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Distributing Quality Surplus Food throughout Taranaki To Those in Need. Please bring your reusable bags!
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For more information refer to our website www.onthehouse.org.nz or contact us at [email protected] On The House was started to create a space for the community to interact, build relationships and to serve free surplus food to those in need. We are a member of AFRA (Aotearoa Food Rescue Alliance) and our engine runs mainly on the energy and heart of volunteers. We collect surplus food that wo

uld otherwise go to waste and redistribute it to those who identify themselves as in need from community halls on either side of New Plymouth. We can be found 5pm - 6pm on Mondays at 24 Lawry St, Moturoa and Thursdays at 10 Henui St, Strandon.

11/06/2026

Yeehah😊 It was another calm & cool Bell Block Free Store edition - Check out the whanau, getting ready to give it all😊
Always a smile 😊 & some good chats😉

Gianna & Freida went all in on the box 📦 pack up, always striving for the highest stack 😁Colleen was getting front of house in tip top shape & ready to rock 💪🏼
The whanau brought together such an awesome Kai rescue mountain ⛰️ of 1384 kg’s there was even a smash 💥 cake 🎂 amongst the tasty variety, it’s all about balance a bit of savoury with the sweet 🍌🍐🍎🍏🍋🍊🍍🍇🍅🥬🥦🌽🥕🥔🌶️🍳🧀🥓🥩🍗🍕 & all the goods filled up the bags 🛍️ of 108 households 🏕️🏡🏘️

The sky has a cloud duvet & it’s a gentle eve…Rest well one & all, take care of each other. We shall see you out West in Moturoa on Monday, please 🙏 bring your reusable bags 🛍️ & leave your doggies 🐕 at home 🏡

‘Let the silence of the stars ✨ settle any thoughts & May peace flow through like gentle water’ - Unknown 🕊️🪶🐚🪵🔥🐚💧🌊🌬️💦🌟🌙✨🌚🌅

10/06/2026

Check out these lovely wahine 🤍 opening our ‘Over 65’s Free Store’ this afternoon…deep into bunching up some of Garth’s fine garden 🪏🪴goods 👨🏼‍🌾

Our fellas are looking good too as they helped bring together a big & brilliant 541 kg’s of tasty & nourishing kai rescue variety 🥩🍗🥓🍳🧀🌽🥔🧅 🎃 🥬🥫🍫🍰 flowing into the bags 🛍️ of 74 customers🤍 Our wonderful Corbynator baked some sweet morsels to share & keep the crew going, always a lot of creativity & care 🤍🩷💚

Keep warm & toasty, time for hotties, thick blankets, books 📚, warming bowls 🥣 & a teapot 🫖 never far away😊🪵🔥

We shall see you in a fortnight on Wednesday the June the 24th for more kai & community☺️ Please bring your reusable bags 🛍️ & we will fill ‘em😉😊

08/06/2026

It was another Marvellous Monday Free Store edition & our whanau were smiling & swift superheroes 🦸‍♀️🦸🏽 rocking it from the hub & prep crews right through to the service & clean up 🧹 Corbynator always brings the sweets 🍬 to fuel ⛽️ us all up😜

Check out our Cover Models the flippin’ awesome front of house lovelies - Mark, Theresa & Elric who hoofs up the stairs with box 📦 loads of bags to fill 🏃🏽😅

It was a 1476 kg kai rescue mountain ⛰️ filled with loads of goodness including these lush & lovely tamarillos fresh from the Parihaka mara 🍊🍋🍎🍐🍌🥦🥬🎃 🌽🥕🥔🧄🧅🥖🍞🍳🧀🥩🍗🥓🍕🍤🦪🍩🍰🧁 & it flowed straight into the bags 🛍️ of 150 households 🛒🏕️🏠🏡🏘️

Keep Warm & Wrap Up🧣 whanau, we shall see you at ‘Over 65’s’ on Wednesday or out East in Bell Block on Thursday😊 Please 🙏 bring your reusable bags 🛍️ & leave your doggies 🐕 at home 🏡

‘The beauty of life is in small details, not large events’ 🏕️ - Jim Jarmusch 😊🤙🏽🧑‍🌾🦸‍♀️🥷🦸🏽🪡🧵🧶👓🐞🐌🐝🪶🌲🪵🍁🔥

04/06/2026

Hallelujah! We were super stoked that the rain 🌧️☔️ did not make an appearance at our Bell Block Free Store this evening…it was calm ☺️ & balmy!

