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Generous donation sees Foodbank expand
Form Building & Developments deliver last-minute help out of the goodness of their hearts.
Latest from BOPT Christmas Appeal
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Jo Raphael: Give generously to those who need it
OPINION: It's time to look ahead - Christmas is coming - Covid-19 be damned.
Installations, gingerbread hunts to make city centre festive
Tauranga's city centre will play host to new Christmas installations rather than a parade.
Company's $4k boost to Christmas appeal
The appeal has been running for one week and the foodbank says it has gone 'superbly'.
'It's very humbling': Lauren Mackersey is happy to help out at the foodbank
Food bank volunteer Lauren Mackersey loves to help out her community.
Flowing treats for foodbank after cancelled events
The community has turned their misfortune into a special surprise for the Foodbank.
Foodbank appeal gets early $1500 cash boost
The company has also put the foodbank in the running to win $10,000.
Christmas Appeal: Food bank's wishlist and parcel breakdown
What will you be donating this year?
Christmas appeal launches as foodbank braces for record demand
The Bay of Plenty Times has launched its six-week annual Christmas Appeal.
Record-breaking $250k raised for foodbank in six weeks
The final totals are in and show the Tauranga community dug deeper than ever before.
You've smashed it! Tauranga raises a record $190,990 for foodbank
Local company's record $30,000 donation helps push total to new high.
How 1 + 14 + 32 equals $7700 for Tauranga's foodbank
The generosity of the community helped Tauranga Te Papa Rotary Club raise $7700.
The cheesiest Foodbank appeal you've ever seen
Ballance Agri‑Nutrients in Mount Maunganui is aiming to donate a boot-load of cheese.
Port makes biggest cash donation to Christmas Appeal so far
The Port of Tauranga made a cash donation of $15,000.
Christmas Appeal: Bureta Physio stretches out helping hand for Foodbank
For the fourth year running, the team at Bureta Physiotherapy has the community in mind.
'Please, don't stop giving': Foodbank's 41 parcels in one day
Demand continues to soar and donations are crucial.
Egg-cellent donation in Christmas spirit for city foodbank
Nearly 5000 eggs have been donated to the foodbank for the annual Christmas Appeal.
Law firm tops up 11 years of support for Foodbank
Holland Beckett Law has, for 10 years, been donating its TECT dividends to the Foodbank.
Tina Salisbury: 'Christmas is a beautiful time but not for everyone'
The acting mayor is hosting a family movie night on December 12 to aid Tauranga Foodbank.
Tauranga cyclists to collect for foodbank via Santa run
Tauranga cyclists plan to share the Santa spirit by donating to the foodbank.
Fifteen years running: Cooney Lees Morgan gives generously to Foodbank
Cooney Lees Morgan has once again collected a massive donation.
We need you! Help local business fill van for foodbank
"It's very easy as a middle-class person to not understand what it would be like."
A salon, a home-baker, and a lockdown
How three unlikely things led to raising $500 for a worthy cause.
Foodbank cash donations third of the way to $120k goal
The Tauranga community is showing its true colours and digging deep in times of need.
Pop the bubbles! Special goodie bags bound for foodbank
Tauranga Boys' College made up the hampers off the back of its food item appeal.
'Above and beyond': Tauranga Community Foodbank reflects on lockdown
The team worked tirelessly every single day throughout lockdown.
Christmas Appeal: Tauranga gyms are pulling their weight
Tauranga gyms are pulling their weight, but they need your help.
Christmas Appeal: 'Big thank you' for big tubs of margarine
Bakels have donated over three tonnes of margarine to the Tauranga Community Foodbank.
'We've outgrown where we are' - search for a new Foodbank
Growing demand means the Foodbank needs a bigger place to store the food.
Locals dig deep: Nearly $40,000 in food, cash donated
Four weeks to go and donations are flying into the Tauranga Community Foodbank.