Meet The Makers Tours

04/11/2021

What a fabulous night we had last Saturday at the Celebrate Waikato Zoom Dinner organised by Waikato Food Inc. Sharing the last of my course pictures - the main by Andrew Kerr & Ladbrook Catering (my fave dish), and yummy pudding by Ash Hayes Common.

04/11/2021

Excited to launch our new website and our new Hamilton Tours. Loved working with the amazing Callum & Joya Creative. Thanks team and thank you Rocketspark for the introduction.
www.meethemakers.nz

02/11/2021

WOW what an amazing night on Saturday with Waikato Food Inc Celebrate Waikato Dinner. The chefs all joined us to talk about their delicious dishes, thank you from Waikato Food Inc Foodies Mr. Pickles Bar & Eatery Palate Furnace Kerr & Ladbrook Catering Hayes Common

21/10/2021

Meet the team at Workshop Brewing on our Taste Raglan Tour 🚌. Love these peeps, they are so warm and welcoming. At times like this a cold beer is what is required🍻, head to Workshop Brewing and make it a Happy Friday.

18/10/2021

Have you met Yuko at Ulo's Kitchen? You can enjoy mouthwatering, fresh Japanese flavours 🍣 on our Taste Raglan Tour.🚎

18/10/2021

Sending Aroha to our Whāingaroa artist community following the cancellation of Raglan Arts Weekend. Thanks to Nicky Brzeska and the team for all your hard work. Meet The Makers Tours was hosting a group of ten ladies over the weekend Looking forward to next year. Some of us have still managed to buy a paining....or two.🤷‍♀️.
Kia kaha, and please get vaccinated to keep our community and whanau safe x 😷

23/09/2021

Meet Hayley at The Monster Company on one of our tours 🚎. Visit the Workshop and find out how these beautiful ceramic pieces are made🤩.

21/09/2021

I'm with Wendy at Rivet Gallery. You can visit Rivet on our Raglan Art Tour🚎. Wendy & Stan have just expanded the Gallery and there are so many more fabulous & funky things to see.🤩

12/09/2021

Taste Asian Flavours Walking Tour Hamilton CBD. New dates just released: Tuesday 26 October, 23 November, 30 November, 7 December. Other dates available on request - min 4, max 12. Great Christmas work do for smaller businesses.
Tickets: https://bit.ly/3lfplWp

30/07/2021

Sharing this fabulous Artist Talk by Di Tocker. Her FLUX & FLOW exhibition is currently in store at Gallery Thirty Three in Wanaka. These beautiful pieces were made in her Cambridge studio. Di is a guest speaker at the Meet The Makers Special Dinner Event to be held on Friday 22 October (during the Raglan Arts Weekend). For information go to https://www.meetthemakers.nz/arts-weekend/

Artist Talk - I talk about cast glass artworks in my latest exhibition at Gallery Thirty Three in Wanaka, New Zealand. From my glass studio in Cambridge, NZ ...

21/07/2021

If you have been on one of our tours, I'd be grateful for a a minute of you time to write a review please.
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21/07/2021

We had so much fun last night on our Taste Asian Flavours walking tour! Thank you to the Dumpling House for treating us with such amazing food and service as per usual (the crispy sweet and sour Eggplant is my personal favourite, although their whole menu is delish)! Can't wait to do it all again!

17/07/2021

There are only two tickets left for the Taste Asian Flavours Walking Tour Hamilton CBD on Tuesday (20th July).
We will start at The Dumpling House in Bryce Street at 5.15pm, and taste delicious morsels at five restaurants - it's an epic Asian progressive dinner. Apply the code TAT10 to receive a $10 discount per ticket.
To book: https://bit.ly/3jr0Lm9

30/06/2021

Keen for some kai? After such a delectable time, and such high demand we’re heading out for another Taste of Asian Flavours Walking Tour! Taking place on Tuesday 20 July, we’ll be setting off from the Dumpling House in Kirikiriroa at 5.15pm.

Make sure you get in quick, as these ones sell out fast! For more info and tickets, click on the link in the bio. Plus because we’re feeling generous, and have a hunger to share the delicious food and beautiful stories of these makers. You can use the code TA10 to get a $10 discount per ticket!

28/05/2021

Love, love, love Dumpling House 香饽饽小吃

20/05/2021

Mōrena all! Here are some snaps from our recent team away day with the ConneXu team from Te Awamutu. Our 30 strong crew had a fab day including a visit to , a sensational talk from Tesh from , and to sweeten the day we had Chocolate tasting from Mike at . All of that required an epic refuel which was supplied by . Thanks to all our makers who made the day a success and to for hosting us!

Got a business group you want to get out of the office this winter? I can organise an away day for a group of any size. Get in touch for a kōrero!

04/05/2021

Looking for something different to do on Mother's Day. Jessica from Saigon Noon is running a paper flower-making workshop and Vietnamese Food Tasting from 1-3pm. I attended last week and surprised myself by making a beautiful Claire de lune peony. The Vietnamese tasty treats were so delicious and accompanied by Vietnamese coffee. I strongly recommend this experience. Find out more
https://www.kiwiflowernz.com/workshops

22/04/2021

Call it brand Raglan, the name with selling power. That doesn’t come from nothing; it has taken a healthy dollop of collaboration that existed long before everyone was urged to support local in the Covid-19 lockdown recovery. And Raglan food producers are flourishing, thanks in no small part to th...

