• Spiced Kumara Tart and Harmoniously Spiced Cappuccino

    The Gumdigger's Cafe, Matakohe 5 Church Road, RD1, Matakohe, Kauri Coast, New Zealand

    Warm your heart at Gumdiggers Café with a sumptuous, sweet and spicy kūmara tart; paired with a delightfully spiced cappuccino, blending harmonious flavours. Developed to celebrate the mighty yet humble kūmara, pride of the Kaipara region, it is paired with a delightfully spiced cappuccino using a Gumdiggers Café secret blend of harmonious flavours.

  • Ruawai Sausage and Kumara Pie

    The Gumdigger's Cafe, Matakohe 5 Church Road, RD1, Matakohe, Kauri Coast, New Zealand

    Celebrate Kaipara kai with our hearty homestyle pie. Ruawai Sausages were named in the 1950s and this 70-year-old recipe has been nourishing generations of Northlanders. Distinctive in flavour and texture, for decades the Ruawai Sausage has been paired with humble Kaipara Kumara, the locally Northland-grown sweet potato.

  • Pahi Oyster Chowder with Sourdough

    The Gumdigger's Cafe, Matakohe 5 Church Road, RD1, Matakohe, Kauri Coast, New Zealand

    Kaipara kaimoana is key to this delicious chowder. Gathered from the small Kaipara seaside village of Pahi, the oysters in this dish are from the salty water viewed from the windows of the Gumdigger’s Cafe.