Charities are continuing to experience a record demand for food parcels as households struggle to make ends meet.
The Red Cross is giving out $40,000 worth of food vouchers a day to foreigners stranded in New Zealand by Covid 19, and is warning the crisis is worsening daily.
The Auckland City Mission is distributing a thousand food parcels a week to meet a record increase in demand.
Its Missioner and chief executive, Chris Farrelly, spoke with Māni Dunlop.