1 Sep 2021

Unprecedented demand and long waits for food parcels in Akl

From Midday Report, 12:11 pm on 1 September 2021

There is unprecedented demand for food parcels as the level four lockdown continues in Auckland. Foodbanks and other social organisations say some vulnerable whānau - many of whom have been forced into isolation as close contacts - are having to wait as long as a week for food parcels. RNZ reporter Jamie Tahana talks to Māni Dunlop about what he's been hearing from providers.