Food bank appeal: Demand soars for food parcels as Covid-19 hits community
Christmas appeal launched to help families in need across Rotorua.
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We did it! Thank you Rotorua!
Six weeks of hard work have paid off for Rotorua's needy.
Zizi Sparks: Christmas appeals making all the difference
The past six weeks have seen donations for food banks flow in.
And that's a wrap: Christmas Appeal enters final day
Six weeks of pure generosity has made all the difference! Go Rotorua!
Christmas Appeal: Emotions spill over as Christmas hampers collected
People came from far and wide to collect their precious Christmas hampers.
Christmas Appeal: Rotorua Trust donates $10K cheque to the cause
The donation comes as an added boost for the Salvation Army's Foodbank.
Christmas Appeal: My day as a Foodbank volunteer
Reporter Caroline Fleming headed down to the Salvation Army Foodbank to do her bit.
Having a ball while doing good for charity
By 3pm, they had collected around 2000 cans of food.
Pupils present donations to Salvation Army
St Mary's Catholic School took a trip to the Salvation Army to present donations.
Christmas Appeal: Ngongotāha community collection a success
This year's Ngongotahā foodbank collection was a success!
Overbye family's generations of generosity
"It is everyone giving a small portion, that makes the difference."
New Salvation Army opens its door, mostly!
The Pukuatua St Salvation Army premises is finally open, just not officially.
Go Santa Go! Run kicks the season into gear
It was a race with a difference. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Record-breaking! Fill the Bus reaps massive haul
Yesterday's event broke the record for the largest haul of donations ever received!
'Thank you Rotorua': Fill the Bus a roaring success
The bus was well and truly packed to the brim!
School kids get stuck in to Fill the Bus
Thousands of children turned out for the moment the big green bus rolled up.
All aboard! Fill the Bus rolls into town
The bus will hit the streets from 8am tomorrow.
Opinion: How boy from humble home inspired a mayor
Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick on why the Christmas Appeal is vital.
Hospice volunteers share generosity with Christmas Appeal
Hospice volunteers were giving back even on a day all about acknowledging them.
Christmas Appeal: Close to $4k in donations already raised
This year's Fill the Bus schedule has also been revealed.
Christmas Appeal: Hungry tummies at school is not good
It is a well-known fact that a person is not themselves when they are hungry.
Christmas Appeal: Meet Rotorua Foodbank's new co-ordinator
Glen Harmer has been making all the difference for this year's Christmas Appeal.
Opinion: Take a moment this festive season
Rotorua Chamber of Commerce president John McRae asks you to give back this Christmas.
Christmas appeal: What goes into a standard Christmas hamper?
The Salvation Army pack more than 120 special Christmas parcels for families in need.
Cupcakes or a workout? Businesses get creative with food appeal
Flex your cans Rotorua!
Why two Rotorua kids want you to give back this Christmas
Two Rotorua students share why they think the Christmas Appeal is so important.
Mamaku gives more than 600 items to Christmas Appeal
The Salvation Army Foodbank says the appeal is off to a great start this year.
Rotorua Kmart starts filling Santa sacks for needy
Last year the store collected over 1200 gifts and hopes there will be even more this year.
Can you help give festive cheer to others?
The Rotorua community is encouraged to get behind the Rotorua Daily Post Foodbank Appeal.
Jane Trask: Why we should support the foodbank appeals
Hungry children find it hard to concentrate and learn in schools.
Christmas Appeal: First big-ticket donation made by local business
The Rotorua Daily Post Christmas Appeal started on Saturday.
Christmas Appeal: Local businesses' big plans for appeal
Some local businesses are already gearing up to do their bit!