Rotorua Daily Post
  • Rotorua Daily Post home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
    • All Lifestyle
    • Residential property listings
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Rural
  • Sport

Locations

  • Tauranga
  • Te Puke
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō & Tūrangi

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales

Weather

  • Rotorua
  • Tauranga
  • Whakatāne
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Rotorua Daily Post

Christmas appeal: Fill the Bus is back for 2017 so get your cans ready

Alice Guy
By Alice Guy
Reporter, Rotorua Daily Post·Rotorua Daily Post·
29 Nov, 2017 12:00 AM2 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

Video Player is loading.
Current Time 0:00
/
Duration 0:00
Loaded: 0%
Stream Type LIVE
Remaining Time -0:00
 
1x
    • Chapters
    • descriptions off, selected
    • captions settings, opens captions settings dialog
    • captions off, selected

      This is a modal window.

      Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.

      Text
      Text Background
      Caption Area Background
      Font Size
      Text Edge Style
      Font Family

      End of dialog window.

      This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.

      Autoplay in
      4
      Disable Autoplay
      Cancel Video

      It's almost time to Fill the Bus again for Christmas.

      This year's Fill the Bus 12-hour food drive, led by The Hits, with support from the Rotorua Daily Post, will take place next Wednesday, December 6.

      Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Reesby's have again donated the use of a bus for the day, which will make its way around the city collecting non-perishable food items.

      Read more: Santa Claus is coming to town for A Very Rotorua Christmas
      The Warehouse Rotorua gives back this festive season

      All items collected will go towards the Rotorua Daily Post Salvation Army Foodbank Christmas Appeal, which aims to restock the organisation's foodbank in time for Christmas and 2018.

      Advertisement
      Advertise with NZME.
      Advertisement
      Advertise with NZME.
      Ralph Overbye from the Salvation Army, Kat Hicks from The Hits and Marc van Krieken from Rotorua Police are looking forward to this years Fill The Bus. Photo/Ben Fraser
      Ralph Overbye from the Salvation Army, Kat Hicks from The Hits and Marc van Krieken from Rotorua Police are looking forward to this years Fill The Bus. Photo/Ben Fraser

      Salvation Army Rotorua Lieutenant Kylie Overbye said last year Fill the Bus was a fantastic day, with 4298 food items worth more than $8000 donated.

      Read more:
      • Santa Claus is coming to town for A Very Rotorua Christmas
      • The Warehouse Rotorua gives back this festive season

      "The whole team is excited about getting on board this year.

      Advertisement
      Advertise with NZME.

      "It's a great opportunity to meet the community and hear people's stories."

      Teia Ingram donates some items.
      Malfroy Primary School.
      Team from Crossfit Rotorua on their relay to Fill the Bus.
      Otonga Road Primary School.
      Christina Hands from Ngongotaha Medical Centre with Te Awhina Thompson from the Salvation Army.
      Westbrook Primary School. Josh Sewell ,8, Fynn Collins ,8,  Rachel Weinberg,  Alexy Adam, 8, Azalea Singh 8
Hariata Epiha-Rossiter 8.
      Luvy Powell, 9,    Otonga Road Primary School.
      Glenholme Primary School.
      Atapo Huriwai, left, and Suzy King from the Salvation Army.
      New Zealand Fire Service National Training Centre
      Pak' n Save.
      Indie Fraser, 2, and Paul Hickey from The Hits.
      Riviene Roberts, 9, with Rotorua Salvation Army corps officer Ralph Overbye.
      From left, Ralph Overbye from the Salvation Army, Julie Fiddes from Shine PR, Kat Hicks from The Hits and Stacey Main from Shine PR.
      Mikaere Mativa-Horne, 2,
      Mitre 10 Mega store manager Warren Rehu.
      Tamati Coffey helps out at Otonga Rd Primary School.
      Countdown Fairy Springs
      Crossfit Rotorua
      Crossfit Rotorua coach Fallyn Flavell

      Image 1 of 24: Teia Ingram donates some items.

      The bus will stop in at 16 locations, including schools, supermarkets and local businesses over the 12 hours it is on the road.

      The confirmed schedule will be released soon and will be published in the Rotorua Daily Post and at rotoruadailypost.co.nz.

