Cooked here, eaten together.
Our chef prepares morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea in the village's own commercial kitchen every day. Tamariki eat together at the table, slowly, and talk about their food. Around 23,400 meals a year come out of that kitchen.
What do tamariki eat during the day?
Three meals, all cooked on site: morning tea, a hot lunch, and afternoon tea. Wholesome, seasonal food, New Zealand-grown and locally sourced wherever we can.
Kai is included in the weekly fee. There is nothing to pack in the morning.
Can you cater for allergies and dietary needs?
Yes. Allergens and other dietary needs are catered for on request. Tell us at enrolment and the kitchen plans around your child.
Why does food matter this early?
The relationship a child builds with food in the first years tends to last. Tasting and noticing different textures, sitting down together, eating without rushing. We treat mealtimes as rituals of wellbeing rather than a break between activities, and the whole HomePod eats together.
Where does the food come from?
Everything is cooked on site from New Zealand-grown, seasonal produce, sourced locally where we can.
Mangaroa Farms, on the Mangaroa River in the Hutt Valley catchment, is a 2,000-acre community food hub transitioning dairy and pine land into regenerative agriculture and native forest. We are working towards becoming a produce pick-up point for the farm, so locally grown food can reach our whānau as well as our kitchen.
Five minutes here will tell you.