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Kiwikainz.com Store

KiwiKai Nelson is owned by Reni Wereta-Gargiulo, whose diverse background spans marketing, promotion, business administration, and tourism. While their retail store is closed, they remain active through online ordering and local markets

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Their Story

KiwiKai Nelson is owned by Reni Wereta-Gargiulo, whose diverse background spans marketing, promotion, business administration, and tourism. Her entrepreneurial spirit is inherited from her mother's O'Carroll side, while her profound Māori values and heritage stem from her father's side, connecting…

What They Make

Chicken Pasta

  • pan-fried free-range chicken
  • mushroom
  • bacon with creamy sauce on fettuccini
  • topped with seasonal vegetable mix
  • parmesan on the side

Roast Lamb

  • GF) (slow-roasted lamb & grapes served with roasted potato
  • kumara
  • peas
  • and grape sauce

Soy Tofu & Vegetable Stir-fry

  • GF/DF/Vegan) (marinated soy tofu pan-fried served with rice
  • vegetable
  • and seed selection

Indigenous Lamb Curry & Rice

  • GF/DF) (Indian-inspired light korma curry with vegetable selection
  • served with rice and Horopito chutney

Vietnamese Ginger Beef Stir Fry

  • GF/DF) (succulent beef strips marinated with light soy ginger & kaffir lime
  • served with stir-fry vegetables on rice

Hāngi Pork with Roast Vegetables & Peas

  • GF) (hāngi cooked pork with roasted potato
  • pumpkin
  • kumara
  • peas & gravy

Hāngi Chicken & Oven Roasted Vegetables

  • GF) (hāngi cooked chicken with roasted potato
  • pumpkin
  • kumara
  • peas & gravy

Atutahi Kawakawa Lemon & Lime

  • available in 12-packs and 15 x 330ml bottles

Atutahi Kumarahou Lemon & Lime

  • available in 12-packs

Atutahi Mixed Packs

  • e.g.
  • 12-pack
  • or 18-pack with Kawakawa
  • Kumarahou
  • Horopito

Atutahi Smoothies

  • "a meal on the go!"

Other

  • Seafood Treats: Paua, mussels, whitebait (freshly caught West Coast Fiordland Whitebait, sold frozen in 500g packs), oysters, raw fish, seafood boils (requiring 24-hour booking notice), hāngi pies, seafood pies. Hāngi & Traditional Māori Kai: Hāngi (cooked chicken, pork, potato, pumpkin, carrot, cabbage, stuffing, fry bread, and a small raw fish serving), fry bread. Meal Packs (Bulk Meals - often 5-pack options, made fresh with 24-hour advance ordering): Kawakawa Spicy Pork Meatballs with a coconut tomato sauce served on rice with vegetable greens
  • Seafood Chowder & fry bread or Ciabatta
  • Spicy Thai Red Curry
  • Whenua Bowl (with Salmon or Ham). Beverages/Smoothies: Atutahi Horopito, Blackcurrant & Boysenberry (available in 12-packs and 15 x 330ml bottles)
  • Indigenous Kawhe (coffee). Other Specialties: Smoked salmon pâté, steam puddings

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How to Get Their Products

Direct Sales

41 Halifax St East Nelson, 7010, New Zealand

Delivery across New Zealand via Courier Post (2-day North Island, 1-day South Island); Click-and-Collect in Nelson/Tahuna; Available at Nelson Market (Saturdays) and Motueka Sunday Market.

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