Upper Hutt Food Week

15/09/2026

The Food Week team will be at Mangaroa Farms this Saturday 11am - 2pm for the Community Seed & Plant Swap. We love an opportunity to support our friends with a great community venture 🥰 👯‍♀️

🌱Come and share seeds and veggies to stock up for spring🥗🌼

🎃 We’ll also have pumpkin seeds and information about how you can get involved in the Pumpkin Competition for Upper Hutt Food Week 2027 🎃

12/09/2026

A great day at the Upper Hutt Spring Festival! Did you spot the cute pumpkin that helped bring people to talk to us about the Upper Hutt Food Week 2027 Pumpkin Competition? 🐶🎃

We had huge interest from schools and whānau taking away our seed packets to grow a pumpkin.

If you’re growing a pumpkin we’d love to be tagged in your progress posts so we can see all the fun 🌱

You can register for the competition using the QR code on our website.

We’re partnering with Mangaroa Farms Capital Shuttles & Tours and the Upper Hutt City Council to bring the Pumpkin Competition to Food Week 2027

07/09/2026

Grow a Pumpkin for Food Week 2027!

Visit the Food Week stand at the Upper Hutt Spring Festival on Saturday 12 September and register for the Food Week 2027 Pumpkin Competition.

Last year, our growers produced some fabulous pumpkins. This year, we are starting early so everyone has plenty of time to plant, nurture and grow their best pumpkin.

Come and meet the Food Week team, collect your pack with pumpkin seeds and find out how to take part. We will provide growing tips and competition updates along the way.

🌱 Pick up your growing pack
🎃 Register for the Pumpkin Competition
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Get your class or whole whānau growing.

Upper Hutt Spring Festival
Saturday 12 September
9.00am–3.00pm

Come and grow with us.

This year we are partnering with Mangaroa Farms, Capital Shuttles and Tours, and the Upper Hutt City Council to bring you the Upper Hutt Food Week 2027 Pumpkin Competition.

18/08/2026

Planning is underway for Food Week 2027 - keep a watch to hear dates being announced soon.

15/08/2026

In the same week we kicked off planning for Upper Hutt Food Week 2027 we were awarded the Rising Star award at the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards for Upper Hutt!

The Rising Star award recognises and encourages emerging grass roots groups in the community.

Upper Hutt Food Week was born from our dedicated Chief Executive Alice Midgley wanting to bring the community together to share our knowledge, resources and grow sustainability in Upper Hutt.

We celebrate Alice’s tireless efforts with this award, along with the array of community partners and volunteers that we couldn’t do it without.

Congratulations to all our community friends who were also nominees and award winners.

Thanks to Upper Hutt City Council and Wellington Airport for recognising our community groups.

We’re excited for where we can take Upper Hutt Food Week in 2027 and beyond!
If you’d like to get involved, send us a DM.

Kotahi te hoe, ka kore te waka e haere. Maha ngā hoe, ka tere te waka.

With one paddle the waka will not move. With many paddles the waka will move swiftly.

30/06/2026

26/04/2026

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19/04/2026

...and this applies in Upper Hutt too...send us a message if you have skills to share in Upper Hutt because we have some exciting ventures coming up ...
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We know the skills are already in our community. We’re looking for people who can share their knowledge in:

🥩 Butchery:Processing meat & making it go further.
🫙 Preserving:Bottling, pickling, and jam-making.
🌻 Growing:Gardening & seasonal harvesting.
🛠️ Resilience:Any skills that help a whānau stay sustainable.

The deal is simple: We have the space, you have the knowledge. Let’s make sure the next generation knows how to look after themselves.

Got the skills? Drop a comment below, DM us, or come see us at 33 Wise St for a natter! 🤝