Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira, in partnership with WELLfed, proudly piloted E Kai earlier this year, a community-led soup kitchen created to provide warm meals, connection, and manaakitanga to those in need across Porirua.

Located at He Oranga Ake and open every Monday from 4 Lyndsey Place in Porirua between 5pm and 7pm. E kai is more than just a soup kitchen, its about creating a warm, welcoming space where everyone has a seat at the table. He Oranga Ake is a hub offering essential community health services. E Kai reflects our reflects our Mauriora model of care. Those that come in for a kai are welcomed into a space of manaakitanga and have access to holistic culturally grounded support.

“E Kai is a kaupapa grounded in manaakitanga - about feeding the puku and the wairua. It’s about showing up for our community in a meaningful way” says Helmut Modlik, Chief Executive, Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira.

A group of five people, three men and two women, posing indoors. One woman and two men are wearing black hoodies with purple logos, two men are wearing orange safety vests over black hoodies. One man is wearing a baseball cap, and an older man is standing in the middle. They are smiling and seated around a table with cups of juice and slices of bread.

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E Kai

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