Sick of supermarket power?
Itā€™s time for community power!

Join us to get fresh affordable, local produce in your community every week

Fresh kai. Fair prices. Friendly faces.

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The Kai Ora Collective is all about building a local food economy for the Wellington region that:

  • regenerates our whenua;

  • encourages and rewards local growers fairly, and;

  • provides affordable access to fresh healthy kai in our communities.

What does it cost? | He aha te utu?

Each pack is $15. Packs are available weekly - you donā€™t have to get a pack every week. Get one or more, as often as suits you and your whānau.

Who can get a Fruit & Vege Pack? | Mā wai e tono?

Anyone can get a pack - thereā€™s no eligibility required. Simply complete a registration form and youā€™re good to go!

What produce will I get? | He aha ngā hua māku?

Our fruit and vege packs contain a range of fresh, seasonal produce. It varies from week to week but generally youā€™ll get 3-4 varieties of fruit and 3-4 varieties of vegetables. We let you know the packā€™s contents in advance.

Some pick-up locations also offer regular extra items such as a carton of eggs.

Where does the produce come from?

Your produce comes from Market Gardeners Wellington, a well-established, organised group of local growers that sell to the Collective at wholesale prices.

Where can I pick up my pack?

You can pick up your pack from one of 39 pick-up locations in the greater Wellington region. See where they are on this location map.

Can I choose my own produce?

You canā€™t choose whatā€™s in the $15 packs ā€“ these vary each week depending on whatā€™s available. But you can choose your own produce through our online ordering platform. This is currently available at 8 pick-up locations.

Testimonials

  • It's very affordable and a way to experience new varieties of different fruit and veggies. Also build relationships with other people in the Community many thanks.

    Rev Aneterea

  • Fantastic community environment

    Jenni

  • "I used to live in Naenae, so used that coop first. When I moved to Wainuiomata, we collected from Waiwhetu. I am grateful that we have our own coop in Wainuiomata. Anaterea and the team are so good to me and my family. It is awesome to be able to get good quality produce for a fantastic price. "

    Katrina

  • I first started using them 2020 during covid 20 and loved how fresh and affordable their products are. Love the friendly ladies and gentlemen that run it too.

    Allison

  • Amazing fresh produce, lovely organizers, great value šŸ‘Œ

    Sophie

  • Andrew who runs our local co-op is awesome , a kind and understanding man who likes to help the community. We had a special needs child who couldn't walk or talk so in order to support my whanau they drop off my veges every week free of charge to our home. Great value and the produce is always of perfect quality

    Evelyn

  • It was the perfect financially affordable way for my whānau to be able to have a top up of our fruit and veges in the middle of the week to just help us get to our next shopping day

  • Great value with fresh variety of fruit and veges that I would not be able to get from our local supplier at same price. I am also able to share with my family. I have also attended the cooking classes made available and use the cooking book very practical. The team who serve us voluntarily are amazing too. Thankyou

    Karen

  • I love the co-op and being able to provide my family with great quality vegetables and fruits. We love our packs and at such amazing prices means we can have these in our meals and homes and such amazing people at Wesley house always happy to help and have a chat

    Jess

  • So glad we found out about the co-op through our kohanga reo. Just really want to thank everyone helping us feed our kōtiro as she grows!

    Jake

  • I tutored a group of Adult refugees for English language Partners. Many were already keen gardeners. However, most in the class would eat more vegetables than the average Kiwi born person would. So I arranged with the Co-op to bring the class down for a visit. The class was most impressed, with a good percentage becoming members as they could see their limited income would go further by doing so.

    Alison

  • I really appreciate both the excellent value and quality of our weekly fruit and vegetables and want to thank everyone who works to make the service so successful

    Lynda

  • It really helps us have a variety of fruit & veges in our diet... its so easy to just buy the same week in & out! I really think it's helped our now 2 yr old eat different fruit & veges... infact broccoli week is our favourite!! During covid, it was so great it went most of the time. The volunteers are great and often go the extra mile!

    Michelle

Fresh vegetables being grown
Fresh apples in an orchard
Boxes of fresh vegetables