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Good guys and goodies

Welcome wonderful folks keen on stopping food waste in Aotearoa. We’d love you to join us to stop food and moolah going in the bin.

Along with the daily downloadable tips and tricks, we’ve also got some epic goodies when you sign up to the challenge. Check them out below.

Daily goodies up for grabs.

During our week-long Challenge, our daily emails will give you the chance to grab goodies. Full T&Cs here. So go on, sign up.

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“We don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly”

– Anne-Marie Bonneau, ZeroWasteChef

PSST Join our Challenge community Facebook page – That’s where you’ll enter to win, share hacks and high fives.

GOODIES UP FOR GRABS WHEN YOU SIGN UP

Sign up and be in to win
1 x Panasonic Prime+ Edition Fridge/Freezer

Coming Sept 2022. Next level fresh and frozen food storage. Everyday More Brilliant. YUP, SIGN ME UP

Full T&Cs are here.

SIGN UP, BRAG & TAG ON SOCIAL TO BE IN TO WIN
1 of 50 $5-off Foodprint App Vouchers

Take a bite at saving the planet.
Currently available in Auckland, Waikato, Wellington and Christchurch only. YUP, SIGN ME UP

Full T&Cs are here.

GOODIES week prior to challenge

Friday 16 Sept 2022 – In get ready email. SIGN UP TO GET DISCOUNT CODES!

Enjoy 25% Off

Perfectly Imperfect, Auckland

Helping build a sustainable circular food ecosystem with zero waste, zero hunger. Gleaning surplus fruit and vegetables from the paddock for your plate and delivering here.

Plus 10 Gleaned Mystery Boxes to be won North Island wide.

Full T&Cs are here.

Enjoy 25% Off

Misfit Garden, Central North Island

Sourcing fresh, surplus & Misfit produce direct from farmers and delivering it to your door. Fighting food waste & filling pukus. Delivering here.

Plus 6 Mini Misfit Boxes to be won North Island wide!

Full T&Cs are here.

Enjoy 25% Off

Wonky Box, Wellington & Kapiti Coast

Fairer for growers, customers and planet. Rescue ‘too big’, ‘too much’ or ‘too wonky’ produce each week. Delivering to Wellington homes here

Plus 2 x 1 month subscriptions to be won.
That’s a box of fruit & veg for a Wellington household every week for a month!

Full T&Cs are here.

Check Out

The Odd Bunch at Countdown

NZ’s first funny looking fruit and veges supermarket brand, for a whole lot less.

Available nationwide. Keep in mind, The Odd Bunch is local produce and varies depending on seasons and stock availability.

Full T&Cs are here.

BE IN TO WIN: 1 of 5 sets of CHALLENGE MERCH and a $20 Countdown GIFT CARD.

Merch prize includes a choice of a limited edition apron, tea towel or shopping bag. Fill out a short, simple survey. We’re keen to know your thoughts on food waste before we start the Challenge. And yep, all replies will be anonymous.

Full T&Cs are here.

CHALLENGE WEEK 19-25 SEPT GOODIES

Check daily email for how to enter

CHALLENGE Day 1 – Mon 19 Sept

Use it up
Be in to win:
1 of 5 WASTE NOT WANT NOT Cookbooks by Sarah Burtscher

Fridge cleaner cooking at its best.

Full T&Cs are here.

CHALLENGE Day 2 – Tues 20 Sept

Store like a boss
Be in to win:
our second Panasonic Prime+ Edition

Coming Sept 2022. Next level fresh and frozen food storage.
Everyday More Brilliant.

Full T&Cs are here.

CHALLENGE Day 3 – Wed 21 Sept

Use it all. Stem, stalks, skins & shoots.
Be in to win:
1 of 5 $100 gift vouchers from NZ’s leading sustainable catering enterprise.

Not in Auckland? No matter. Be in to win an online live creative and contemporary cooking demo in November with plant based, zero waste Chef Amy for 5 households and as many buddies as you can fit in your kitchen.

Full T&Cs are here.

CHALLENGE Day 4 – Thurs 22 Sept

UPCYCLE, PICKLE & PRESERVE
Be in to win:
1 of 5 x RESCUED KITCHEN Sample Packs to the value of $100

This innovative start-up backed by Countdown’s Kete accelerator programme are rescuing, reviving and reinventing food that otherwise would be wasted into healthy and tasty new products. YUSS.

Full T&Cs are here.

CHALLENGE Day 5 – Fri 23 Sept

Have surplus food? Share.
Be in to win:
1 of 5 $100 Countdown Gift Cards

Perfect for any sharing occasion. Choose what you want or need, there’s no expiry date, shop at any Countdown Supermarket.

Full T&Cs are here.

CHALLENGE Day 6 – Sat 24 Sept

Love your leftovers and makeovers.
Be in to win:
1 of 5 DISH magazine 12-month print subscriptions

dish is an award-winning magazine for people who enjoy cooking and reading about good food. It contains inspiring seasonal recipes and stories about food producers, issues and trends around food in New Zealand and overseas.

Full T&Cs are here.

CHALLENGE Day 7 – Sun 25 Sept

Composting and Celebrating

You did it. Even if you saved a lot or a little from going in the bin, it’s a great start.

You win bragging rights and get a Food Rescue Rockstar Certificate. Go you!

Full T&Cs are here.

THURS 29 SEPT

UN’s International Day of Awareness of Food Loss & Waste.

FREE POCKET GUIDE TO ZERO FOOD WASTE

Today formally wraps the 2022 Challenge kick starting conversations and change in kitchens, communities and in schools across Aotearoa. Check your email today and download your FREE POCKET EDITION GUIDE to Zero Food Waste to stay awesome.

Full T&Cs are here.

BE IN TO WIN: 1 of 5 sets of CHALLENGE MERCH and a $20 Countdown GIFT CARD.

Merch prize includes a choice of a limited edition apron, tea towel or shopping bag. Fill out a short, simple survey. We’re keen to know your thoughts now you’ve taken part in the Challenge in a big or small way. As always, all replies will be anonymous.

Full T&Cs are here.

A massive shout out to all our clever and creative Challenge content contributors sharing tips, tricks and recipes to help Aotearoa get to zero food waste, save some moolah and have some fun along the way.

Yes, we’re looking at you Nici Wickes (niciwickes.com), Sarah Burtscher (fridgecleaner.co.nz), Amy Klitscher (thesustainablefoodco.co.nz), Diane Stanbra (rescued.co.nz), Maddie Ballard and Claire Aldous (dish.co.nz), and The 5+ A Day Charitable Trust team (5aday.co.nz).

And a high five to all of you at home doing your bit one bite at a time. You’re all awesome.

He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata he tangata, he tangata!
What is the most important thing in the world?
It is people, it is people, it is people!

Got questions?

Contact Us or check out the Faqs

Food rescue friends

The free Zero Food Waste Challenge has been created by a group of friends fed up with food waste. From The kitchen table, we’re bringing together food rescue charities across Aotearoa to spark conversation and change.

Working with a generous helping from

Countdown

With a side serving from

The 5+ A Day Charitable Trust
Panasonic Prime+ Edition

our inaugural partner

Aotearoa Food Rescue Alliance

Also at the table, Zero Food Waste Fans

Love Food, Hate Waste NZ
NZ Digital
The Planet – Papatuanuku

Take part in the challenge

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