Fale Pasifika Manager Johnny Kumitau said the local council is putting money towards the first container.
He is now calling on local businesses in Whangarei to help fund the others to lighten the load for families.
"When something happens everyone comes together, we have a pretty tight Pasifika community right from Dargaville to Kaitaia," said Kumitau.
Food and water donations will be needed but also equipment to turn the soil and help reignite the agriculture sector decimated in the disaster, said Kumitau.