Every Bite’s back and we want you to join us!

Wastebusters is stoked to be bringing Every Bite back to Wānaka in 2026. Every Bite is our food waste prevention programme designed to help households cut back on their food waste, become more food resourceful, and save money in the process.

This four-week programme provides you with the resources, support and loads of tips, tricks, and tasty recipes for keeping your kai in date and on your plates. It’s super easy, and with the average household throwing away more than $1300 worth of food a year, a few small tweaks to your daily habits can make a big difference to your household food waste and your grocery bill.

What to expect:

The 4 week home-focussed programme consists of two in-person sessions (one at the start and one at the end), with some simple strategies for you to try at home to help you reduce your food waste.
At the first in-person session on Thursday, 30th April (from 6.00pm - 8.00pm) at the Wānaka Community Hub, you'll be treated to a delicious dinner prepared by professional chef and zero waste champion Evelyn Vallillee (Dripping Bowl), as she shares her industry tips for reducing spoilage, ideas for recipe substitutes, and loads more.
You’ll receive newsletters during the programme with updates, recipes and ideas to keep you on track and you’ll have access to a private Facebook group where you can share your progress and ideas with other participants, ask questions, discuss challenges and celebrate your wins.
We’ll be holding a mid-programme Zoom call where you can catch up with your fellow participants, share how you’re getting on and pose any burning questions.
We’ll come back together on Thursday 28th May (from 6.00pm - 7.30pm) at the Wānaka Community Hub to have a light dinner, kōrero and hear how you got on.

The Every Bite programme costs just $20 per person, including dinner and drinks at the launch event, with all proceeds going to the Wānaka Food Bank.

Wastebusters is proud to deliver Every Bite as part of the Ministry for the Environment’s National Food Waste Reduction programme. It is co-funded and supported by Queenstown Lakes District Council’s Zero Waste District Programme as a Resourceful Communities event.

Contact the host of Every Bite - Wānaka April 2026