Want some baking?

Info for recipients

Does your organisation support people going through a tough time? Could home baking from our volunteers help support your mahi?

Our mission is to spread kindness, one treat at a time. Good Bitches Baking partners with community organisations across Aotearoa New Zealand to share kindness through home baking. Our volunteers bake treats in their own homes and deliver them to vetted recipient organisations.

Once onboarded, your organisation will receive boxes of home baking such as slices, sweet or savoury muffins, biscuits or cakes. Each box contains enough for 15-20 people and is baked and delivered by GBB volunteers. 

We deliver baking to organisations including hospices, refuges, and those who provide support to individuals and whānau experiencing illness, bereavement, financial hardship and mental distress. 

We know this small act of kindness helps people feel seen and connected to their community and allows very stretched budgets to go a little further. Through sharing kai it is a little easier to open difficult conversations and break down barriers, and provide a moment of respite for those who are struggling.

To receive our baking, your organisation must:

  • Support people experiencing tough times (if you’re not sure, get in touch and we’ll talk through it together)

  • Be able to distribute the baking to those people (for example during support groups, or home visits)

  • Have a safe delivery location where volunteers can leave baking

  • Require ongoing baking (weekly, fortnightly or monthly)

  • Operate in an area covered by an existing GBB chapter (see list here: https://gbb.org.nz/baking-it-better/chapters

We do not provide baking for individuals or families (we only work directly with recognised, vetted community organisations) and we generally cannot help with one-off bakes (e.g. for a celebration or fundraiser).

Food safety:

All baking is prepared by volunteers in their own home kitchens using their own ingredients. Volunteers follow our food safety guidelines (based on guidance from MPI), and every box includes an ingredient list so recipients can make informed choices about what they share with clients. 

Delivery and distribution:

Volunteers deliver baking to an agreed location, usually reception or another designated drop-off point. Your organisation then distributes the baking in whatever way best supports the people you work with, whether that's over a shared morning tea, during home visits, or as part of your usual programmes.

Good to know:

  • Our baking is for the people your organisation supports, not treats or thank-yous for your staff or your volunteers. Staff are of course welcome to share baking alongside clients where appropriate.

  • We do our best to accommodate halal requirements, cultural or religious needs, and serious allergens, although we can't guarantee an allergen-free baking environment.

  • Some chapters currently have waiting lists. If we're unable to support your organisation immediately, we'll let you know and add you to the waitlist.

Next steps:

Complete the form below and your local chapter leader (Head Bitch) will be in touch.

Together you'll discuss whether Good Bitches Baking is the right fit for your organisation, how much baking you need, how often you'd like deliveries, and the best arrangements for drop-off.

To help ensure we’re a good fit for each other, we’ll ask:

  • How do your organisation’s values and purpose align with GBB’s?

  • How much baking do you need and how often?

  • What days and times work best for delivery?

  • Where can volunteers safely leave baking?

  • Are there any delivery instructions or baking requirements volunteers should know?

  • Who will contact us if there are any changes or problems (including public holiday closures, change in number of attendees/boxes needed)?

38,593 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

3,581 Good Bitches

633 recipient organisations

$3,685,632 is the financial value of these boxes

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Bay of Islands

251 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

36 Good Bitches

10 recipient organisations

$23,971 is the financial value of these boxes

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Central Auckland

2,536 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

289 Good Bitches

25 recipient organisations

$242,188 is the financial value of these boxes

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Christchurch

3,990 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

305 Good Bitches

75 recipient organisations

$381,045 is the financial value of these boxes

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Dunedin

1,950 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

186 Good Bitches

32 recipient organisations

$186,225 is the financial value of these boxes

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Gisborne

240 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

27 Good Bitches

3 recipient organisations

$22,920 is the financial value of these boxes

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Gore - Balclutha

368 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

35 Good Bitches

6 recipient organisations

$35,144 is the financial value of these boxes

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Hauraki

178 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

25 Good Bitches

10 recipient organisations

$16,999 is the financial value of these boxes

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Invercargill

563 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

54 Good Bitches

13 recipient organisations

$53,767 is the financial value of these boxes

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Kāpiti

1,238 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

104 Good Bitches

23 recipient organisations

$118,229 is the financial value of these boxes

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Levin

232 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

27 Good Bitches

9 recipient organisations

$22,156 is the financial value of these boxes

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Marlborough

719 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

71 Good Bitches

16 recipient organisations

$68,665 is the financial value of these boxes

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Napier - Hastings

2,008 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

144 Good Bitches

14 recipient organisations

$191,764 is the financial value of these boxes

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Nelson / Tasman

872 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

69 Good Bitches

22 recipient organisations

$83,276 is the financial value of these boxes

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New Plymouth

538 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

63 Good Bitches

10 recipient organisations

$51,379 is the financial value of these boxes

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North Auckland

1,737 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

178 Good Bitches

18 recipient organisations

$165,884 is the financial value of these boxes

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Ōamaru

273 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

27 Good Bitches

9 recipient organisations

$26,072 is the financial value of these boxes

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Palmerston North

955 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

70 Good Bitches

16 recipient organisations

$91,203 is the financial value of these boxes

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Queenstown / Central Otago

1,354 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

126 Good Bitches

31 recipient organisations

$129,307 is the financial value of these boxes

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Rotorua

574 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

37 Good Bitches

9 recipient organisations

$54,817 is the financial value of these boxes

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South & East Auckland

1,103 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

129 Good Bitches

12 recipient organisations

$105,337 is the financial value of these boxes

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Taupō

462 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

47 Good Bitches

9 recipient organisations

$44,121 is the financial value of these boxes

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Tauranga

676 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

93 Good Bitches

16 recipient organisations

$64,558 is the financial value of these boxes

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Thames

322 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

35 Good Bitches

8 recipient organisations

$30,751 is the financial value of these boxes

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Timaru

605 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

80 Good Bitches

9 recipient organisations

$57,778 is the financial value of these boxes

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Waikato

4,338 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

378 Good Bitches

70 recipient organisations

$414,279 is the financial value of these boxes

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Wairarapa

788 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

88 Good Bitches

18 recipient organisations

$75,254 is the financial value of these boxes

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Warkworth

912 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

69 Good Bitches

16 recipient organisations

$87,096 is the financial value of these boxes

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Wellington

5,958 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

505 Good Bitches

66 recipient organisations

$568,989 is the financial value of these boxes

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West Auckland

463 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

98 Good Bitches

12 recipient organisations

$44,217 is the financial value of these boxes

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Whakatāne

214 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

24 Good Bitches

7 recipient organisations

$20,437 is the financial value of these boxes

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Whanganui

1,140 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

92 Good Bitches

23 recipient organisations

$108,870 is the financial value of these boxes

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Whangārei

1,036 boxes of treats in the past 12 months

70 Good Bitches

16 recipient organisations

$98,938 is the financial value of these boxes

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