Bellyful New Plymouth

11/10/2026

And another cookathon done and dusted this weekend!
Thank you all our new and return volunteers for helping smash 149 meals for our freezers.
A big thank you to for use of the kitchen space!!
That's it, till the next one!

07/10/2026

EDIT: We have enough volunteers, thank you so much for all those that put their hands up. We shall see you on Saturday!!
WANTED!! COOKATHON VOLUNTEERS
We are sending out an SOS for volunteers this weekend for our cookathon on Saturday the 10th October.
You don't have to be a chef or fancy at cooking (believe me I should know, they have me in there!)
Please reach out if you are keen to help 💕💕

04/10/2026

One month of spring has passed and while we have battled the weather, our amazing delivery volunteers have been out helping 22 Whanau with 98 meals around Taranaki. We also stocked the freezers at the Taranaki Base Hospital maternity & NICU units with 21 meals. 💕💕

02/10/2026

Last weekend we celebrated Bellyful New Plymouth's 5 year Birthday!
It was so nice to catch up with old and new volunteers and supporters. 💕
Here's to many more!!

30/09/2026

THANK YOU! The full national Double Donation Day matching fund has been claimed! We are absolutely blown away by how you’ve shown up for Bellyful today and throughout September.

To everyone who has donated money, dropped off spaghetti, hosted a pasta drive or collection point, shared our posts and cheered us on, thank you! We’ve loved seeing our community get behind Spaghetti September. Every packet and every dollar helps us get meals to whānau who need support, ready for a day when cooking feels like too much.

A huge thank you to The Meat Box, Ignite wellbeing, My Office Girl Ltd and Silver Fern Farms for putting their support behind the match and stirring up good! We’ve brought home the bolognese!

Spaghetti September continues until the end of today and donations are still open. We’ll share a full Spaghetti September update soon. For now, thank you. We’re feeling all the love. 🩷
https://fundraise.bellyful.org.nz/event/spaghetti-september-2026

29/09/2026

It’s on! Today is the final day of Spaghetti September, and you can double your donation to Bellyful RIGHT NOW!

Thanks to Silver Fern Farms, Ignite Aotearoa, My Office Girl and The Meat Box, donations made today will be matched dollar for dollar while matching funds last. Give $20 and it becomes $40. Give $100 and it becomes $200.

When you give, you help a whānau with a baby or young child open the freezer after a long day and find dinner already there. You give tired parents and caregivers a chance to sit down, eat - and breathe.

Let’s bring home the bolognese. Donate now: https://fundraise.bellyful.org.nz/event/spaghetti-september-2026

29/09/2026

Tomorrow is the final day of Spaghetti September, and we’re going out big!

From 9am on Wednesday 30 September, four generous businesses will match donations to Bellyful dollar for dollar while matching funds last. Give $20 and it becomes $40. Give $100 and it becomes $200.

When you donate, you help put dinner in the freezer for a whānau running on empty. You take one thing off exhausted parents’ shoulders and show them somebody cares.

You’ve brought the pasta this September. Tomorrow, let’s bring home the bolognese too. 🩷
https://fundraise.bellyful.org.nz/event/spaghetti-september-2026

A special thank you to our matching partners: Silver Fern Farms, Ignite Aotearoa, My Office Girl and The Meat Box.

17/09/2026

How amazing is this!! Thank you so much Flourish Taranaki
Come support us with Spaghetti September!!

Buy one extra for Bellyful 🍝

Bellyful cooks over 100 meals each month for whānau in our community, and spaghetti bolognese is one of their most popular meals ❤️

This September, you can help by simply buying one extra packet of spaghetti (or any other pasta) when you do your grocery shopping and donating it to Bellyful.

It’s a small extra that can make a real difference to a family who needs a helping hand.

We have a little collection box at Flourish inside the hall. Every packet helps 💛🌿

14/09/2026

Today is your last day to vote for Bellyful New Plymouth in the good in the hood at Z Huatoki!