As a paediatric nurse and mother of Oliver and Emily, New Zealander Rebecca Cass has the inside story on the chaos that comes with bringing home a new baby. Certain that all new mums would give their right arm for a warm, nourishing meal and a sparkling clean house, Rebecca started Baby Angel, a bite-sized business that saw her preparing new mum care packages and travelling around Wellington in New Zealand with a mop and a bucket in the back of her car. Rebecca has long known that food has the capacity to restore equilibrium. As a high school she’d hand in some freshly baked muffins along with her essay and watch as her teacher completely forgot that the essay was a week overdue.

Just as Rebecca anticipated, Baby Angel was a hit. Instead of pastel jumpsuits being exchanged for fake exclamations of ‘wow thanks, you can never have too many of these! No really, we’ll surely use all 43 of them before he moves up to the next size…’ people could jump online and order a divine meal – think lasagne and apple crumble with fresh cream – and rest assured that even if the new parents weren’t sleeping, they at least had a full stomach.

What Rebecca hadn’t anticipated was the many calls from people asking if baby mamas and papas were her only clientele. Would she consider delivering a hamper to a friend who was going through a rough time with an illness? Would she prepare a meal on behalf of an employer wishing to express condolences to a colleague who’d lost a loved one? And what about birthdays? Or anniversaries? The response to the concept of a truly nurturing gift was immense. So that’s the story of how Baby Angel became Angel Delivery, and continued to grow across the country.

Gone are the days where our most important people are close by. Our loved ones are now all over the globe but connections are still strong. We’re privy to the daily ups and downs of the people we love through new means. We learn of the joys, struggles and tragedies of our close friends, family and acquaintances through phone calls, video calls, emails and status updates. So with all of this virtual communication, do we still need the tangible? The answer of course is yes, we do. And nothing is more tangible, more supportive or more thoughtful than a gift of food delivered to your door in a time of need.

Nowadays, Angel Delivery sends hundreds of gourmet hampers and care packages across New Zealand every week, sent on behalf of loved ones, families, employers and corporates, for new baby arrivals, illness, sympathy, birthdays, Christmas, or just because...

Meet our Angel Family

• Click here to meet some of our team who work behind-the-scenes to bring Angel Delivery to life every day.
• Click here to find out about some of the talented suppliers we work with at Angel Delivery to bring together the best gourmet hampers.
• Click here to learn about some of our amazing not-for-profit partners who we are lucky to be able to support with Angel Delivery.