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August 2010; well across the mid way boundary of 2010 !

In April/May I travelled to England, Scotland & Ireland.   It was hard to find boutique/artisan food producers and outlets in any of these countries and tea rooms replace New Zealand’s cafes in small towns.   I became a specialist in tea and scones!   I am convinced that it is very important to the enjoyment of eating a scone to offer jams or jellies that are at least homemade and not in a pre-packaged plastic container.  How lucky we are in NZ to have access to wonderful regional preserves.  I came home re-invigorated with enthusiasm for our own delicious jams and preserves.

This year the Ludbrook Family is celebrating the 150th centenary of the purchase of Tupe Tupe, the farm that we live on here in Ohaeawai.    Our home is the second family home built on the property and along with the orchard that we have established we are lucky enough to able to pick fruit, figs and lemons, from trees that are still growing strongly in the vicinity of the original homestead..

Tupe Tupe is situated on the Taiamai plain, a region known in pre–European times for it’s ability to grow healthy and vigorous crops for the local Maori.   The soil is volcanic and has an abundance of springs delivering delicious spring water to Ludbrook House and to the farm cattle.

It is a privilege to be able to use spring water in our commercial kitchen and I am sure that this is a contributing reason for the wonderful flavours we capture in the production of our preserves, jams, jellies, condiments and vinegars.

As the countdown to Christmas is close to starting we welcome any contact from established or new clients.  Our mail order section is being bought up to date and we are happy to help with suggestions for Christmas gift hampers and will post directly overseas if you wish.
Best news;  Roger is still making Ludbrook House Pure Beef Sausages ( see About Us page )


‘Handmade at Ludbrook House’ stands for taste and integrity. Our core products of preserves, jams, jellies and condiments hold the essence of traditional preserving methods with the added value of the utilization of the beautiful fruit grown here in the Bay of Islands.

If you are travelling North, please call in.

Refreshments are available in the garden which is registered with the NZ Gardens Trust and our gorgeous shop is stocked with all our products plus some not found on the product lists.

We serve tea or coffee ( real china !) with a slice of fabulous cake and invite you to relax awhile and enjoy the view.


Best wishes from

Chris Ludbrook





Product Order List 2010 (GST Incl.) - download our order form here

Ludbrook House Fine Food captures the flavour and aroma of sub tropical Northland, New Zealand.

  • We harvest fruit grown at Ludbrrok House and in local Northland orchards.
  • We prepare products in our commercial kitchen at Ludbrook House.
  • We use filtered spring water from our farm's natural springs.
  • We sell our Fine Food products on-line and throughout New Zealand.
Northland's sub-tropical fruits supply our own commercial kitchen. We harvest figs, quinces, oranges, lemons, limes, feijoas, tamarillos, peppers, chillis, peaches, loquats, plums and grapes from the abundance of fruit available.



Freshly picked figs from the
Ludbrook House orchard.

Ludbrook House quince.
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Our close proximity to the fruit source (figs, plums, limes and lemons come from our own orchard) allows our commercial kitchen to capture the intensity of pure fruit flavours and satisfy the customer who recognizes and demands products with taste and quality.


Christmas Cakes, Wedding Cakes, Fruit Cakes, Special Occasion Celebration Cakes

Special events and seasonal festivals are celebrated with the production of traditional fruit cakes and panforte.

Manuka honey locally harvested forms the base for the 'fine foods' products.



Chocolate and Tuscan Panforte.

Ludbrook House Christmas Cake.


Quality Fine Foods Packaging

Our presentation and packaging is designed to supply the retail trade and the wholesale and hospitality industry and to reflect the importance we place on quality and integrity.


Ludbrook House Jams and Jellies



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7491 State Highway One, Ohaeawai, Bay of Islands, NZ 0211

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