Hapuku Kitchen

At its heart, the Hapuku Kitchen cooking school is focused on reconnecting the kitchen to the land and sea, celebrating the abundant larder nature has to offer.

Chef Fiona Read and husband Chris Sturgeon invite you into their home located between the soaring peaks of the Kaikōura mountains and the wild Pacific coast, for a culinary adventure that celebrates the season and offers culinary experiences for cooks of all levels.

Hapuku Kitchen is a relaxing space to log off and reconnect with nature and each other. Every cooking experience involves harvesting, foraging, collecting, meeting the farm animals, cooking, eating and drinking.

Whether you choose to join one of their hands-on, farm-to-table cooking experiences or a private cooking class you’ll be served the very best ingredients from the region and depart with a deeper understanding of the food on your plate.