Gathering · Mt Victoria, Wellington
Book club: Sally Rooney
Lunch · Devonport, Auckland
Long lunch in the side garden
Celebration · Te Aro, Wellington
Twenty years of tea
Gathering · Mt Eden, Auckland
Sunday slow afternoon
Dinner · Mt Cook, Wellington
Tuesday night dinner
On the craft
The run of the night
Tau · 12 May 2026
Lunch · Fitzroy Deli
Sando lunch
Lunch · Grey Lynn, Auckland
Garden lunch in summer
Drinks · Te Aro, Wellington
Sake tasting evening — open seats
Workshop · Mackenzie country
Mountain offsite
Dinner · Grey Lynn, Auckland
Pop-up tasting menu: Italy
On the craft
On the guest list
Tau · 12 May 2026
Gathering · Devonport, Auckland
Garden tea ceremony
Lunch · The coffee club
Lunch
Gathering · Grey Lynn, Auckland
Late drinks, no rush
Drinks · Karangahape Road, Auckland
Pop-up wine bar — Friday opener
Dinner · Mt Cook, Wellington
Autumn supper
Notes from the host
An editor's note
Tau · 12 May 2026
Team night · Sydenham, Christchurch
Founders dinner before launch
Dinner · Mt Victoria, Wellington
Salon dinner
Gathering · Mt Cook, Wellington
Spring tea
Coffee · Mount Eden, Auckland
Morning coffee circle
Breakfast · Grey Lynn, Auckland
Garden breakfast in autumn
Dinner · Sumner, Christchurch
Bibimbap night
Launch · Mt Cook, Wellington
Bakery opening morning
Gathering · Te Aro, Wellington
Book club: Anna Burns
Launch · Karangahape Road, Auckland
Studio opening — drinks at six
Brunch · Mt Cook, Wellington
Weekend brunch with friends
Lunch · Grey Lynn, Auckland
Sunday slow morning
Dinner · Mt Aspiring
Hut dinner above the bushline
Lunch · Piha, Auckland
Piha beach lunch
Drinks · Piha, Auckland
Beach sundowners — friends + friends-of
Team night · Sydenham, Christchurch
Big team dinner
Breakfast · Ponsonby, Auckland
Saturday breakfast — sourdough and slow
Brunch · Mt Cook, Wellington
Sunday brunch series — week 3
Drinks · Grey Lynn, Auckland
Wine bar pop-up
Gathering · Grey Lynn, Auckland
Late drinks, no theme
Celebration · Mt Cook, Wellington
Ten years of cooking
Lunch · Mt Cook, Wellington
Sourdough brunch
Breakfast · Grey Lynn, Auckland
Coffee + croissants in the garden
Workshop · Queenstown
Snow cabin weekend
Workshop · Wanaka
Spring trail weekend
Breakfast · Mt Cook, Wellington
Sourdough breakfast
Drinks · Grey Lynn, Auckland
Cocktail club: Friday opener
Launch · Grey Lynn, Auckland
Friends + family open
Team night · Mt Victoria, Wellington
Crew dinner, big table
Gathering · Golf course
Golf day
Lunch · Mt Victoria, Wellington
Garden tea
Workshop · Lake Hawea
Lakeside cabin weekend
Launch · Ponsonby social
Launch brand
Gathering · Piha, Auckland
Summer drinks at the bach
Launch · Sydenham, Christchurch
Office launch party
Lunch · Mt Cook, Wellington
Pancake Sunday
Team night · Wanaka
Crew team night
Launch · Sydenham, Christchurch
New office — friends + family open
Dinner · Te Aro, Wellington
Tea and ramen
Drinks · Nami record bar
Drinks night
Dinner · Pub
Dindin
Lunch · Sumner, Christchurch
Lunar new year lunch
Drinks · Grey Lynn, Auckland
Negroni night
Lunch · Mt Cook, Wellington
Long Lunch Society — Saturday #4
Gathering · Mt Eden, Auckland
Records + reds
Gathering · Garage
Kava night
Dinner · Te Aro, Wellington
Sake supper
Dinner · Taco loco
Taco Tuesday
Launch · Grey Lynn, Auckland
Herb garden launch
Team night · Sydenham, Christchurch
Board game night
Team night · Grey Lynn, Auckland
Records team night
Gathering · Te Aro, Wellington
Spring tea ceremony
Gathering · Mt Cook, Wellington
Friday wine and bread
Dinner · Sumner, Christchurch
Korean supper club
Gathering · Piha, Auckland
Sandbar sundowners
Launch · Grey Lynn, Auckland
Studio launch party
Gathering · Mt Victoria, Wellington
Book club: Han Kang
Lunch · Grey Lynn, Auckland
Pot luck on the lawn
Workshop · Akaroa
Studio offsite weekend
Gathering · Queenstown
Test weekend in queenstown
Lunch · Mt Cook, Wellington
Sunday slow lunch
Gathering · Grey Lynn, Auckland
Friday wines
Launch · Piha, Auckland
Bach launch lunch
Dinner · Te Aro, Wellington
Quiet dinner, six chairs
Notes on hosting
On the craft · 12 May 2026
The run of the night
Pacing is invisible when it works. Notes on the small choices that move a gathering through its arc.
On the craft · 12 May 2026
On the guest list
The first creative decision a host makes. Who is in the room shapes everything that happens in it.
Notes from the host · 12 May 2026
An editor's note
Why we are making space for the part of hosting that does not fit in a calendar invite.