When they received a letter to say they would be getting a Christmas hamper, they were pretty excited.
"We were jumping up and down, well I was," Miss Hunter said.
She is a stay-at-home mum to 4-month-old Aiirini and 18-month-old Miriama and receiving the hamper meant they were able to spend more on gifts for them.
"It's going to be a very good Christmas this year."
The hampers, which are each worth at least $150, contained items including cans of food, Christmas treats, a chicken and mince or sausages, eggs, confectionary, chips, vegetables, desserts, cream, cereal and staple items such as flour and sugar.
A Rotorua mother of two, who did not want to be named, said being given a Christmas hamper meant a lot.
She said being unemployed had made it hard for her. She said she went to the Salvation Army foodbank about six months ago for a food parcel and was surprised when she received a letter from the charity to say she would receive a hamper.
"Thank you very much to the community for supporting the rest of us. I don't think they realise just how much it means to those families who need help. It's amazing."