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Community Dinner with Kai Aroha

In Papamoa, Kai Aroha – Feeding Our Hungry Community provides a warm and welcoming space for anyone experiencing food poverty. Every Monday evening, they host a free, sit-down community meal, offering not just a plate of food, but a chance to connect with others.

The community dinner is held at St Paul’s Church, 242 Dickinson Road, Papamoa, and runs from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. It’s a great opportunity for people to share a meal and find a sense of belonging.

For more information, you can reach out to them by email at kaiaroha1267@gmail.com.

“Kai Aroha started on the streets of Greerton, Tauranga in 2016, when homelessness and lack of housing was on the rise. Many people were sleeping on the streets, in the doorways of businesses under the safety of lights and security cameras and in local parks. Within our capacity, we, the Kai Aroha team of volunteers, wanted to do something to alleviate the effects of homelessness and poverty in our community. We not only wanted to feed the puku, we wanted to feed their soul, with manaakitanga kindness and ngākau aroha love…. one meal at a time”.