Aotearoa Food Parcel Measure (AFPM)
Food Parcel Distribution Data Dashboard
in the month of August 2026
across 94 participating community food support sites across Aotearoa New Zealand.
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73,347 people were given food support
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through approx. 18,337 food parcels
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which are the equivalent of 880,169 meals
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approx. value $3.2 million worth of food distributed
Read the Latest Community Food Distribution Report
In the month of August 2025 across 100 sites around 73,872 people received food support, through approximately 18,468 food parcels. This was the equivalent of 886,463 meals and
$2.9 million worth of food.
In the 12 months to 30 August 2026 across 100 sites around 1,038,734 people received food support, (some of those are people who have received food support more than once) through approximately 259,683 food parcels. This is the equivalent of 12,464,798 meals and
$41 million worth of food.
In the 12 months to 30 August 2025 across 95 sites, around 930,019 people received food support, through approximately 232,505 food parcels. This was the equivalent of 11,160,231 meals, and
$37.7 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.