Meet the founders.
Zingies started in Aotearoa with a small but mighty kaupapa: rescue unwanted kiwifruit, turn them into treats people actually want, and look after the whenua while we're at it.
Anqush
Ko Ruapehu te maunga Ko Whanganui te awa Ko Tamahaki te iwi Ko Ngāti Kurawhatia te hapū Ko Paraweka te marae Ko Anqush ahau
I grew up under the canopy of kiwifruit orchards in Tauranga Moana, climbing bins, "quality-checking" fruit straight off the vine, and learning that the best ideas usually start with a feed and a yarn.
I'm a chartered accountant by trade, Punjabi and Māori by whakapapa, and kiwifruit-stained by childhood. When I'm not crunching numbers, I'm usually munching curry because it is my favourite food after all.
I'm big on whānau, big on food, and big on banter.
Claudia
Ko Ngā Waitākere te maunga Ko Ōpanuku te awa Nō Tāmaki Makaurau ahau Kei te tai o Kāpiti ahau e noho ana He hononga tōku ki Ngāti Kahungunu nā taku hoa rangatira Ko Claudia ahau
I've spent nearly a decade in oral health and public hospital settings keeping Aotearoa smiling. Somewhere along the way built my own business, and now Zingies. Apparently one full-time job wasn't enough!
West Auckland raised, Kāpiti Coast living. I'm a foodie who works out so I can eat more, a public health goblin who believes prevention and education beat dealing with it later, and someone who wakes up every day trying to be a slightly better version of yesterday's me. Some days that's a workout. Some days that's treating myself to a nice meal. Sometimes it's a nap (recovery is part of the programme).
I've got a strong vision, suspiciously strong grip strength, and little patience for boring kai!