🐟 Kaimoana & Coastlines: Seafood, Storytelling & Sea Life at Hutchwilco 2025
Celebrating Culinary Traditions at the Kai Collective + NZ’s Coastal Culture
🌊 Where the Sea Feeds the Story: Kaimoana at Hutchwilco 2025
This year’s Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show (May 15–18, 2025) is about more than boats and big catches—it's about the stories we tell around the sea, and the meals we share from it.
With the addition of the Kai Collective, this year’s show takes a delicious dive into New Zealand’s seafood (kaimoana) traditions. You'll find cooking demos, local producers, and chefs celebrating the ocean’s bounty.
From smoked kahawai to pāua fritters and modern takes on kina, it’s a beautiful reminder that boating and fishing aren’t just about adventure—they’re about connection.
🔪 What Is the Kai Collective?
New in 2024 and returning bigger in 2025, the Kai Collective celebrates the link between:
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Seafood and culture
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Harvesting and sustainability
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Ocean and identity
Whether you're a seasoned fisho or a coastal cook, you'll love the live seafood demos, interactive tasting sessions, and kaimoana storytelling happening throughout the show.
📍 Location: Inside the Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show, Auckland Showgrounds
🔗 Event Details & Tickets – Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show 2025
🍽️ 3 Easy Kaimoana Recipes You Can Try After the Show
Want to bring the flavours of Hutchwilco home? Here are a few classic recipes with modern twists you can prep with your next catch.
1. Smoked Kahawai with Horopito Aioli
🗝️ Simple, smoky, and packed with flavour.
Ingredients:
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Fresh kahawai fillets
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Manuka wood chips
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Horopito (native pepper)
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Egg yolks, garlic, lemon for aioli
Method:
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Cold smoke your fillets using soaked manuka chips.
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Mix horopito with lemon aioli.
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Serve on rewena bread or crisp flatbread.
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2. Pan-Fried Pāua Fritters
🗝️ A salty-sweet treat that honours tradition.
Ingredients:
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4 pāua (minced)
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1 egg
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2 tbsp flour
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1 tsp chopped parsley
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Lemon zest
Method:
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Mix all ingredients and shape into small fritters.
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Pan-fry on medium heat in oil until golden.
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Garnish with lemon wedges and serve with kūmara mash.
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3. Creamy Kina Pasta
🗝️ A coastal twist on Italian comfort food.
Ingredients:
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Fresh kina roe
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Garlic, butter, cream
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Spaghetti or linguine
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Chopped parsley & parmesan
Method:
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Sauté garlic in butter, add cream and kina.
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Fold through hot pasta until silky.
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Top with parsley and cracked pepper.
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🧭 Coastal Maps & Culinary Memories: Where Tides Out Maps Comes In
Many of our customers aren’t just boaties—they're people with deep connections to family recipes, favourite bays, and treasured hauls.
Our handcrafted wooden maps celebrate those places:
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Where your dad taught you to catch snapper
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Where you first dived for pāua
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Where your family gathers each summer for fish and chips on the beach
👉 Personalise your own kaimoana story with a bespoke map
📌 The Sea Connects Us All
So whether you’re at the Kai Collective learning new flavours, or out on the water hunting dinner, remember: kaimoana is more than food—it’s culture, memory, and identity.
Let Hutchwilco 2025 feed your belly and your soul.
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✍️ Want to Commemorate Your Fishing or Foodie Adventure?
Create a custom map of your favourite coastline or fishing spot. It makes the perfect gift—or the perfect memory for your kitchen wall.