Truckers Kai

6740 State Highway 4, Raetihi · SH4 Ruapehu

Loaded crinkle fries — piled high with smoked sausage, rice, sour cream and chilli sauce

Golden fried wontons with sweet chilli — crispy, hot, and gone before you know it

A proper boil up — pork, watercress, potato, kumara and carrot. Real farm kai

Hash browns, sausage, bacon and a poached egg — with soup and a fresh bun on the side

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Great Stop

Grab a bite and pick up your veges for the week from the Youngs' selection of fresh vegetables. Real food, real people — right on SH4.

The Person Behind It

Ebony is a qualified chef with 27 years under her belt. She's not in a hurry. She's playing a longer game — and whatever comes next, you can be sure it'll be worth stopping for.

How It Started

Originally a simple caravan on the side of the road. Then a proper stop with fresh vegetables and simple, honest kai. What comes next? That's the question — and if the last chapter is anything to go by, it'll be something good.

Carl's Note

"This is the kind of place that grows from the ground up — literally. Started with a caravan and a pile of fresh vegetables. Now Ebony's cooking proper kai and the Youngs are building something. I don't know what the next chapter looks like, but I'll be stopping in to find out."