PURPLE DRAGON

03/10/2026

Thank you to organizers and all the people who came to JAPAN FIESTA EX yesterday. We hope everyone had a great day.
We have one weekend off, but then to Ellesmere A&P Show on the 17th October.
https://www.ellesmereshow.co.nz/

25/09/2026

It was great to see many people coming on the Hakatere Food Festival and Methven Chill Fest.
We can’t believe it’s already our last night in Methven for 2026 winter tonight.
See you there between 6pm and 8pm at 26 Forest Drive!

17/09/2026

Another reminder, we will be closed tonight and getting ready for Methven Chill Fest tomorrow!

https://www.mthutt.co.nz/events/methven-chill-fest

10/09/2026

Just a quick reminder, we will be closed in Methven this weekend and next weekend.
We will be out at Hakatere Food Festival(12th/Sep) and Methven Chill Fest(19th/Sep)!

04/09/2026

We have three more nights here in Methven, including tonight, and we're trying out this sheltered space, so you have an option to eat here on windy, wet days too!

Please note our opening time will be 6pm for these nights, and unfortunately our Fried Chicken Bowls are sold out…

29/08/2026

Thanks you so much for all your support through July and August, and we only have 4 more nights during September here in Methven.
4, 5, 25, 26/September and please note our opening hours will change to 6pm-8pm.

It’s also time for us to start going around shows and events, so here are the plans for the Spring season.

12/September
Hakatere Food Festival (Ashburton)

19/September
Methven Chill Fest (Methven)

3/October
Japan Fiesta EX (Christchurch)

17/October
ELLESMERE A&P Show (Ellesmere)

3/November
Selwyn Fireworks Spectacular (Rolleston)

7/November
Hororata Highland Games (Hororata)

13, 14/November
The Harcourts Geraldine Festival (Geraldine)

and more to come…

Hope to see you all!

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01/08/2026

Thank you for all your support, keeping us busy throughout July!

Here’s our updated schedule for August and September.

We’ll continue our regular opening hours (5:00pm–8:00pm) until the end of August.

We’ll then be open for 4 more nights in Methven between 6:00pm–8:00pm on:
• 4 September
• 5 September
• 25 September
• 26 September

We’ll also be out on these events:
•12 September – Hakatere Food Festival (Ashburton)
•19 September – Methven Chill Fest (Methven)

We hope to see you before the winter season comes to the end!

19/07/2026

Thank you so much for keeping us busy during the school holidays. Hope you all had a great time.

We will be open every Friday and Saturday between 5pm-8pm till end of August(29th), and then we will change a bit during September.

We will give you an update with all the details soon!

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10/06/2026

Pop in for Dumplings tonight!
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22/05/2026

See you next weekend in Ashburton!
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