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Our Main Event Care Package is one of our most popular gifts, designed to offer real, practical support when life feels busy and overwhelming.
Thoughtfully created to help lighten the load, this care package delivers generous, chef-prepared family meals straight to the door. It’s a beautiful way to fill the fridge or freezer and give the gift of comfort, nourishment, and time.
Each meal is handmade by Wellington chefs using fresh, locally sourced ingredients, making this an ideal care package for families, new parents, illness, recovery, or simply letting someone know you’re thinking of them.
Every gift includes your personalised message, handwritten by our team on a beautiful card.
Regular Main Event Care Package
A generous and practical meal delivery, designed to make mealtimes easy. Includes three generous family meals (each serves 4–6 people, approx. 1.2kg), ready to heat and enjoy, handmade in Wellington using fresh, local ingredients.
Your meals include:
- Classic Beef Lasagne - A true classic, with locally sourced beef simmered in tomatoes and herbs, layered with pasta and topped with a rich cheese sauce
- Chicken & Tarragon Pie - Tender chicken, potato and spinach in a light, creamy tarragon sauce, topped with flaky pastry
- Kumara & Lentil Cottage Pie (GF/V) - A hearty lentil and tomato base topped with golden kumara and sunflower seeds
- A handwritten card with your personal message
This size is perfect as a thoughtful care package for families, a get well soon gift, or support during busy or challenging times.
Premium Main Event Care Package
Our most generous meal delivery option, perfect for larger families or ongoing support over several days. Includes five generous family meals (each serves 4–6 people, approx. 1.2kg), handmade by our chefs in Wellington using fresh and local ingredients.
Your meals include:
- Classic Beef Lasagne
- Chicken & Tarragon Pie
- Kumara & Lentil Cottage Pie (GF/V)
- Handmade Ham & Egg Tart - Filled with premium ham, caramelised onions and cheese in a creamy egg base, topped with tomato
- Vegetable Korma Pie (V) - A mild, flavourful pie filled with vegetables, chickpeas and potato in a handmade shortcrust pastry
- A handwritten card with your personal message
This premium option provides a fridge full of nourishing meals, providing comfort and practical support that lasts.
Vegetarian Option
The Main Event Care Package is also available in a vegetarian version, which includes the following three meals:
- Kumara & Lentil Cottage Pie
- Roast Capsicum, Tomato & Feta Tart (contains cheese)
- Vegetable Korma Pie
You can personalise your gift with our specially selected range of Add-Ons, from handmade baking to fresh flowers, making your care package even more thoughtful. Every care package is packed carefully in a chilled, insulated gift box to ensure it arrives fresh and beautifully presented.
The priority overnight delivery cost for this gift is $37 (+$15 for rural or Saturday delivery). The exact delivery fee to your address will be shown at checkout.
For more information, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions or Contact Us, our Angels are here to help.
Delivery across New Zealand
- We deliver nationwide, including rural addresses, Monday to Saturday.
- Delivery is calculated at checkout based on your location and selected delivery date.
- Same-day delivery, rural addresses, and Saturday delivery can incur additional costs.
- Free Wellington pickup is available if you'd prefer to collect your gift and deliver it personally.
Choosing your delivery date
- Same-day delivery is available in some regions, but our priority next-day delivery service may offer a more economical option if your gift isn't urgent.
- Free pickup is available in Wellington, and can be same day or booked ahead.
- We offer a bespoke customer support, but once your gift is with the courier delivery dates cannot be guaranteed. Be assured we do everything in our power to ensure your gift arrives on the day.
- For date-specific occasions (like birthdays), we suggest you order a day earlier to be safe.
Order cut off times
- For next day delivery please place your order before noon the day before.
- Same-day delivery availability and cut off times vary by region and will show based on your postcode in the date picker.
Rural Delivery
- Rural delivery may take an extra day and costs an additional $15.
- If helpful you can nominate an urban pickup point for rural deliveries, which allows them to arrive overnight - NZ Post offers many locations, please call us at 0800 826 435, and we can help arrange this.
- Our care packages going to rural addresses are carefully packed with additional insulation and ice, so they stay chilled for 2-3 days and arrive safely.
Time for delivery
- We're unable to specify an exact delivery time, as courier schedules vary by area each day.
Public Holidays
- Courier services do not operate on public holidays, so orders cannot be dispatched or delivered on those days.
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Food is the eternal human language of love, care and connection. No matter your culture, generation or background, the giving and sharing of food brings us closer.
But the distance and disconnect of the modern world mean we can’t always be first on the doorstep. Giving food is about the love and care that goes into making and delivering it.
We exist to help people connect with loved ones through the gift of food. We are your helping hands and arms when you want to be there but can’t.
Frequently Asked Questions
We offer overnight care package delivery NZ wide, including both North and South Island addresses, as well as rural locations. Exact pricing will be calculated at checkout based on the delivery address. We send your gift carefully packed in a chilled, insulated box to ensure it will arrive to the recipient fresh and ready to enjoy.
All meals are freshly prepared by our chefs and delivered chilled. They are ready to heat and enjoy, with simple reheating instructions included, making this a practical gift to offer comfort during difficult times. Occasionally, some meals cannot be frozen at home. This will be indicated on the meal, so the recipient knows to enjoy that meal fresh.
This is a wonderfully versatile care package, perfect for supporting families during illness, recovery, welcoming a new baby, bereavement, or simply during busy life seasons. It’s a practical and meaningful gift that shows you care.
The Main Event Care Package includes a set menu designed to suit a wide range of tastes. You can customise your care package with Add-Ons and include a personalised handwritten message. If you have specific dietary needs or requests, feel free to contact our team, we’re always happy to help where we can.
Yes, we offer a vegetarian version of the Main Event Care Package with a carefully selected range of hearty, flavourful meals. At this stage, a vegan option is not available for this package, but we do have other packages suitable for a vegan diet and you can find out more about these here.