Join us for an unforgettable evening at the Food For Love gala, proudly supported by Bayleys Wānaka.

It’s time to pull out your glad rags, dust off your dancing shoes, and get ready for a night of community, connection, giving back…and a whole lot of fun.

Tickets include:

✨ A welcome drink
✨ Delicious three-course dinner

✨ Inspiring guest speakers

✨ Silent & live auctions
✨ Live entertainment

✨ Prizes for best dressed

Special Guests:

🎤JOEL PALMER from the MORE FM breakfast show is locked in as our host for the night. With over 15 years of experience on the mic, including time with New Zealand’s biggest media companies and also with the BBC in London, Joel is a natural in-front of a crowd. Among the many events he has hosted is the Queenstown’s Winter Festival, the Wairarapa Sports Awards and the Spirit of the Wakatipu Gala.

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❤️ NADIA LIM will take the stage for a special Q&A session, giving guests the chance to hear her stories, ask questions, and share in her warmth and wisdom. Loved for her down-to-earth approach to food and her passion for seasonal, nourishing ingredients, Nadia has inspired thousands of New Zealanders to cook with love. Guests will also have the opportunity to meet Nadia in person, purchase her brand-new cookbook Nadia’s Farm Kitchen, and take home a signed copy, thanks to Paper Plus Wānaka.

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🗻LYDIA BRADEY ONZM will be joining us as a guest speaker and will inspire you as she shares how the values at the heart of Food For Love (nutrition, community, and connection) were the same values that helped her to become the first woman in the world to reach the summit of Mt Everest without supplementary oxygen. To date she is the only New Zealander to have climbed Everest without oxygen, and has climbed Everest six times. She has made a total of 10 ascents over 8000m, and been on more than 35 expeditions over 6000m.

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💃🏼THE DIRTY MONEY DUO have generously donated their time, their incredible talent, and their unforgettable voices to have us finishing the night on a high. With a guitar, harmonica, and percussion, they’ll be bringing all of the favourites that are sure to get the dance floor moving. For a sneak peek check them out on their website or find them on Facebook / Instagram.

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🔨TINA CHAMBERLAIN is kindly donating her amazing skills and time to us to host our live auctions. Tina's experience as a pro auctioneer from Bayleys will turn up the volume on the fun and fundraising to raise vital funds to keep up with the growing demand for our service. Leaving no stone unturned, she'll craft an environment where the act of giving feels as enjoyable as a new year's eve celebration.

The proceeds raised through the auctions will go to Food For Love to allow us to continue providing fresh, nourishing meals when people need them most. Last year alone we made over 9,000 meals for the community.

Tickets are strictly limited and we would hate for you to miss out, so we highly recommend that you buy your ticket ASAP to avoid disappointment.

If you wish to donate a prize for the evening, please email volunteer@foodforlovewanaka.com