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Build Island Bay's pātaka kai

$2,200 of $2,500 goal
Given by 60 generous donors in 4 weeks

Help build a pātaka kai (community pantry) for Island Bay where we can share from our kitchens and gardens with each other

Island Bay, Wellington

Our community is coming together to build a pātaka kai (community pantry) outside the Island Bay library – where we can share from our kitchens and gardens with each other. It will be a beautiful space of sharing and connection.

Thanks to generous donations from Bunnings ($250) and the Island Bay Library ($250), we have already built the box for the kai. We want to raise the remaining $589 for building materials for the roof, legs and door. We also hope to raise up to $2000 to help compensate our amazing builder, Joseph Nicholls of SmallProjects.nz who is making a significant time investment to design and build the pātaka. So far it is looking gorgeous!

The pātaka is a joint project between the Island Bay Residents' Association and Wellington City Council. Once built, the Island Bay Community Centre team will help us all keep the pātaka clean.

Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi. With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive.

Use of funds

Initial funds will be spent on materials to complete the build of the pātaka kai, with the rest of the funds contributing to the significant time investment by our builder - Joseph of SmallProjects.nz.

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Island Bay Community Pātaka Kai Opening! 🌱  15 February 2025

As a result of the amazing generosity of you and others in our community, please join us for the blessing and opening of our Tapu te Ranga Island Bay community pātaka kai!

When: Saturday 8th March, 7am - 9am

Where: We'll start outside Island Bay Library for the blessing, then head over to Island Bay Community Centre for kai and coffee.

We'll be sharing waiata together - if you'd like to practice "Purea Nei" beforehand, you're welcome to!

If you're able, we'd love you to bring some kai to share at the morning tea or to help stock our new pātaka. But please know that you're also welcome exactly as you are - nau mai, haere mai.

Kai that is suitable for the pātaka:

- Fruit, vegetables, and eggs

- Tinned, bottled, and dried goods (unopened packaging)

- Bread and baked goods from registered businesses (less than 2 days old)

- Seedlings and seeds.

This pātaka is a place where we can all share from our kitchens and gardens with each other. Everyone is welcome to give, and everyone is welcome to take.

Nau mai, haere mai! See you there!

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Sarah
Sarah 4 days ago
$50
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Eddie on 09 Feb 2025
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Catherine
Catherine on 08 Feb 2025
$100
Rebecca
Rebecca on 07 Feb 2025
$50
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Guest Donor on 06 Feb 2025
$20

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This campaign started on 21 Jan 2025 and ends on 20 Apr 2025.