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SUMMARY:Every Bite: Waste Less\, Save More - Wānaka
DESCRIPTION:Every Bite: waste less\, save more – Wānaka \nMay: when the days start getting a little shorter and a little colder and food inspo is running low. May’s also Food Appreciation Month so there’s no better time to join Wastebusters for Every Bite\, a fun\, four week programme that will help you become more food resourceful and less wasteful with easy tricks and ideas.\n \nYou begin with a delicious dinner cooked by a local chef\, discover clever kitchen tips and tricks that you never knew you needed and get fantastic recipes and resources\, all designed to help you and your household reduce your food waste and save money in the process. Sounds simple? It is\, and it’s also super effective. \nWe’ve teamed up again with local chef and zero waste legend\, Evelyn Vallilee\, who’s a whizz when it comes to creative and delicious ways to use up must-eat food items. At our launch event\, Evelyn will prepare a delicious dinner for you to enjoy as we kick off the programme. You’ll hear more about what’s in store\, learn practical tips to keep on top of your grocery shop with minimal waste\, and receive the resources you’ll need at home. \nBring your whānau\, bring your friends and bring your flatties\, and make every bite count! \nEarly bird tickets are on sale now and are $15 (until March 31) per person for the four week programme including dinner and drinks at both the launch and wrap events. All proceeds go to the Wānaka Food Bank \nFull event details  \nLaunch event: Thursday 30th April\, 6-8pm\, Wānaka Community Hub \nWrap event: Thursday 28th May\, 6-7:30pm\, Wānaka Community Hub \nhttps://events.humanitix.com/every-bite-wanaka-april-2026 \nWastebusters is proud to deliver Every Bite\, a collaborative initiative designed by Zero Waste Aotearoa as part of the Ministry for the Environment’s National Food Waste Reduction programme\, and supported locally by Queenstown Lakes District Council’s Zero Waste District Programme.
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LOCATION:Wānaka Community Hub\, 34 McDougall Street\, Wanaka\, 9305\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:Every Bite: Waste Less\, Save More - Queenstown
DESCRIPTION:Every Bite: waste less\, save more – Queenstown\n\nMay: when the days start getting a little shorter and a little colder and food inspo is running low. May’s also Food Appreciation Month so there’s no better time to join Wastebusters for Every Bite\, a fun\, four week programme that will help you become more food resourceful and less wasteful with easy tricks and ideas.\n \nYou begin with a delicious dinner cooked by a local chef\, discover clever kitchen tips and tricks that you never knew you needed and get fantastic recipes and resources\, all designed to help you and your household reduce your food waste and save money in the process. Sounds simple? It is\, and it’s also super effective. \nWe\, with help from our friends at Sustainable Queenstown\, have teamed up again with local chef and zero waste legend\, Alvaro Briones\, who’s passionate about making the most of what’s on hand and leaving no carrot behind.  At our launch event\, Alvaro will prepare a delicious dinner for you to enjoy as we kick off the programme. You’ll hear more about what’s in store\, learn practical tips to keep on top of your grocery shop with minimal waste\, and receive the resources you’ll need at home. \nBring your whānau\, bring your friends and bring your flatties\, and make every bite count! \nEarly bird tickets are on sale now and are $15 (until March 31) per person for the four week programme including dinner and drinks at both the launch and wrap events. All proceeds go to Kiwiharvest \nFull event details  \nLaunch event: Wednesday 29th April\, 6-8pm\, Lakes Hayes Pavilion \nWrap event: Wednesday 27th May\, 6-7:30pm\, Lakes Hayes Pavilion \nhttps://events.humanitix.com/every-bite-queenstown-april-2026 \nWastebusters is proud to deliver Every Bite\, a collaborative initiative designed by Zero Waste Aotearoa as part of the Ministry for the Environment’s National Food Waste Reduction programme\, and supported locally by Queenstown Lakes District Council’s Zero Waste District Programme.
