Pātaka kai - Open Street Pantries

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The (Pātaka Kai) Open Street Pantry Movement is a resident led, grassroots, crowd sourced solution to immediate and local need, rescuing food and encouraging the co-sharing between neighbours to strengthen communities. Whether a need for food or a need to give, the Open Street Pantry Movement facilitates neighbours helping neighbours, building community. All street pātaka (pantries) are stocked organically. Those who wish to contribute may do so at their own discretion when convenient. Kai has a role of nourishing whanau tinana and wairua, while reducing stress and promoting the values of koha and manaaki. This is a way of celebrating as a culture, as an iwi, as a people. It's about that whole sense of manaakitanga. This is a judgement free movement. This is not a new idea. Our ancestors have done this in many shapes & forms in the past and our neighbours over in the U.S.A have done an amazing job doing this with their own version of Little Free pantries all over the united states. We are committed to promoting Community Empowerment, Supporting the growth of the many assets that already exist in our communities within residents, enabling Inter-generational connectedness and turning strangers into neighbours. Pātaka Kai - for those who don’t know - is the Māori term for a food storehouse or basically a pantry.

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Pataka Kai

Visit our website https://www.patakai.co.nz/northland-pantries.html

Email : kaipataka@gmail.com