Here’s a little-known secret for Ōtautahi foodies: the team that provide Christchurch’s best restaurants with premium seafood can deliver the catch of the day to your door.

The seafood connoisseurs at Oceans North Seafood travel the country visiting their delicious seafood sources, and their location list looks like the most epic Kiwi scavenger hunt: salmon from the glacier-fed waterways below Mt Cook, organic oysters from the Clevedon coast, pāua from the Chathams, and lobster from the depths of Fiordland. The family-owned company was keen to let home cooks loose with this premium produce, so, lucky for us, it’s opened the fishing nets up to the public.

It’s Oceans North’s ethos that makes us most excited to order up some prawns to slap on the BBQ. The team is committed to protecting New Zealand’s ocean bounty, so they source their seafood ethically, only working with companies who use sustainable fishing practices and adhere to our strict national quotas and marine conservation efforts. Oceans North’s preferential suppliers ensure that we can get the best product, sourced from the Pacific’s most pristine waters.

Christchurch’s Bruce and Lisa Keenan have owned the business since 2016, and bring their passion for the ocean to work every day. Bruce grew up fishing, diving and boating, and Canterbury born-and-raised Lisa loves the local coastline.

If you need some inspiration for your next seafood dish, they can help you out: Bruce’s absolute fave is Chatham Island blue cod on the BBQ, and Lisa loves a lemon-baked snapper fillet. Their son Jacob, who’s also part of the family trade, recommends bacon-wrapped scallops on the barbie – now that sounds like a bit of us!

Hop online and check out the day’s catch: from smoked eel to caviar, there’s something for every seafood lover. It’ll be delivered to you straight from the ocean, fresh or snap frozen, so you can cook with the seafood that chefs choose. Let’s eat the best, not just export it!

oceansnorth.co.nz