Cheers to strolling through a summer wonderland – with a platter of oysters in hand!
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?
Sunburn sting, ice blocks glistening
The beautiful sight of barbies alight,
strolling through a Summer wonderland….
While the rest of the world might be dreaming of snowflakes and sleigh rides, here in New Zealand, we’re firing up the barbecue, popping the bubbly, and savouring the sunshine. And what better way to embrace the magic of a Kiwi Christmas than with fresh, briny Mahurangi oysters?
Picture it: a platter of oysters on ice, their salty tang perfectly paired with a chilled glass of crisp white wine. A gentle summer breeze, the sizzle of the barbie mingles with the sound of your uncle snoring. It’s these moments – messy, joyous and utterly delicious – that define a true Aotearoa Christmas.
We’re spreading the Christmas cheer with a tasty 15% discount on our oysters until December 10th or we run out of oysters! Not a treat to miss!
We will deliver our oysters wherever you want in New Zealand. Just let us know your preferred delivery date between December 19th and 23rd and we’ll make it happen!
Oysters: The making of a fine Christmas feast
Much like pavlova, sauvignon blanc in the sunshine, and pineapples on ham, oysters are carving out their place in a Kiwi summer Christmas. Serve them raw with a squeeze of lemon, or our delicious chardonnay vinegar, top with a mignonette, or from the barbecue with garlic butter. Oysters are super versatile and they bring a touch of elegance to any backyard spread. They’re light, refreshing, and oh-so-easy to enjoy outdoors. You don’t even need a knife and fork: just a flick of the wrist and a good slurp.
Oysters feel like a celebration. They transform a meal into an occasion.
Strolling through a summer wonderland
In the arvo, we can grab the wickets
a plastic cricket bat your brother found…
As the day unfolds, Christmas here isn’t about fireplaces and mulled wine; it’s about dodging prickles, the backyard cricket match, the mozzie spray being passed around, and laughter long after the pav has been polished off. Oh, and oysters.
A tradition worth celebrating
Oysters at Christmas might sound like a fairly modern essential, but they have long been a delicacy at grand holiday banquets. Their roots in Christmas feasting stretch back to the snowy winters of Europe. Oysters were abundant in colder coastal regions. Families would gather around tables adorned with oysters. On Christmas Eve, households right across the Southeast U.S serve up oyster stew in a tradition harking back to the pilgrims. Irish immigrants whose rigorous Catholic diets included abstaining from eating meat on Christmas Eve had the good sense to replace the dried ling in their Christmas fish stew with oysters.
And now, oysters have found a natural home in our summer celebrations
Oysters are as much about togetherness as they are about taste. So, this Christmas, why not embrace the briny brilliance of Mahurangi oysters? Whether you’re slurping them straight from the shell in the midday sun or serving them as an elegant entrée, oysters will put you in mind of old Christmas traditions as well as the ones yet to be made with your whanau.
Oysters – 12 ways for Christmas
If you’re looking for easy ways to serve oysters for Christmas, we’ve got 12 fantastic oyster recipe ideas to try.
If you would prefer to spend time eating oysters rather than shucking them, then we can help! Check out our clever ways to open oysters without even having to pick up a shucking knife. Perfect for a drama-free Christmas day!
Indulge in oysters on Christmas day
Either have your Mahurangi oysters delivered anywhere in New Zealand OR you can pick them up from 3 handy spots around Auckland on 24th December – Christmas Eve. Pick-ups are FREIGHT FREE!
But here’s the catch – you need to place your order before the 18th of December.
Christmas Eve oyster pick-ups
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Pickup from Hamatana Road, Snells Beach until December 23rd
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Pickup at the Westhaven Marina Carpark from 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm on the 24th December
- Orewa Surf Lifesaving Carpark from 11.00 am to 12.30 pm on 24th December.
When you are on the payment page, all you need to do is specify at which of our three locations you want to connect with us. Remember to include your email address and phone number so we can contact you if necessary*.
* Please note:
We may cancel our oyster pick-ups at any time if we do not have enough demand or oysters to supply. Please ensure you leave your email and phone numbers so we can contact you if we need to change pick-up arrangements in any way.
Make your Christmas celebrations merrier with Mahurangi Oysters
The oyster of choice
Thanks to our careful husbandry and intelligent market selection, our plump Pacific oysters have become the oyster of choice in the Auckland restaurant scene and are exported in large numbers to Pacific Rim countries.
Feel free to contact us directly should you want more information. As a family business, we are very proud of what we produce and sell – and we only sell the best.
