Porirua’s First Social Supermarket

Contact our friendly kaimahi - Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

Freephone 0800 99 33 11 or

Email: teumukirangituhiadmin@ngatitoa.iwi.nz

Te Umu ki Rangituhi will provide access to essential groceries. Whānau who access Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira social services will be supported to access the supermarket, and be able to select the groceries that best meet the needs of them and their whānau.

It is a safe space, without judgement and a lot of support. Both the Rūnanga and Foodstuffs recognize the challenges that people face from time to time. The hope is that by supporting them with positive opportunities will have a positive flow on effect.

Volunteers
Volunteers
E Kai
E Kai
Pātaka Kai
Pātaka Kai
Food Rescue
Food Rescue
A shopping cart filled with groceries including spinach, toilet paper, and snacks, with people in the background at a supermarket checkout area.

We would like to acknowledge our Sponsors

Without the generous support from our sponsors, suppliers, and donors, we would not be able to continue to help feed our vulnerable whānau and community members.

  • Logo of Nikau Foundation with a blue stylized tree symbol above the name.
  • Sanitarium logo with the slogan "So Good" underneath.
  • Ingham's logo with red oval background and white text, including the slogan 'Always Good'
  • Packaging for anihana peach smoothie sugar scrub bar, featuring an illustration of a peach and a drinking glass with a straw, on an orange background.
  • Coca-Cola logo with white text on a red background.
  • Illustration of a diverse group of people including children, adults, and elderly individuals, standing together in front of a yellow background. The image promotes a fundraising campaign supporting local community food banks, encouraging people to fill a bag to help a family in need, with a note that each bag donated will give $20 from the New World store.
  • Fonterra logo on a blue background.
  • Etch Architects logo with stylized text in blue and black.
  • Outline map of New Zealand with text reading "Moana Rd" and a horizontal line underneath.

How to access Te Umu ki Rangituhi

Access to the Social Supermarket is on a referral basis;

  • Whānau on low income, beneficiaries, disabilities and kaumātua are eligible to register with TOA - Te Roopu Awhina,

  • Whānau must also live in our catchment area - Tawa to Pukerua Bay.

  • Ngāti Toa Iwi members who live in our rohe but are outside the catchment area are still eligible.

Two people shopping and looking at canned goods in a grocery store aisle.

Your contribution

The Supermarket runs on a contributions and points system.

  • Single Adult can choose products up to a total of 55 points – contribution will be $34.00.

  • Small whānau (2-3 in a household) can choose products up to a total of 65 points – your contribution will be $40.

  • Medium whānau (4-5 in a household) can choose products up to a total of 70 points – your contribution will be $44.

  • Large whānau (6+ in a household) can choose products up to a total of 75 points – your contribution will be $48.

Four shopping baskets filled with groceries, each labeled with different points: 55, 65, 70, and 75.
Woman with blonde hair, glasses, and a white shirt smiling in a grocery store aisle with canned foods on shelves in the background.

Non-perishable items can be dropped off in our donation box, which is located at New World Whitby and Tawa. Unopened, unexpired items such as canned goods, pasta, rice, peanut butter and cereal are welcomed.

Every donation that we receive either, monetary or non perishable kai enable us to continue the valuable mahi to awhi and tautoko our whānau in the community who are doing it tough.

Donations are critically important, providing significant portion of food and financial resources needed to operate and stock shelves with a diverse range of products.

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ngā tangata

If you would like to make a donation, please click below

Koha
Koha
A wall mural with the text "It began with 5 loaves & 2 fishes" surrounded by illustrations of fish and purple leaves. A woman in a purple jacket, black pants, white sneakers, and glasses stands next to the mural on the street.

The art on our wall is a scripture from the Bible Matthew: 14:13-21. This tells a story of a miracle to feed five thousand people from a young boy who only had a basket of five loaves and two fishes. Jesus prayed over the small basket and the miracle from a small basket to feed five thousand hungry people. This scripture is significant to the services we provide to our vulnerable communities.

Every day we service our vulnerable communities with mana and dignity. Our Kaupapa is that we do not pass judgement and always demonstrate kindness and compassion to serve.

Rangituhi mara kai ki te hapori - The gardens of Rangituhi that feeds the people

Nāu te rourou nāku te rourou ka ora te tangata

The great thing about Porirua is that our community always shows up when it matters most. Recently, Te Umu Ki Rangituhi has been humbled by the generosity shown from local organisations, businesses, and people wanting to help our whānau.

We also sincerely thank Vaka Tautua and the Vaka Tautua Pasifika Disability Organisation Team, including Fania Neemia, who fundraised and gifted $1,000 worth of non-perishable items.

A huge thank you to Porirua Club and the Porirua Club Pantry team – Trina Gilmer, Wayne Hodge, Jan Pritchard, John Pritchard, and Aaron Hoare – for donating non-perishable kai items and $1,000.

A special thank you as well to New World Tawa owners Ashley Jackson and Scott Jackson, whose Family2Family Initiative - Tawa community, donated 50 bags to Te Umu Ki Rangituhi. To everyone who has contributed, thank you for backing our community and helping whānau who need it most. This is the spirit of Porirua. This is manaakitanga. 

FAQs

  • Whānau can shop 3x times per calendar year.

  • Te Umu ki Rangituhi is not a free service. We believe in a hand up, not a handout. Te Umu ki Rangituhi is based on a contribution system.

  • Tuesday -Friday
    10am - 4 pm

    Monday is an operational training day.