Charity

We're producing up to 150,000 tonnes of surplus food every year. The New Zealand Food Network steps up and takes it before it reaches what would've been its destination: landfill. Audio

The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.  Audio

17 year-old Caitlin O'Reilly has become the third person to swim 80km across Lake Taupo and back. The Ultra Marathon swimmer is the first person to complete the crossing in 36 years.  Audio

Several years ago, family violence survivor Anita Hinton founded a charity for others like her. The I Got Your Back Pack charity distributes backpacks of essential items to women, men and children in… Audio

North Canterbury sheep scanner Ben O'Carroll recently ran 13-hours from Cheviot to Christchurch and in the process raised more than $25,000 for men's mental health. He talks to Jesse. Audio

West Auckland primary teacher Harrison Sanders has just set off on his seventh marathon in seven days (a total distance of 295.4 kilometres) to raise money for children who are doing it tough this… Audio

A West Auckland charity has come up with an innovative way to distribute food and toy parcels this Christmas. Brook Turner, head of community service development, talks to Karyn about how they're… Audio

The shape of philanthropy is changing away from traditional giving, to a more strategic way of closing the massive gap between rich and poor.  Audio

A new online marketplace called Chooza delivers profits from online auctions direct to charities. Chooza founder, Stephen Moon talks to Jesse about how it works.

Over the last year and a half New… Audio

Mana Tangata: People of Action by historian Dr Stephen Clarke sheds light on Rotary Club's stellar record of community service in New Zealand over the past century. Dr Clarke joins the show to discuss… Audio

How long with cryptocurrencies remain a part of the financial landscape? Elon Musk says while cryptocurrency is "promising", people should proceed with caution. Sunday Morning tech correspondent Helen… Audio

Flick Taylor is currently living in a tent on her and husband Sam's plot in Laikipia County in Kenya while the family build a new home. It's a world away from her early upbringing on a farm in rural… Audio

Philanthropist Liz Greive is spending her senior years doing everything possible to support New Zealanders in her age cohort play an important role for New Zealand's children through the organisation… Audio

Co-founder of the The Good Registry Christine Langdon offers ideas of what to give this Christmas that will make everyone, not least Mother Earth, feel good.  Audio

The new Australian $1 coin is stamped with a message that reads: 'Donation Dollar: Give to help others.' The coin, the first of its kind in the world, has been minted in the hope that it will raise… Audio