Pātaka Kai Henderson, Auckland , Anjuman-e-Saifee NZ

07/09/2026

07/09/2026

Kia ora e te whānau o Tāmaki ki te Uru — a message about our pātaka kai.

This pātaka was built, installed and is maintained by the Dawoodi Bohra Community of New Zealand. It is here for one reason: so anyone in our neighbourhood who needs kai can take some, with dignity and without judgement.

Over recent weeks it has repeatedly been used as a dumping ground. Rubbish, spoiled food and household items have been left in and around it. Our volunteers then give up their own time to clear it away, and whānau who genuinely need kai arrive to find a mess.

A few simple things we ask:

Kai only — sealed, in date, or fresh produce from the garden.
No rubbish, no clothing, no household goods, no opened or expired food.
Take what you need, leave what you can, and please don't leave bags or boxes on the ground.

Two points we need to be clear about.

The pātaka is the property of the Dawoodi Bohra Community of New Zealand and we reserve the right to remove it. We would much rather not. But we will not leave it here if it becomes a rubbish drop or a place where our volunteers feel unsafe.

Our volunteers are elders and young rangatahi giving their weekends to this kaupapa. Any abusive or threatening behaviour towards them will be reported to Police. That is not said in anger — it is simply where the line sits.

To everyone who has donated, restocked and quietly kept an eye on this pātaka: ngā mihi nui. You are the reason it works.

If you would like to help with restocking or upkeep, message this page. Sharon Peters Waitematā Local Board Henderson-Massey Local Board Auckland Council

04/01/2026

Hi Everyone

This evening we had someone from the neighbourhood visit us and complaining about us taking down the Pataka with some very broad false claims and had trespassed the community premises recently to reininstall the Pataka.
He claims, we have no right to take it it down as it was installed by Council and it was very not very Christian of us to do that . All this was delivered in an extremely aggressive and threatening tone.

I wish to set records straight here.

1) this Pataka is not provided by council . Councils do not provide Pātaka to anyone its always someone with good heart from the community does it.
In this case 1st time this was funded by a couple of individuals from the Dawoodi Bohra community and after the first one was stolen 2nd time Sharon Peters and Bunnings Warehouse New Zealand
Came to rescue and Rajkotwala painted ( both times by her ) all came from good hearted people of the community.

This Pataka is property of the Dawoodi Bohra Community.

2 ) Reason to to take this one down like many others in West Auckland is due to illegal dumping. We are sick and tired of it . As it was becoming a health hazard too as bug infested mattress were left out too.
Pataka are meant for sharing of food only.

3) Telling us we did not act in line with Christian values. It is us who have made voluntary contributions to the community to provide meals and put out food regularly in this Pataka for last 7 years .
And been working a lot on food scarcity and run many initiatives including being a founding member of Pot Luck Kai in Ranui.

We will be making a formal complaint to Neighbourhood Support Waitakere and also to Police as this is unacceptable.

Unfortunately the members who were confronted by this man did not take his photo or else would have shared here.

Scroll down to see how this Pataka came to being and what Dawoodi Bohra Community has contributed.

Kia Ora Everyone

We have removed our Pātaka due to constant abuse by a few people, with a heavy heart have to say goodbye.It severed well during pandemic and post pandemic to distribute packaged food to the community.
Even now we have regulars that benefit from it but a few spoiled it for everyone.

its beautifuly hand crafted and hand painted by my daughter and made with treated for timber Its solid in construction.

We are looking for a new home for our Pātaka where it can serve the community.

We would only give to a registered Charity or a place of worship.

Please contact me on 021 873504
Thanks Bunnings Warehouse New Zealand for sponsoring after our first one being stolen. Big shout out to Sharon Peters for helping us build it and being the most amazing neighbor.

19/12/2025

Kia Ora Everyone

We have removed our Pātaka due to constant abuse by a few people, with a heavy heart have to say goodbye.It severed well during pandemic and post pandemic to distribute packaged food to the community.
Even now we have regulars that benefit from it but a few spoiled it for everyone.

its beautifuly hand crafted and hand painted by my daughter and made with treated for timber Its solid in construction.

We are looking for a new home for our Pātaka where it can serve the community.

We would only give to a registered Charity or a place of worship.

Please contact me on 021 873504
Thanks Bunnings Warehouse New Zealand for sponsoring after our first one being stolen. Big shout out to Sharon Peters for helping us build it and being the most amazing neighbor.

10/12/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17dybaydqY/

08/12/2025

This dumping was done on Friday 5th Dec 25

We are determined to catch the culprits and report them to council while in the act of Dumping.

https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/en/rubbish-recycling/rubbish-dumping-littering/report-illegal-rubbish-dumping.html

And hopefully get them fined for NZD 30,000 for illegal dumping

27/11/2025

Its a wrap up .....with a heavy heart finally taken down the Pataka Kai box .

The abuse of the box and constant cleaning up the mess was a challenge. It was turing into a dumping site.

Therefore closing it down and removing it .

We do acknowledge the support of a few good people who helped us running it.

There were regulars who received through it too.

But a few uncivilised lazy people spoiled it for everyone.