      Where will the bus be stopping
      Kawaha Point Primary
      Western Heights Primary
      Otonga School
      Malfroy School
      Pak'nSave
      Countdown Fenton St
      New World Westend
      Countdown Fairy Springs
      Rotorua Lakes Council
      Mitre 10 Mega
      Department of Corrections
      Sport BOP
      The Warehouse
      Bay of Plenty Regional Council
      Countdown Central Mall
      Artisan Cafe

      Discover more

      Donate food then feel the thrill

      24 Nov 05:00 PM

      Warehouse Rotorua gives back for Christmas

      26 Nov 01:48 PM

      Santa coming to town for parade, festival

      27 Nov 06:00 PM

      Goods pile up for Christmas appeal

      01 Dec 05:30 PM
      Save

        Share this article

      Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

      Rotorua Daily Post

      Caught on tape: Identity finally revealed of Jaguar-driving teen behind CBD rampage

      06 Jul 06:00 AM
      Rotorua Daily Post

      'He's just scared of me': Teen's Māori wards challenge to PM

      06 Jul 03:55 AM
      Rotorua Daily Post

      'Safety risks': Concerns as hospital security guards double as cleaners

      05 Jul 10:45 PM

      There’s more to Hawai‘i than beaches and buffets – here’s how to see it differently

      sponsored
      Advertisement
      Advertise with NZME.
      Recommended for you
      ‘Who the hell was that?’: Lawson taken out on first lap at Silverstone
      Formula 1

      ‘Who the hell was that?’: Lawson taken out on first lap at Silverstone

      06 Jul 02:20 PM
      'Serious-to-critical': Crash shuts SH1 in Northland, delays expected
      New Zealand

      'Serious-to-critical': Crash shuts SH1 in Northland, delays expected

      06 Jul 08:48 AM
      'No bad blood': Inmate apologises for shanking prison officer
      Crime

      'No bad blood': Inmate apologises for shanking prison officer

      06 Jul 08:00 AM
      'A nice marlin': Kiwi skipper makes history with $2m fishing triumph
      Sport

      'A nice marlin': Kiwi skipper makes history with $2m fishing triumph

      06 Jul 07:33 AM
      'Exercise caution': Investigation into Kiwi's death in elephant attack
      Wellington

      'Exercise caution': Investigation into Kiwi's death in elephant attack

      06 Jul 06:58 AM

      Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

      Caught on tape: Identity finally revealed of Jaguar-driving teen behind CBD rampage

      Caught on tape: Identity finally revealed of Jaguar-driving teen behind CBD rampage

      06 Jul 06:00 AM

      Police and footpath pedestrians had to dodge the vehicle to avoid getting run over.

      'He's just scared of me': Teen's Māori wards challenge to PM

      'He's just scared of me': Teen's Māori wards challenge to PM

      06 Jul 03:55 AM
      'Safety risks': Concerns as hospital security guards double as cleaners

      'Safety risks': Concerns as hospital security guards double as cleaners

      05 Jul 10:45 PM
      Bid for inquiry into Ōhinemutu sewage spills fails

      Bid for inquiry into Ōhinemutu sewage spills fails

      05 Jul 06:00 PM
      From early mornings to easy living
      sponsored

      From early mornings to easy living

      NZ Herald
      • About NZ Herald
      • Meet the journalists
      • Newsletters
      • Classifieds
      • Help & support
      • Contact us
      • House rules
      • Privacy Policy
      • Terms of use
      • Competition terms & conditions
      • Our use of AI
      Subscriber Services
      • Rotorua Daily Post e-edition
      • Manage your print subscription
      • Manage your digital subscription
      • Subscribe to Herald Premium
      • Subscribe to the Rotorua Daily Post
      • Gift a subscription
      • Subscriber FAQs
      • Subscription terms & conditions
      • Promotions and subscriber benefits
      NZME Network
      • Rotorua Daily Post
      • The New Zealand Herald
      • The Northland Age
      • The Northern Advocate
      • Waikato Herald
      • Bay of Plenty Times
      • Hawke's Bay Today
      • Whanganui Chronicle
      • Viva
      • NZ Listener
      • Newstalk ZB
      • BusinessDesk
      • OneRoof
      • Driven Car Guide
      • iHeart Radio
      • Restaurant Hub
      NZME
      • About NZME
      • NZME careers
      • Advertise with NZME
      • Digital self-service advertising
      • Book your classified ad
      • Photo sales
      • NZME Events
      • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
      TOP
      search by queryly Advanced Search