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'I'm not risking my life': Threats force end to free meals

Otago Daily Times Online News·Monday, 4 May 2026·6 months ago
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A winner of TV’s Good as Gold award has ended her charity work in Christchurch after receiving threats of violence from streeties.

For more than a decade, Flow Waaka has run free weekly community feeds in the central city.

“They’re for anyone that’s struggling,” she said.

For her dedication, Waaka received the $10,000 ASB Good as Gold award from Seven Sharp in October last year.

But the recognition came amid harassment, intimidation, and threats from a group of about 12 streeties she had previously banned from her meals due to their behaviour.

Waaka said the award seemed to have to intensified hostility towards her.

“A lot of them (streeties) went against me because of that.…

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