Made North Canterbury

02/07/2026

Congratulations to Harris Farms for taking out 5 awards at the 100% New Zealand Bacon & Ham Awards 🙌

We’ve done it again!
Not 1, not 2, but 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 awards at the 100% New Zealand Bacon & Ham Awards:

𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧: Dry-Cured Middle Eye Bacon
𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝: Dry-Cured Streaky Bacon
𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫: Boneless Ham
𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫: Bone-in Ham
𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐞: Shoulder Bacon

A big shout out to the entire Harris Farms team for a job well done.

02/07/2026

🎉 Fernside Microfarm is turning 5! 🥳

From their first tray of microgreens to a much-loved local microfarm, Michael, Hayley and the team have spent the past five years growing something special here in North Canterbury. 💚

What started as a simple idea to grow good food close to home has grown into a familiar face at the farmers markets, local cafés, restaurants, wineries, and stockists across the region.

In five years they’ve:
🌱 Attended 1,000+ farmers’ markets
🌱 Hand-washed 104,000 growing trays
🌱 Nurtured 138,000 litres of growing medium

Well done! 👏

Their microgreens are also featured across a number of local dishes through The North Course event and continue to be stocked by eateries across the region – a great example of a MADE NORTH CANTERBURY producer in action, supporting and supplying our local food story.

Swipe through to see how far they’ve come – from their very first market stall and first commercial crop, through to today’s harvests, market setups, and fresh local dishes.

To celebrate, you’ll find them at the Matariki markets this weekend with a birthday special on their microgreens! 🌱

📍 Ohoka Farmers' Market – Friday
📍 Amberley Farmers Market – Saturday
📍 Oxford Farmers Market – Sunday

Go grab some microgreens and help them celebrate five years of Fernside Microfarm 🎈🎉

30/06/2026

🥧 The Made North Canterbury Pie Trail has officially begun for it's second year celebrating our very own makers and bakers!

18 eateries are part of this trail, serving up everything from flaky classics to creative new flavours. They are all MADE here right in NORTH CANTERBURY.

The MADE NORTH CANTERBURY Pie Trail is a fun, digital, winter campaign celebrating pies MADE in NORTH CANTERBURY during the month of July!

18/06/2026

🧀🍷 Curds, Vines & Good Times Await

All About Cheese and georges road wines have teamed up for a hands-on cheesemaking and wine pairing experience in Waipara. Learn a few new skills, enjoy great local wine, and take home your own handmade cheese.

Perfect for anyone who loves great food, great wine and a good laugh!

📅 Sunday 26th July, 2026. 1-4pm.
📍Georges Road Wines.

🎟️ To find out more and to get your tickets here: https://georgesroadwines.co.nz/product/curds/

15/06/2026

🌱 The Shortest Meal

On Sunday 21 June (Shortest Day + World Localisation Day), Eat New Zealand is inviting Aotearoa to take part in The Shortest Meal - one meal made from NZ grown food.

Keep it simple. Keep it local. Some of you already do this which is fantastic!

North Canterbury is full of producers and local markets. Explore our directory and find out what's MADE in North Cantebrury to create your meal
👉 https://madenorthcanterbury.co.nz/directory/

One day. One meal. That’s it. Let's see what you can come up with 😁

12/06/2026

Big win for Kaikōura and our wider North Canterbury food scene 👏

Huge congratulations to Hapuku Kitchen– Te Kura Taka Kai who has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Global Culinary Travel Award for Best Rural Culinary Heritage Experience, placing the boutique cooking school among the world’s leading food tourism experiences.

This recognition celebrates the incredible food, deep connection to place, and the producers who make this region what it is.

Read more about it here: https://www.hapukukitchen.co.nz/notes/hapuku-kitchen-wins-2026-global-culinary-travel-award-for-best-rural-culinary-heritage-experience

Congratulations again to Fiona and Chris!

02/06/2026

We're proud to be home to so many talented wine producers here in North Canterbury. 🍷

North Canterbury Wine Night is a fantastic opportunity to discover local wines, meet the people behind them, and celebrate the flavours of our region. Tickets are selling fast, so don't miss out.

https://eventgoals.flicket.co.nz/events/b41eac9e-a1c3-4a6f-affb-14c23035422f

29/05/2026

Congratulations Greystone Wines & Restaurant! 👏

27/05/2026

We’re hosting our next Flavours of Business networking event next month! An evening to connect, share what’s coming up and chat about how you can get involved with MADE NORTH CANTERBURY.

🗓 Tuesday 30th June
🕠 5:30pm – 7pm
📍 Urban Revival

Whether you’re already part of the collective, a food and drink producer keen to join, or a local eatery we’d love to see you there!
Please note: this event is only open to North Canterbury food and drink producers, makers, and local eateries.

👉 RSVP by Friday 26 June here:
https://form.jotform.com/251336952372863

20/04/2026

Mel and Cam Booker, owners of Grown bring their fresh seasonal produce each week to both the Ohoka Farmers' Market and Amberley Farmers Market .

Clare Giffard, owner of Urban Revival and Three Streams Café, heads along to the Ohoka Market every Friday morning to handpick fresh produce directly from the stall. That produce then inspires her menus for the week keeping both cafés seasonal, local and full of flavour.

It’s a simple but powerful connection:
Grown locally → sold locally → cooked locally → served locally.

When growers and hospitality businesses stay connected like this, everyone benefits - from the people growing the food, to the chefs creating with it, to the customers enjoying it.

We’d love to see more eateries doing the same! Fresh food, real relationships and a stronger local food story.

📍 Ohoka Market - Every Friday morning 9am till 12.30pm at the Ohoka Domain.
📍 Amberley Farmers' Market - Every Saturday morning 9am till 12.30pm outside the Hurunui District Council buildings.