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H E L L O
At Gisborne Good Food, we are passionate about delivering culinary excellence.
Based in Gisborne, New Zealand, we provide catering services tailored to suit a wide range of occasions — from corporate lunches and private celebrations to wedding anniversaries, birthdays, and wakes. Whether your event is an intimate gathering or a larger occasion, our goal is to exceed expectations with creative menus and exceptional service.
We love crafting unique menu options using indigenous ingredients, celebrating the rich flavours of our region. Our food reflects the land we live in, offering a memorable culinary experience for every event we cater.
O U R S T O R Y
Wendy Bennett is a highly experienced and accomplished caterer with a career spanning over 40 years. Her impressive portfolio includes catering for weddings, parties, and creating menus. She has successfully catered for over 1000 people, including Pacific Island VIPs at the Auckland Museum's opening of the Pacific Room. Wendy has been invited by the prestigious Shangri-la Hotel chain to showcase Zealand food and wine in Dubai, and has also traveled to California to demonstrate New Zealand food and culture with former Waitakere City Mayor Bob Harvey. On returning to Gisborne 10 years ago, Wendy reestablished her catering business as Gisborne Good Food, and has been creating her innovative menus for functions big and small.
In June 2025 Wendy won this year's culinary award at the Tohunga Tuumau dinner in Rotorua, celebrating the best of Māori cuisine, wine and our world renown Māori chefs.
T E S T I M O N I A L S
Our clients love the unique flavors and impeccable presentation that Gisborne Good Food brings to their events. Discover what they have to say about their unforgettable dining experiences with us.
"Wendy and her amazing staff at Gisborne Good Food recently catered at our daughter’s wedding. From the initial consultation to the outstanding food served at the reception, nothing was a problem to Wendy and Bryn. We had an extensive selection of gourmet food, from canapes, mains , salads and desserts to choose from, and those guests with dietary requirements were also catered for. And the whims of the bride!
The food on the day was outstanding.
Delicious gourmet food was beautifully presented and plentiful.
The guests were wowed! The timing was perfect for the occasion and served by a friendly , efficient team.
We would highly recommend Wendy , Bryn and the team at Gisborne Good Food to cater for any occasion."
Barb Harris
“Wendy Bennett of Gisborne Good Food catered for our law conference in Gisborne where 140 delegates and their partners attended our 3-day conference. Wendy and her team catered at a welcome function of varied canapes for 140 of us, a business session breakfast and lunch the following day, and then a third function at the end of our conference.
The standard of food and service for a large catered event was excellent
as a number of our delegates came to me commenting on how good the food and service were. I am sure that Wendy’s use of fresh local produce, as well as her passion for cooking and presenting New Zealand food, changed what could have been a mass catering job to be a gourmet food experience."
Tony Steindle, Executive Officer, Law Alliance NZ Limited
"After having been to many events catered by Wendy Bennett we asked her to do the food for my son's wedding in February 2022.
She was a delight to work with from start to finish.
She provided excellent choices and suggestions for the wedding and we could not have been happier with the final outcome. Wendy always presents her food in the most interesting and beautiful way and on top of that it is simply delicious and uses all the local produce that Gisborne has to offer. We could not recommend Wendy and her team highly enough. Her food is always of the highest level and whether it be a dinner, drinks for 10 or small or big event she is the one to call."
Lynne Broad
"Wendy Bennett, the doyen, the food guru, passionate foodie and creative kai mistress.
Wendy has dedicated her whole life to food in all its glorious forms. People either want her vivacious, bubbly, generous company or they want her food or they want both! Her manaakitanga is paramount.
Through her cafes, restaurants and catering companies, Wendy has always offered professionalism in her event management, food service and staffing, winning an award for Best Small Business-MWDI.
Celebrities, film crews, trust boards, newly-weds, and thousands of others who have been lucky enough to have tasted any morsel or dish created by this food queen, will have experienced bursts of fresh, robust and subtle flavours and textures, leaving you satisfied and wanting more!
When you have an
innovative, passionate foodie
pouring her heart and soul into her food creations, you can feel the aroha in the kai -the love in the food. It simply tastes so good ...food is one of life's great nourishing and sustaining pleasures, especially when made with aroha.
I was a support person for Wendy in Dubai at the 7 star Shangrila Hotel. Wendy designed and orchestrated a two week New Zealand Wine and Food promotion, where she signatured our kinaki (Maori herbs and spices) with New Zealand produce. The event was booked out and had a sensational response.
I forgot to say she is also the kai moana Queen of Cuisine!"
Wiki Oman