Summer Solstice BBQ

Celebrate the longest day of the year with a one night BBQ takeover at Balgone Estate

Led by New Zealand Māori chef Mat blak. Expect a bold, seasonal menu that brings Aotearoa flavour and technique to our own estate produce, with smoke, char, brightness and heat in all the right places.

Led by New Zealand Māori chef Mat blak. Expect a bold, seasonal menu that brings Aotearoa flavour and technique to our own estate produce, with smoke, char, brightness and heat in all the right places.

Golf course
Golf course
Golf course
Golf ball
Golf ball
Golf ball
Golf course
Golf course
Golf course
Golf ball in black background
Golf ball in black background
Golf ball in black background

Mat’s cooking is guided by Māori values of manaakitanga (hospitality) and whakapapa (connection), with an approach built around live fire, fermentation, slow smoke and the quiet magic of great ingredients. You’ll taste the story of land and sea, Scotland and New Zealand, told through four courses that are generous, comforting and full of energy.

Pricing

Per Person

Dates

Jun 20, 2026

To

Feb 16, 2026

On the menu (four courses):

  • Kaiwhenua starter: spiced soy braised Balgone beef, cabbage leaf, salted coconut cream, pumpkin-bushi

  • Tangata whenua main: Balgone pork, sour orange curry, kumara, watercress and rewena

  • Dessert: kumara and corn cake, Islands chocolate mousse, pistachio sponge