17 Oct 2022

Food bank robbery a sign of desperation - Dave Letele

From Checkpoint, 5:12 pm on 17 October 2022

'Next time just ask' - the reaction from Dave Letele after his South Auckland foodbank was broken into yesterday.

Thieves took off with at least $10,000 worth of goods. It's come at a time when food prices have reached a 13-year high and Letele says it's a sign of how desperate things have become.

KidsCan is also reporting record demand for food to fill young tummies. Our reporter Louise Ternouth and camera operator Marika Khabazi have the story.