The Love Soup Mission Statement

  • To Rescue Food & Distribute to organizations that help people in need
  • Feeding the hungry in mind, body and spirit.
  • To treat our guests with the dignity and love that we would a guest in our own home.
  • Give people opportunities to serve in various areas where Food allows us to provide for, Community meals, School Lunches, Care Packages for Homeless.
  • Collaborate and work alongside other organization’s offering supportive services in an atmosphere of acceptance and caring for those in need.

About Us

Love Soup Food Rescue

Redistributing good food that would otherwise go to waste, to communities in need. Read More ...

How to Help

Become a Sponsor

We rely on the generosity of corporate sponsors to help us grant more wishes every year.

We are grateful for each prospective sponsor’s passion for our mission to feed the needy.

A number of wonderful businesses have already put their name behind our cause, but we still need your help. We’re looking for partners to support our ongoing work and allow our teams to achieve even better outcomes from the Love Soup kitchen programmes.

In return, we acknowledge our key sponsors with a huge range of unique, high-value brand alignment and media exposure opportunities. We are a small dedicated team who are happy to work with you on sponsorship ideas that will assist our programmes to reach the needy, simply contact us today. Read More ...

Donate

We are always seeking help with food, petrol, kitchen and office supplies too.We use what is needed for our charitable purposes and ensure any excess is donated to other organisations helping people in need.

If you would like to donate to a charity in your area get in touch with one of our key contacts to find out other ways you can help our cause. Read More ...

Volunteer

If you would like to volunteer please get in touch with LoveSoup. Read More ...

Unfortunately, an estimated 8,000 boys live in New Zealand with very little or no ongoing contact with an adult male.

Research shows that the absence of a positive male role model for some of these boys can have a lasting impact on their development and well-being. They can find it difficult to develop a strong sense of self-esteem and identity and can struggle with their emotions. Their ability to keep on track and stay connected to others can become more challenging as they grow.

We know that mums, grandmothers and other female carers do a great job, but sometimes their boys can feel a gap. Big Buddy is here to help bridge that gap by connecting these boys to a positive male role model, a volunteer Big Buddy.

Come for a day...Experience a lifetime

The Pioneer Village was established in 1970 in the former Silverdale (Wade) school grounds. The old school, now used as a Playcentre, can be seen beside the drive at the Wainui Road entrance.

​Starting from the top (Wainui Road) entrance, turn left under the pergola, take the Time Trail and "step back in time" to the 1840s when teams of men began felling timber, usually under contract to early European land claimants. To the left of the path is a "sawpit"- in this case a stand -similar to those used by early sawyers. To the right is a hut used as a permanent residence by a solitary bushman later in the century.

​By the 1870s the native forest in this area was mostly felled and the former bushland was invaded by itinerants seeking kauri gum left in the ground from the ancient forests.

Yarnteeze knit and crochet warmth, for babies through to and including adults.

We make beanies, mittens, blankets, toys, scarves, slippers, and baby to toddler sized cardigans and jumpers.

Our donations support those who have escaped domestic violence, are in foster care or who are struggling with life.

The main charities we donate to are I've Got Your Back Pack, Woven Earth, HBC Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren, Foster Hope, Littlemore, Catalytic Foundation and sometimes Nurturing Families.

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Coverage Area: North Island-Auckland-Rodney-Hibiscus Coast

Girls and young women involved in our activities thrive in an environment that encourages them to be themselves while at the same time having fun through friendship and adventure. Guiding programme caters for Pippins age 5-7 years; Brownies age 7-9½ years; Guides age 9½-12½years; Rangers age 12½-17 years

Local Coordinator
Mobile phone: 021 2666 437 - Barbara

National Office phone: 0800 222 292
Email: hibiscuscoast.lc@gmail.com Website: https://www.girlguidingnz.org.nz

Physical address Orewa:

  • Girl Guide Hall
  • 224 Centreway Road
  • Orewa
  • Pippins: Wednesday 4.00 to 5.30pm
  • Brownies: Tuesday 4.00 to 6.00pm
  • Guides: Monday 5.30 to 7.30pm
  • Rangers: Tuesday 6.30 to 8.30pm

Physical address Whangaparaoa:

  • Girl Guide Hall
  • 45 Stanmore Bay Road
  • Stanmore Bay
  • Brownies: Monday 4.00 to 6.00pm
  • Brownies: Wednesday 3.45 to 5.45pm
  • Guides: Wednesday 6.00 to 8.00pm
  • Pippins: Thursday 4.00 to 5.30pm
  • Rangers: Tuesday 6.30 to 8.30pm

Hall hire enquiries (Stanmore Bay & Orewa):
Email: Raroa.HBC@gmail.com

Future Whangaparaoa - Whangaparāoa Āpōpō exists to support the Whangaparaoa Peninsula community by building capacity in local organisations and services, providing community events, and supporting the wellbeing of all residents.

Future Whangaparāoa’s History

Whangaparāoa Hub Community Trust was founded by deed on 27 July 2009 and had operated as an informal group for some years prior. It’s early goal was purely the delivery of a Community Hub (then called a Family Centre) for the Whangaparāoa Peninsula. Future Whangaparāoa Trust was formed by deed after acting as a catalyst group known as Whangaparāoa 2030 to develop an understanding of community needs funded by the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board.

Achievements of the Trusts include:

  • A Community Needs Study
  • A Hub Feasibility Study
  • A pop-up hub experiment at 707 Whangaparāoa Rd
  • The creation of business lobbying and service group Business Whangaparāoa
  • Active facilitation of community consultation over the Whangaparāoa Library Courtyard upgrade and initial plans for that project which after massive scale backs by Council were ultimately delivered as can be seen today
  • Delivery of the annual “A Very Coastie Christmas” event at various locations in Stanmore Bay since 2018
  • After the pop-up hub closed a version of it was delivered in various locations until the owners of Coast, the local shopping centre, offered the opportunity to deliver the facility at a community rental within the walls of the Plaza
  • In the financial year ended 31/3/25 delivered the capacity for 245 hostings of everything from personal counselling for youth seeking career assistance through to supporting local events, other Trust Board meetings, sign language classes, sewing classes, maths tutoring classes and playgroups hosted by ethnic communities mothers groups.

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This Heritage Hub provides spaces for hire and use by individuals,community groups and businesses. Office hours are: Monday 10am - 4pm Tuesday 10am - 4pm and Thursdays 10am -4pm cell 021 02679111 email manager@stoneyhomestead.org.nz.

The Trust is here to support community groups within the local and wider communities along with small business and other not for profits. We have a variety of rooms available for group classes, meetings, workshops, small functions and community events. Whole venue hires available, rates on inquiry. Business rates are competitively priced, special rates for community groups and not for profit groups.

The hub has a modern kitchen, is wheel chair friendly with off street parking. We also offer: A community swap a book library run by volunteers, a community fruit and vegetable stand for sharing excess produce and community gardens run by volunteers ALL WELCOME.

To inquire about any of the above you can email info@stoneyhomestead.org.nz or Phone: 021 0267 9111 Find us on facebook.com/stoneyhomesteadVolunteer inquiries facebook.com/volunteerCommunityHub

We currently have no additional information for this community group, club, service

We currently have no additional information for this community group, club, service

We currently have no additional information for this community group, club, service

We currently have no additional information for this community group, club, service

We currently have no additional information for this community group, club, service

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