Canterbury food banks are under extreme pressure to keep up with a surge in demand for parcels during the Covid-19 lockdown. Christchurch City Missioner Matthew Mark said it would normally spend a “few hundred dollars a week” on grocery items but last week, it spent about $18,000. Delta Community Support Trust worker Angela Wells has been busier than usual putting together food parcels for disadvantaged individuals and families. Delta Community Support Trust, which provides food parcels for Richmond and surrounding areas has had to launch a givealittle page to keep up with a demand increase of more than 50 per cent. Mr Burn was concerned that if not enough money was raised, people stuck at home without access to food could go hungry.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 15, 2020 18:00 UTC