Check out Mason on our cover this evening, we welcomed him to the team this week another awesome addition alongside Tim😁 Closely followed by the whanau post shopping 🛒 & clean up with big smiles😃 Loving 🥰 the mahi😊

We brought to life 1217 kg’s of nourishing & yummy 😋 surplus kai there were some lush daikon & plenty of greens 🥬 amongst the bounty 🍋🍌🍇🍍🥕🥔🌶️🍟🥩🍗🍳🥓🍤🥫🦪🧁🍰🍩🍪🍫🫖 & it flowed into the bags 🛍️ of 112 households 🏡🏠🏕️ a great kai top up for the weekend 😊

Keep well & warm & take care of each other & we will see you out West in Moturoa on Monday. Please 🙏 bring your reusable bags 🛍️ & leave your doggies 🐕 at home 🏡

‘A rainy ☔️ day is a special gift 🎁 to readers’📚 - Amy Miles 🌧️⛈️🌦️🌊💦💧☔️☂️🌬️🫧🪵🔥🐚🍂🪶🕊️🌈🌈🌈

03/06/2026

Yeehah…we are kicking off a short week down South with the Stratford whanau & the weather 🌦️ turned it on with loads of golden sunshine ☀️ Check out the lovelies with Lauree at the helm & a big warm Welcome to Tim, speedy with smiles 😊

As the winter rays ☀️ shone a big & brilliant 762 kg’s of Kai Surplus was prepped, sorted & curated with loads of tasty & nourishing variety - loving the vitamin C loaded citrus 🍊 flowing, keep it coming, ‘tis the season of the ‘hot lemon 🍋 honey 🍯’ & as always a little bit of this, a little bit of that & some hearty staples for nourished bellies 🍋🍊🍋‍🟩🥬🥕🧅🧄🫚🍞🥖🧀🥓🍗🥩🍤🦪🍪🍩🧁🍰🥮🥧 & it filled the bags 🛍️ of 121 households 🏡🏕️🏠🏘️ just in time before the next rain 🌧️ arrives☺️

Here we go June ❄️⛰️ winter maybe cold but it has its gifts…See you in a fortnight on Wednesday June the 17th, bring your reusable bags & your warmies 🧶🧣🧥 & we will fill them, lickety split with Aroha 🤍🩷💚

‘We have seasons when we flourish, & seasons when the leaves 🍂fall from us, revealing our bare bones. Given time they grow again’ - Katherine May🪵🔥🌧️❄️🌬️☔️🌊🪾🍂🍁🪴🍵🫖☕️🥣🫕🍜

01/06/2026

We wanted to say a heartfelt 🩵 THANK YOU to everyone who has already joined our flat. Your support is helping us distribute surplus food to families and community groups across Taranaki. If you've been thinking about becoming an On The House Flatmate, the household has room for more. Give as much as you like, as often as you like. Every contribution helps us keep good food out of landfill and on tables. Join the flat today 👉 onthehouse.org.nz/oth-flattie/

28/05/2026

Bell Block turned on another fantastic evening🌅⛰️ full of technicolor skies, framed by our Maunga looking fine, a wonderful backdrop for a Free Store & sausages on the bbq, Big Ups 🙌 to the Northpoint Baptist Church - NZ whanau for the bangin’ Barbie🍗😊

Check out the lovely Brenda looking fantastic on our cover this evening with the most gorgeous apron🩷 Closely followed by Frieda & Gianna, throwing some shapes & getting limber ready for the shop up😊

Always so much joy to be had in the whanau as we brought to life 1126 kg’s of yummy 😋 & nourishing surplus kai, there was certainly some lush fare 🍋🍋‍🟩🍍🥬🥦🥔🍳🥖🥐🧀🥩🥓🍗🍕🥪🍤🦪🥘🥧🍩🍪🍰 & it flowed with lots of Aroha into the bags 🛍️ if 115 households 🏕️🏡🏘️ just in time for a long winter ❄️ weekend, we love that🩵

Have a wonderful weekend one & all, enjoy time with whanau & friends…We are taking a wee breather on Monday to reconnect & recharge the batteries🪫🔋

See you down south in Stratford on Wednesday or back out East in Bell Block on Thursday✌️🤙🏽👌🙌

‘We’re all travelling through time together. Everyday of our lives. All we can do is do our best to relish the remarkable ride’ - from the movie 🎥 ‘About Time’😊😁😜🤩🥳🧑‍🎤🧜🏽‍♀️🧚🏽‍♀️🕊️🦉

