Aotearoa Food Parcel Measure (AFPM)

Food Parcel Distribution Data Dashboard

in the month of March 2026

across 95 participating community food support sites across Aotearoa New Zealand.

  • Four simplified human figures in orange, green, red, and brown representing diversity in a row.

    85,409 people were given food support


  • A diagram illustrating the process of measuring and distributing food for Aotearoa, featuring labeled steps such as 'Parcel Measure,' 'Aotearoa Food,' and imagery of bowls and a hand scoop.

    through approx. 21,352 food parcels

  • Bar chart showing three colored semicircles, orange on the left, red in the middle, and green on the right, representing three different data categories.

    which are the equivalent of 1,024,906 meals

  • approx. value $2.9 million worth of food distributed

We take this opportunity to acknowledge three of our local community food organisations who have had to close over the last 12 months. Therefore their data is no longer included in the 2025-6 financial year. We appreciate all they have given and been in their communities.

12 months ago in March 2025:

76,546people were given assistance - 18,394 food parcels were distributed,

which were the equivalent of 882,912 meals and $2.2 million worth of food.

In the full year 1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025, 912,223 people received food assistance, 228,056 food parcels were distributed, which were the equivalent of 10,946,677 meals, to the value of approximately $27.36 million worth of food.

None of us are food secure ~

Until all of us are food secure ~

None of us are food secure ~ Until all of us are food secure ~

The Aotearoa Food Parcel Measure (AFPM) is a calculating tool to quantify the volume of food support that is being distributed primarily through food parcels within our communities. This distribution is calculated against the AFPM. It offers a consistent way for foodbanks and community food distributors to standardise their data, including by nutritionally adequate volume content. A food parcel should account for 4 people, 3 meals a day, for 4 days, and be compiled at between 50-80% of the NZnutritional guide.

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