Love and passion key ingredients for breadmaker

Lynda McGregor(Ngati Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Kuia, Te Atiawa, Te Whanau a Apanui, Te Atihaunui a Paparangi) worked for 25 years in the public sector before a renewed interest in breadmaking, specifically rēwena, led the trained chef back to the kitchen. She now runs Little Bread Loaf bakery/café with outlets in Alicetown and Miramar and a stall at Newtown’s

2024-12-12T21:45:00+13:00August 3rd, 2024|Media|

‘It started from a place of need’: making bread with Māori values

A Māori-owned bakery in Wellington is bringing pretzels, rēwena bread and manaakitanga to its new store in the eastern suburbs. Little Bread Loaf owner Lynda McGregor is expanding her bakery’s reach with a second store in Miramar to match its Lower Hutt bakery. McGregor (Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Kuia, Te Atiawa, Te Whānau a Apanui,

2024-01-08T22:11:27+13:00December 27th, 2023|Media|

Capital Culture Bites: November 15

Popular Lower Hutt bakery Little Bread Loaf has opened a second bakery in Miramar, taking up residence beside Weta Workshop in a converted container on Southampton Road. Proudly Māori-owned, the bakery has grown exponentially from its origins as a self-proclaimed “hole-in-the-wall”, to now being a regular feature at weekend markets and festivals across the Wellington region.

2023-11-15T13:58:29+13:00November 15th, 2023|Media|

Pretzels, Bagels, and Rewena – coming soon to Miramar

Popular Lower Hutt bakery, Little Bread Loaf, is set to impress their community of ‘Loaves’  this month as they prepare to open a second site in Miramar on the 14th of November. Proudly Māori-owned, the bakery has grown exponentially from its origins as a self-proclaimed “hole-in-the-wall”, to now being a regular feature at weekend markets and festivals across the

2023-11-15T13:57:45+13:00November 14th, 2023|Media|

Rewena bread: A nourishing food with its own whakapapa

Keri-Mei Zagrobelna shares her love of Māori bread and its starter bug that is passed down through generations. If I could describe what family and warmth would smell like, it would be the scent of a freshly baked loaf of rēwena bread straight from a hot oven. It is the smell of fond memories wafting through a busy household,

2023-12-18T13:21:45+13:00March 3rd, 2023|Media|
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