DRINk BEER, DO GOOD

On The House (OTH) is a New Plymouth based food rescue and redistribution charity founded in 2017. We collect surplus food from supermarkets, food producers, and hospitality businesses, including our friends at Shining Peak, and get it to the people and whānau who need it most, for free.

Between July 2025 and June 2026, we distributed 260,389 kg of food across Taranaki, the equivalent of 578,641 meals with a retail value of $1.8 million. That food reached 15,987 households through our four pop-up Free Stores and supported 74 community organisations and foodbanks. We prevented 780+ tonnes of CO2 emissions and saved over 165 million litres of water from the food production cycle. At the heart of it all are over 160 active volunteers contributing more than 9,000 hours every year.

For every dollar invested in OTH, we generate an estimated $4.50 in social return.

Funds raised through Shining Peak’s 5% Project will go toward purchasing a commercial freezer for our Meal Donor Program, an initiative we run in partnership with YMCA’s Te Whare ō Tapatahi night shelter. We supply the surplus food ingredients to community groups, businesses, and schools who prepare meals that we then store and deliver to the shelter for their guests. The freezer will give us dedicated, reliable storage making it easier to manage withroom to grow alongside demand.

Drink Beer, Do Good. We couldn’t agree more.