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A GO TO GUIDE: MAKING YOUR BUDGET GO FURTHER

When planning an event, we look far and wide for inspiration. Google, Pinterest, Instagram - it's a rabbit hole of elaborate decorations,...

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BRING ON THE 'TERRIFIC TWOS'!

Happy Birthday to us! Like all milestones, we’re marking this one with decided celebration, because it’s been a hellova year!

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MESSAGES FROM THE SECRET ZENDERS FOODIE: IT'S THE SEASON TO BE SEASONAL

Hi, I'm the Zenders secret foodie! I read cookbooks like nursery rhymes, have a pantry filled with ingredients you've never heard of, and...

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A GO TO GUIDE: BEVERAGE SELECTION

Picking a beverage selection for an event is no easy task - there are so many variables that come into play! Today, we’re going to break ...

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AUTHENTICITY: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

For us at Zenders it means the real thing, being genuine. That idea permeates everything we do, beginning with the original plans we pass...

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WELL DONE, NEW ZEALAND.

We’ve survived! We’ve made it through wars, earthquakes, volcanoes, recessions, massacres and now we can add a pandemic to the list. Not w...

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OMA'S CHIRSTMAS TREAT

Each family have their own Christmas traditions. Yours may involve wearing matching pyjamas while watching movies on Christmas eve, or th...

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THE FACES BEHIND ZENDERS: MONIQUE REYMER

Me in a nutshell (which is where, some would argue, I belong): Drives small car fast, talks even faster. Stay-at-home mum who is never at...

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THE FACES BEHIND ZENDERS: TERESA BOWE

Its funny how we would identify ourselves when we were kids by our rank in the family, like saying on the phone “Hi, its number six here...

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THE FACES BEHIND ZENDERS: CHRISTINA REYMER

Hi, I’m Christina, the eldest of the three sisters who started the Zenders venture, and number three of the Reymer family of ten children...

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Happy birthday to us!

Its been a whole year since we first opened that glass café door... and what a year it’s been!

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OMA'S CONNECTION WITH THE ORIGINAL SCHILDHEUVEL

Here at Zenders, we're all about our values. They define all areas of our identity; who we are, what we do, how we operate and why we exi...

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MARIA SORENSON: My story of how I came to live in New Zealand

We are very lucky that the lovely Maria was happy to share her story with us! Moving from one side of the world to the other is by no mea...

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We're a values-based business

Every day, we are faced with making thousands of decisions. Some of them big, some of them small, some of them important, and some of the...

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Gevulde Speculaas - your dutch treat

You asked for it, so here it is! We are delighted to share with you our recipe for Gevulde Speculaas - a delicious Dutch treat. Here at Z...

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“As American as apple pie”?

That’s the expression, but we dispute the exclusive claim to apple pie! The Dutch are renown for their ‘appeltaart’, and here at Zenders,...

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Nostalgia

A thick tapestry cloth resembling a floor rug on the table; the Delft-blue plates on the walls; the coloured biscuit tins ‘being useful’;...

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