Eat and connect in New Old Ways
Authentic Ready Home Cooked Meals from Registered Kitchens.
New Old Ways is a homecooked meal service looking to connect you with the best authentic local food. Our meals are all made with love by some wonderful community cooks!
Nowadays life is only getting busier and busier, and all this bustling has disconnected us from healthy homecooked food. It is all too easy to pop down and get takeaways as they’re often the easiest option, but NOW is wanting to change that.
When you’ve arrived home from a long day at work sometimes the last thing you feel like doing is spending time in the kitchen… NOW’s meals will nourish your body and allow you to enjoy a homecooked meal without that kitchen stress.
NOW connects you with local cooks who want to provide that homecooked food experience.
Meet Our Home Cooks
Home Cook Kal
Meadowbank, 1072
I’m Kal and I’m a home chef who is passionate about cooking traditional Indian food that is delicious and healthy.
Home Cook Rania and Nousa
Remuera, 1050
I’m Rania and along with my mother we cook authentic Egyptian dishes. We are passionate to cook and share our traditional and cultural food with you.
Home Cook Chanda
Kohimarama, 1071
I’m Chanda and I was born in southern Cambodia. At the age of 6, my older brother and sister taught me how to cook.
Order Our Meals
You can even order and send a homecooked meal from NOW to your loved ones. We think having a great homecooked dinner delivered right to your doorstep is the best foodie gift someone could receive.
Who doesn’t love a night off from the kitchen! We hope the love and passion that NOW has for authentic community-made food inspires you to try one of our tasty and healthy homecooked meals today.
Homemade meals in no time
Healthy options without spending hours cooking.
Care through home cooking
Send nutritious food to loved ones or order in for a nutritious night off.
Taste authentic foods
Every taste is a chance to explore cultures in your neighbourhood.
How it works?
Receiving a homecooked meal from NOW is all too simple. All you need to do is head on over to our Dishes page and simply select your delivery date and then choose the meals that take your fancy.
We have a wide range of fresh homecooked meals available. With lighter options if you’re still trying to stick to those new year’s resolutions, and more hearty options to help you get through the chilly winter months.
There are options for vegetarians as well! So, there is sure to be a tasty homecooked meal to suit everyone’s preferences and tastes. NOW’s cooks love serving up authentic meals and this love for healthy community-made food has inspired us to provide the best homecooked meals for those wanting a healthier ready meal alternative.
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Our why
NOW stands for New Old Ways. It’s about reconnecting with what’s important, bringing in new ways of uncovering age old truths.
It’s connection and remembering that we all share the same desire, to feel we belong.
Our mission at NOW is to improve the social, economic, and environmental wellbeing of communities. One community at a time.
Postcodes 1071, 1072, 1050, 1051
We’re currently in East Auckland, with delivery available in some eastern suburbs. So, if you’re in East Auckland get your hands on some great homecooked meals from certified home cooks within your own community.
Our first trial is live in a few eastern suburbs ( Newmarket, Remuera, Meadowbank, Saint Johns, Stonefields, Panmure, Point England, Glen Innes, Glendowie, St Heliers, Kohimarama, Mission Bay, Orakei, Ellerslie, Greenlane, One Three Hill)
Grab delicious home-cooked food from certified home cooks near you. Local delivery is available for a limited time.
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