Whanaukai: Feel-Good Baking to Share Aroha and Feed Hungry Tummies by Naomi Toilalo

Featuring breads, slices, biscuits, cakes and pastries, Whānaukai is a window into the whakapapa that inspired Naomi’s passion for baking, where feeding people has been part of her life for as long as she can remember. From her South Otago farming roots to the manaakitanga of Te Araroa marae and raising a household of four energetic daughters, kai brings together friends, family and neighbours.

With options to simplify recipes or go all out, Whānaukai includes fan-favourite creations such as:

• everyday ‘hero buns’
• marshmallow slice
• cinnamon scrolls
• banoffee pie
• tropical cake

alongside smoko classics like peppermint slice, lamingtons and cheese scones.