05/04/2021

Good Friday was good indeed as we embarked on our first official Taste Asian Flavours walking tour!

In collaboration with as part of we took to the streets of Kirikiriroa to hear the stories and taste the flavours of some local Asian restaurants. It’s a good job we started hungry as we were incredibly well hosted by The Dumpling House Hamilton, Garden Place Dumpling Bar, Shallow Bakery & Café, Chilli House, Saigon Noon, and Sichuan Style Hamilton!

Thanks to all our tastemakers for their fantastic hospitality and my fab group who who were a joy to host!

My next Taste Asian Flavours walking tour is filling up already so if you want to be a part of the fun and hear the stories of these local gems then get in touch today.

02/04/2021

What a fabulous afternoon on our Taste Asian Flavours Hamilton CBD Walking Tour. Thanks to our awesome hosts. Thanks for sharing your stories, cuisine and love. We are so lucky you have made Waikato your home ###.

31/03/2021

Had an absolutely fantastic day on Saturday with the the Master Joiners Conference attendees... not only are they master joiners but master tasters now too after on an epic, customised Taste Tour to Raglan.

The sun was shining and smiles were beaming as we had the first official tour of 🍻 next up was for a delicious lunch, and tastings with to finish the meal! And last but certainly not least a visit to for coconut yoghurt tasting.

We went home with the coach filled with beer, yoghurt and chocolate - what more could you want! Huge thanks to our taste makers for being such epic hosts as per usual!

Get in touch with me to book in your bespoke tour for your work event.

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24/03/2021

SOLD OUT:
The Taste Asian Flavours Walking Tour has now sold out! Boy oh boy was this a popular one - thank you all for the support! Never fear if you missed out, based off the popularity this time around we will be walking this walk again! Keep an eye out for Denise Irvine’s review and new dates for round 2 of this fab tour in Kirikiriroa 🥢

16/03/2021

Meet Sean and Emily a couple of top notch makers from in Whaingaroa.  I was treated to a tour by Sean, and was fascinated to hear their story and what is involved in growing their beautiful mushrooms.
Join me on a tour to visit Mushrooms By The Sea with a max of 5 guests you’ll be getting the VIP treatment!

11/03/2021

Last night our taste buds took a trip to Asia! With our Taste Asian Flavours Walking Tour coming up, I thought I should give it a test drive with Jo Lines-McKenzie (Waikato Times), Stu Smith ( ), Julia Clarke ), and food writer Denise Irvine... and what a great time had!
Here we are delving into deliciousness at the Dumpling house and Garden Place Noodle bar - just two of the six stops on our tour that is being hosted as part of Feast Waikato. Contact me to find out how to secure your spot!

06/03/2021

Had an absolute blast hosting this hen’s party for 20 lovely ladies in Raglan today!
We were treated to a behind the scenes factory tour of and snuck a taste of their delicious new kefir range alongside our fave staple coconut yoghurt!
With our taste buds warmed up we jumped on the Wahinemoe for a delicious lunch catered by renowned Raglan Chef Colin Chung served on Royal Doulton China (for that extra touch of class!). Thanks all for a fab day out. To book a bespoke tour for your special event send me a message!

02/02/2021

Waitangi Day is on the horizon! Why not head to Whaingaroa and meet some makers?! Take a break from the sun, and head to one of the many galleries and soak up some local artist talent... send us a message for some recommendations!

18/01/2021

Oh what a day it was on Thursday, taking a fantastic group of foodies out on our first official tour: the Taste of Summer tour 🌞

The sun was shining as we first visited Mrs coconut and got to sample the delicious range of coconut yogurt at - you could say we went nutty for it!

There was a certain buzz in the air as we ventured forward to where we learnt about beekeeping, tasted honey and enjoyed a delicious lunch under the trees catered by Mangoes.

And last, but certainly not least, we had a dreamy time with the team at , we loved the view, heard the story, met the cows and drank delicious chocolate milkshakes.

Thanks to the incredible group and our local makers for sharing the day with me. It was truly special to share with the group the mahi these makers put in to give us kiwis the best of the best. Contact me (Amanda) at [email protected] to grab your spot on our next tour, or just to say Kia Ora.

22/12/2020

Meet some of Raglan's fabulous food producers with a local. We have created an exclusive Raglan Taste of Summer Tour -Thursday 14 and Thursday 21 January, 10am to 3.15pm. https://www.meetthemakers.nz/summer-taste-tour/
Meet the people behind the scenes, hear their stories, and what they are doing to give back to the community by coming on one of our small group tours. Support our Raglan businesses. Bookings essential.
Raglan Food Co Dreamview Farm Hunt and Gather Bee Co. Raglan Shuttle Transfers, Taxi & Tours Waikato Food Inc

13/12/2020

Support our Raglan artisans when Christmas shopping. We have so many talented creatives in this special place which inspires them.