Bay wasting $25m of food
The 40 kilos of food waste found in rubbish bins as part of the Love Food Hate Waste audit. Photo/Supplied
The Average household in Tauranga throws out $563 worth of food annually, a report shows.
The National Food Waste Prevention Project found the city discarded up to $25 million worth of food each year.
Stuffed Kamo Kamo (or Marrow)
Stuffed Kamo Kamo (or Marrow)
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Meatball Soup
Meatball Soup
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Bay’s battlers still need help to make ends meet
Te Tuinga Whanau Support Services Trust social services manager Pikiteora Russell (left) talks with social worker Gena Young. Photo/John Borren
More people are battling poverty and seeking help as the cost of living continues to rise in Tauranga, social agencies say.
Salvation Army Tauranga community ministries manager Davina Plummer said it was dealing with families that only had $25 a week per person for food.
Burgers
Burgers
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Pak’nSave wins Price Fight Again
Pak’nSave is still the cheapest place to buy your groceries, with the cut price giant maintaining the cost of the same 20 items for the past five years. Read More
City’s Rental Housing In Crisis
Nikki McAllister works full-time, supports her sons, is actively applying for rental properties, but cannot secure a home for her family.
Hardship follows back-to-school costs
Josh went back to school last week in a rag-tag uniform. As his mum says it was “scraped together”.
He was still wearing the over-sized and tattered shorts he wore last year and the over-sized shirts he also wore last year.
Rents Climb and Tenants Seek Financial Advice
Thousands of Bay tenants could be in for a shock as experts predict rents will continue to rise this year as demand for rental properties soars.
Trade Me figures show there was a 30 per cent drop in the rentals advertised on its site in 2014 and Ross Stanway, chief executive of Realty Services, which operates Bayleys and Eves, said demand was higher than supply for good rental properties.
Bolagnese Meat Sauce
Bolagnese Meat Sauce (serves 4)
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