15/05/2026
Reminiscing on the last 12 years. Whilst going back through the archives it is clear that we have so many people to thank.
The community that raised us, our whanau, hapu and iwi.
All of the generous and clever people we have met along the way. It is overwhelming to think of all of the tautoko we have experienced. To everyone who has come to our events, worked alongside us, kept our feet on the ground and our hearts full. Kāore te aroha e mimiti.
1. A 23 and 24 year old from Maketu entering a reality TV show. Main goal was - don't embarrass our whanau on national TV (fun fact, Kasey was searching flights to leave on the first day)
2. Hosting the watch party for the Finale of Masterchef at our Wharekai Rangiuru in Maketu w over 300 of our community, whānau and friends
3. Showcasing Māori cuisine on Masterchef (the week before we won a challenge making a boil up)
4. Winning Masterchef NZ 2014
5. Taking over our parents whare laying out our self published cookbooks (we turned down the winning
Masterchef cookbook deal)
5. We flew to China and won the Best Television Cookbook in the world (Rick Stein was in our category)
6. We then filmed two seasons of our travel show
7. Just a few pics of some of the places we visited
8. The Creation Dinner 2018 - our first ever mulitisensory pop where we told the story of some of our Atua Māori through out kai
9. Image from our setup at Te Ao Marama, Ohinemutu. A building our great grandmother helped establish
11. Taking the year off to study te reo Māori at Te Tohu Paetahi Tauranga 2019
12. Maumahara - another story telling pop up but this time working alongside our whanau, from the back of house, to the front
13. The reason we get out of bed in the morning these days
14. Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Feb 2026 - sharing our Kai to acknowledge Waitangi Day and being able to take our whānau with us
