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Native Nest: Seasonal Catering with Heart
From our farm kitchen in Te Awamutu to your table:
fresh, handcrafted food made to bring people together.
Native Nest Kitchen - Locally sourced. Farm fresh. Full of flavour.
Situated in rural Te Awamutu, Native Nest showcases local ingredients and seasonal produce. From lovingly baked treats to hearty shared feasts, we provide bespoke catering using time-honoured recipes. Whether you’re planning a family celebration, a retreat or want some baked treats, we tailor each menu to suit your needs.
As proud dairy farmers and passionate cooks, we bring you vibrant, wholesome catering inspired by simple ingredients, and crafted with care. We believe that sharing food together deepens connections, along with nourishing the body.
Combined with a selection of baked goods, both sweet and savoury, there’s an abundance of options to choose from – or we can customise something just for you.
What We Offer
Whether you’re planning a relaxed brunch, a corporate lunch, or a special gathering, our catering celebrates flavour, freshness, and feeling at home.
Native Nest Platter Collection
Designed to cater for 10 people, our platters bring together bold flavour and beautiful presentation. Additional platters to cater for larger groups can be ordered. Our selection includes:
The Nourish Nest
A hearty, satisfying platter made with fresh proteins, crackers, local cheeses, and house-made condiments. Perfect for feeling fuelled and sustained.
The Fresh Nest
A vibrant, nourishing mix of homemade crackers, raw veggies, dips, nuts, fruits, and wholesome bites – clean, colourful and packed with flavour.
The Homestead Nest
Classic antipasto flavours brought to life.
The Early Nest
A sunrise-inspired platter filled with yoghurt, seasonal fruit, and homemade granola.
(Can be ordered as a fruit-only platter)
The Sweet Nest
A lovingly baked selection of muffins, slices, cookies, and indulgent treats.
The Little Nest
Options to delight our younger customers, bacon wrapped sausages, fruit, homemade crackers, kebabs, mini muffins.
GF and DF options on request. Drop off location or pick up times can be arranged (Travel Charges Apply).
Farm Fresh, Always
As proud dairy farmers, and passionate cooks, sustainability and quality are at the heart of everything we do. We grow what we can, support other local producers, and let the seasons guide our menu.
From our farm kitchen to your table – handmade small batch creations.
At Native Nest Kitchen, baking isn’t just something we do; it’s a part of who we are.
We use traditional recipes with a Native Nest twist to create wholesome baked goods - hearty muffins, buttery scones, decadent slices, Small-batch biscuits made with premium ingredients – and our most-requested treat: our signature fudge.
Kind Words
Jude of Native Nest Kitchen recently catered a Memorial service, with 60 guests. Discussion and organisation were detailed and thorough. Jude presented an excellent range of options and was happy to take on board my suggestions. Her ideas and thoughts about the presentation and ingredients showed attention to detail and a desire to provide food to fit the occasion. Dietary requirements were thoughtfully catered to.
Jude delivered the food on time, and everything was fresh, absolutely delicious, and beautifully presented, and many guests commented favourably. The cream puffs were a highlight, the chocolate brownie the best I have tasted, and the savoury items with Jude’s scrumptious homemade barbecue sauce were amazing. I would definitely use Native Nest Kitchen for any future events, and highly recommend Jude as a professional and creative provider of delicious food.
Sally Marx
Kind Words
I reached out to Jude at Native Nest to cater a company function, and she went above and beyond to deliver exactly what we needed.
The food was incredible—fresh, delicious, and beautifully presented. We received so many compliments from our guests.
The whole experience, from communication to delivery, was seamless and fantastic.
Brooke Storey, Marketing Manager, Dasilva
Kind Words
We were absolutely blown away by our delicious bridal brunch that we had catered by Jude at Native Nest. The food was fresh and tasty and such a great range of food too. Everyone raved about the Croissants, waffles, and homemade Granola.
Jude was accommodating to our preferences, and there were lovely little personal touches for the bride that didn't go unnoticed. Would recommend Native Nest to anyone looking for someone to cater their function. Thanks again. It was really wonderful!
Stephanie Brown
The Treat Table at Native Nest
From our kitchen to your table – handmade small batch creations. Interested in something a bit more robust than one of our platters? We offer an assortment of catering options:
Event catering – small to medium-sized events in the Waikato
Celebration meals – minimum of 4 people.
Baking – fudge, scones, muffins, slices, cakes, specialty biscuits
Lunch – wraps, savouries, salads, baked goods, sandwiches.
Breakfast options – waffles, granola
Let’s Make Something Delicious Together
We’re currently taking catering bookings for 2025 and beyond, and we’d love to be part of your next event.
Jude Stacey | Chris Stacey hello@nativenest.co.nz |
Native Nest Kitchen is based in rural Te Awamutu. Catering the wider Waikato Region: Cambridge, Hamilton, and beyond.