URL:https://www.wastebusters.co.nz/event/every-bite-queenstown-2026utm_sourcewebsite/
LOCATION:Lake Hayes Pavilion\, 719 Lake Hayes Hayes-Arrow Junction Highway\, Lake Hayes Estate\, 9371\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:Every Bite - Queenstown
DESCRIPTION:Every Bite’s back and we want you to join us! \nWastebusters is incredibly excited to bring back Every Bite\, our food waste prevention programme designed to help households cut back on their food waste\, become more food resourceful\, and save money in the process. \nThis three-week programme provides you with the tools\, support and\, most importantly\, the motivation to monitor your food waste\, as well as loads of tips\, tricks\, and tasty recipes for keeping your kai in date and on your plates. It’s super easy and with the average household throwing away more than $1300 worth of food a year\, a few small tweaks to your daily habits can make a big difference to your household food waste and your grocery bill. \nWhat to expect: \n\nThe 3 week programme consists of two in-person sessions (one at the start and one at the end)\, with some simple strategies for you to try at home to help you reduce your food waste.\nAt the first in-person session on Thursday 8th May (from 6.00pm – 8.00pm) at the Atheneum Hall in Arrowtown\, you’ll be treated to a delicious dinner prepared by Crowne Plaza chef\, Patagon Kitchen owner and local zero waste champion Alvaro Briones\, as he shares all his industry tips for reducing spoilage\, ideas for recipe substitutes\, and loads more.\nYou’ll receive newsletters during the programme with updates\, recipes and ideas to keep you on track and you’ll have access to a Facebook group where you can share your progress and ideas with other participants\, ask questions\, discuss challenges and celebrate your wins.\nWe’ll come back together on Thursday 29th May (from 6.00pm – 7.30pm) venue TBC\, to have a kōrero and hear how you got on.\n\nThe three week Every Bite programme costs just $10 per person\, including dinner and drinks at the launch event\, with all proceeds going to local food recovery charity\, Kiwi Harvest. Sign up here! \nEvery Bite is part of the Ministry for the Environment’s National Food Waste Reduction programme. It is a collaborative programme that is being designed and delivered by Zero Waste Aotearoa\, with the support of members from both Zero Waste Aotearoa and Environment Hubs Aotearoa.
URL:https://www.wastebusters.co.nz/event/every-bite-queenstown/
LOCATION:Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall\, Arrowtown\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:Every Bite - Wānaka
DESCRIPTION:Every Bite’s back and we want you to join us! \nWastebusters is incredibly excited to bring back Every Bite\, our food waste prevention programme designed to help households reduce food waste\, become more food resourceful\, and save money in the process. \nThis three-week programme provides you with the tools\, support and loads of tips\, tricks\, and tasty recipes for keeping your kai in date and on your plates. It’s super easy\, and with the average household throwing away more than $1300 worth of food a year\, a few small tweaks to your daily habits can make a big difference to your household food waste and your grocery bill. \nWhat to expect: \nThe 3 week programme consists of two in-person sessions (one at the start and one at the end)\, with some simple strategies for you to try at home to help you reduce your food waste. \nAt the first in-person session on Tuesday\, 6th May (from 6.00pm – 8.00pm) at the Lake Wānaka Centre\, you’ll be treated to a delicious dinner prepared by professional chef and zero waste champion Evelyn Vallillee (Dripping Bowl)\, as she shares her industry tips for reducing spoilage\, ideas for recipe substitutes\, and loads more. \nYou’ll receive newsletters during the programme with updates\, recipes and ideas to keep you on track and you’ll have access to a private Facebook group where you can share your progress and ideas with other participants\, ask questions\, discuss challenges and celebrate your wins. \nWe’ll come back together on Wednesday\, 28th May (from 6.00pm – 7.30pm) at the Wānaka Community Hub to have a kōrero and hear how you got on.\nThe Every Bite programme costs just $10 per person\, including dinner and drinks at the launch event\, with all proceeds going to the Wānaka Food Bank. \nhttps://events.humanitix.com/every-bite-mu53ajwr \nEvery Bite is part of the Ministry for the Environment’s National Food Waste Reduction programme.  It is a collaborative programme that is being designed and delivered by Zero Waste Aotearoa\, with the support of members from both Zero Waste Aotearoa and Environment Hubs Aotearoa.
URL:https://www.wastebusters.co.nz/event/every-bite-wanaka/
LOCATION:Lake Wānaka Centre\, Lake Wānaka Centre\, Wānaka\, 9305\, New Zealand
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