27/05/2026

It was another stunner of an afternoon as we rolled out another ‘Over 65’s Free Store’ how lucky are we in this wee corner of the world ✨🪶🕊️

Our lovelies flowed things together with such ease & grace…the wonderful Frank got things sorted & ship shape ready for our customers to have a cuppa tea 🫖☕️ & take a load off & he is closely followed by our front of house superstars 🤩 John & Denise😊👍🙌 We have a lot of fun 🤩

Big Ups 🙌 also to Bobbi & Marion for keeping the afternoon tea flowing👌 There was 506 kg’s of tasty 😋 surplus kai including bacon 🥓 perfect for a breakfast 🍳 butty, chips 🍟 & plenty of other fry up options 🧅🥔🥖🍞🍤🥣🫖☕️🍵🍪🥫🍗🥩 & it filled the bags of 85 happy 😃 customers 🩵

Keep warm & soak in the sunshine ☀️ so good 😊 for the soul ☺️ We shall see you in a fortnight on Wednesday, June 10th, please 🙏 bring your reusable bags 🛍️ & we’ll fill ‘em with aroha 🤍🩷💚

‘In every job that must be done ✅ there is an element of fun 🤩’ - Mary Poppins👩🏼‍🎨👨🏻‍🎨👩‍✈️👩‍🔬👨🏽‍⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️👨‍⚕️👩🏻‍🌾👨🏼‍🌾👨🏻‍🍳👩‍🏫👷🏻‍♀️🕵️👩‍🏭🧑‍💻

25/05/2026

Jees Louise our Free Store Week is off & running 🏃🏽‍♀️ out the gate & up the road with a smile 😊 on another stunner of a day in Taradise☀️🌊🌅

Our whanau are so fast 💨 they arrive put the bag 💼 & coat 🧥 on the peg, dust off the working day, the gloves come on & they are a whir of activity…there was loads of good chat as we did the mahi & had a wee breather here & there😅😁🥰

It was a big & beautiful 🤩 kai rescue mountain ⛰️ 1404 tasty kg’s including wee fairy 🧚🏽‍♀️ cakes, biscuits 🍪 chips🍟 & loads of protein with a few wonderful surprises popped into the bags of 150 households 🏕️🏠🏡🥝🥦🥬🍌🍋🍋‍🟩🥔🧅🥖🍞🥐🧀🍳🥩🍗🥓🥫🥘🍤🦪🥧🍫

We are making the most of the clear skies & sunshine ☀️ filled days, soak it all in one & all…Ses you at ‘Over 65’s’ on Wednesday or out East in Bell Block on Thursday. Please 🙏 bring your reusable bags 🛍️ & leave your doggies🐕 at home

‘Good weather 🌦️ heals more than we realise - Unknown 🧺🌅🏖️🏕️🏔️⛵️🚴🏄🏻‍♀️🤸🏽🤿🛹🌊✨🌙☀️🌜🌞🐚🍂🪵🔥🐿️🪶

21/05/2026

It was another gorgeous evening out East in Bell Block…Queen of the sunsets 🌅 Check out our lovelies - Colleen & Sally our front of house superstars leading the cover tonight…closely followed by Marcia in the prep section, doing the mahi😊😊😊

It’s such a joy to bring together our Free Stores with the whanau - so many cute things unfold each shift & tonight our green fingered goddess was back with her lush herbs 🌿 & we had lots of meal 🥘 options amongst the 1487 kg’s of tasty 😋 surplus kai & some fabulous treats in the cake section🍕🍖🍗🥩🌭🍤🥫🫔🥓🍳🧀🍠🥔🥖🍞🥐🥕🥝🍌🍋🍊🍐🥭🍍 so awesome to see the new season citrus🍊rolling in…all these goods flowed into the bags of 107 households🏕️🏡🏠 on a soft, warm evening 🌅

Keep well & warm out there one & all there are winter ❄️ bugs around, take care of each other🤗 Enjoy a slow weekend to rest & restore🐌🕊️ See you down West in Moturoa on Monday, please 🙏 bring your reusable bags 🛍️ & leave your doggies 🐶 at home 🏡

‘You are the sky 🌌 everything else is the weather 🌦️’ - Pema Chodron 🌄🌅🌊☀️🌤️⛅️🌥️☁️🌦️🌧️⛈️🌩️🌨️❄️🌬️🌈✨🌙🤍

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