Foodbank, Age Concern,…

Awakening the inner Picasso

Awaken the Picasso within you – is exactly what some of our attendees did with an art workshop facilitated by amazing artist and long-time friend of Good Neighbour, Andrea Green. Our objective as a Care Junction/Te Whare Manaaki department is to bring communities together that will provide avenues for better outcomes. One of the people…

Food rescue sector united & inspired 

Last Thursday and Friday Good Neighbour hosted the AFRA (Aotearoa Food Rescue Alliance) Regional Conference sponsored by Foodstuffs, with 32 representatives from the food rescue sector across the Central North Island attending. The aim was to bring together regional food rescue organisations to connect, learn new skills and ideas to take back to their organisations,…
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