Ka Mākona

Income Adequacy in Aotearoa New Zealand

Food-related poverty, or food insecurity, is not about whether there is enough food in Aotearoa but about whānau having enough resources to access healthy affordable kai. Ensuring people have an adequate income to pay their basic bills is one way for us to ensure Aotearoa is food secure.

Ka Mākona 2024 explores: who are the 15 – 20% of our population in Aotearoa New Zealand experiencing moderate to severe food insecurity at any given time?”

Ka Mākona provides a snapshot of the income and expenses of low-income households in urban and regional centres across Aotearoa. This snapshot helps to create an understanding of the root causes of food-related poverty for whānau and encourages us all into conversation and action for change.