What is Food Security?

All people, at all times, have agency and access to enough good* food. Each and every person in Aotearoa has the right to dignified access to enough good food.

*Good food is - affordable, nutritious, enjoyable, wairua nourishing, and inclusive of traditions, beliefs, and cultural practices.

Food security for Aotearoa is achievable. It is about Kotahitanga - taking an all of society approach. We need solutions which recognise that food insecurity is driven by systems, but is experienced by people and Te Taiao.

All systems are human made so we can use our collective power and creativity to imagine and implement different ones that allow all to thrive. Ending food poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand will require a collaborative approach and deep commitment – which makes use of numerous, innovative, interconnected, cross-sector initiatives and policy changes. It requires addressing the impact of colonisation, doing our work to decolonise and prioritising avenues of reindigenisation.

Kore Hiakai are committed to building Te Tiriti grounded, long term, sustainable solutions to ensure all people, at all times, have agency and access to enough nourishing, affordable, sustainably sourced, culturally appropriate food – This is a Food Secure Aotearoa.