Last week's emergency services food bank street appeal was the best yet.
Food bank manager Clare Cooper says ever since the appeal she has had the song Simply the Best on her mind.
''That's because Te Puke is simply the best,'' she says.
''I thought this year we would maybe be a bit light because people are struggling, but it was the biggest food drive ever.''
She says the turnout from the emergency services and MPI was phenomenal and allowed every street in Te Puke to be covered.