Volunteers are being sought to help save more than 20 tonnes of persimmons from rotting on a Matangi farm.
Community Fruit Harvesting - in collaboration with Love Food Hate Waste - is coordinating The Great Persimmon Rescue this Sunday.
The event is supported by Waikato Regional Council and Waipa District Council.
The fruit will be distributed to foodbanks and other charities, and schools in the Waikato. Countdown will truck persimmons to Auckland for distribution to people in need.
Volunteers who join The Great Persimmon Rescue won't walk away empty-handed either - they'll be able to take home some of the fruit they've picked, along with recipe ideas.