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A Message From Our National Rangatira

LJ (Lindsay) Unuia
National Rangatira, All Heart Stores

A Message from Our National Rangatira

“He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata,”

Meaning “What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people.”

All Heart Store is a profit-for-purpose enterprise of Hope and Restoring Dignity. Today, within this report, we share that essence with you, offering insight into the incredible narrative that defines us. All Heart Store embodies the connectedness of positive social impact and environmental stewardship and exemplifies the power of circular solutions in promoting sustainability and community well-being. Together, we can rethink waste, resource recovery, and reshape a more sustainable Aotearoa.

I’d like to personally acknowledge our community partners, volunteers, and staff, for joining with us on this transformative journey. The stories and testimonies in this report speak volumes to the importance of our Kaupapa and our values resonate in every endeavour: people first, planet conscious, and transformation. Through the creation of employment, volunteerism, and training opportunities. We are more than a Second-hand Store; our impact reaches lives, communities, and society. Today, we stand united by five impactful All Heart Stores, symbolizing local benefit and community empowerment across regions all embracing circularity as a pathway to change. As you dive into this report, you become an integral part of this narrative.

Let’s together craft a future that fills us with pride—a future where our actions today lay the foundation for a better tomorrow. Through conscious shopping, let us lead by example, revealing the path towards a brighter, more compassionate world.

Nga mihi nui,

Our Kaupapa

All Heart Store creates a circular solution for corporate and construction waste which leads to positive social and environmental outcomes.

To create meaningful employment, volunteerism, training and education opportunities through circularity.

All Heart Store is a profit for purpose enterprise of hope and restoring dignity. We focus on both environmental and social impact through our three main values: People First, Planet Conscious, and Transformation.

Our Impact

$557,890.00

in sales

REINVESTED

into our mission FY24'

As a profit-for-purpose organisation, All Heart NZ reinvests all profits from the All Heart Stores so we can continue improving our communities and planet to the greatest extent possible.

5,407,611
kilograms

of corporate waste diverted from landfills

&

3,498 tonnes

of carbon avoided

15 Education and training opportunities per week

91 VOLUNTEERS PER MONTH

18 people

employed by the All Heart Stores

We exist to create meaningful
employment volunteerism education opportunities
through circularity.

Manukau

Transformation starts by empowering people. At All Heart Store we are providing meaningful employment and volunteer opportunities to our community, where people are given hope and can feel their dignity being restored.

Kaikohe

Meeting the needs of the environment and people. Doing what’s right for the environment and meeting the needs of the people in our community. Te Ara Hou Charitable Trust (All Heart Store, Kaikohe) brings into alignment the needs of the environment and the community. Good quality commercial and residential goods are diverted from landfill into homes and businesses at affordable prices.

Waitara

All Heart Store Waitara is an enterprise of hope established by Te Ara Hou Waitara Charitable Trust in 2022 with the charitable objects of promoting the relief of poverty; promoting educational programmes and providing training opportunities; making gifts to other charities in Waitara. Supporting and partnering with local organisations. General age focus, representative of the local community

Wellington

O Le Nu’u Trust is a community-led trust providing wellbeing services to Pasefika people in Wellington. We are a faith-based organisation that is founded on Christian values. The cornerstone by which we do what we do as individuals and as a community. Our faith empowers and enables us to bring tailored and localised solutions to the needs of our most vulnerable.

Christchurch

Our community ministry trust is excited to partner with All Heart NZ in establishing an All Heart Store in Christchurch. We believe it has great potential for waste reduction, social and economic benefit.
We think that through goodwill and strong networks Christchurch is going to get behind this and benefit – both now and into the future.

What Our Community Says About Us

Since having this opportunity our men have gained so much skills and knowledge to prepare themselves for when they graduate and gain employment. Mana Atua have seen that through this work experience through All Heart it has given our men confidence in themselves to be employable.

On behalf of Mana Atua Charitable Trust, I would like to thank ALL HEART NZ CHARITABLE TRUST management and their friendly staff for investing in our men while they are on their journey of recovery and creating them a pathway to a successful future for them and their families.

Freda ManahiMana Atua Charitable Trust Co-Founder

[All Heart NZ] provide a safe learning environment for our Offenders by giving them the experience of Warehouse work that can prepare them for future Employment in the Community.

The outcomes from using this service has had a positive effect on our offender's behaviour. Our Offenders have a more positive attitude towards work and look forward to going to All Heart NZ to do their Community Work.

Vanessa CooperProbation Officer

All Heart are fantastic at helping our students gain invaluable work experience opportunities. They not only provide our students with authentic real life learning experience in Warehousing and Logistics, but also teach them about sustainable solutions to supply chain issues. All Heart Store’s staff aid our students to build confidence and practical skills in the workplace, which in turn increases their chances for gaining employment.

AJ ScorringeAcademic Director

As a service, we are very grateful to the All Heart NZ organisation for giving our clients the opportunity to feel valued as contributing members of society, the intrinsic value foes far beyond the work experience being had, as we observe this in the presentations of pride and satisfaction by those attending. The All Heart team are very communitive and are always willing to take the extra time required with explaining guidelines and/or expectations to our intellectually disabled clients, being respectful as not to stigmatise our group.

Kat Nuu, Sawant Sami & Sione HalaEmber