New Zealanders waste $2b worth of food each year. (Photo \ Getty Images)

Calls for change as Kiwis' waste $2billion worth of food

Author: Sam Carran,
Publish Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017, 9:07AM

Calls for more food redistribution in New Zealand as our amount of waste comes to light.

New Zealander's are wasting almost $2 billion worth of food a year with average households throwing out a $1000 each.

Love Food Hate Waste spokesperson Jenny Marshall said the most waste comes from younger people, mostly students and people leaving home for the first time.

Marshall said there have been a number of redistribution groups popping up in the last three years, especially ones that collect from supermarkets at the end of the day.

"We're seeing community groups picking fruit off people's fruit trees and redistributing that out to food banks as well."

All figures researched by RaboDirect.