Inia William Tuuta Memorial · NZCI / CHT · New Zealand

Private jet catering at Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport (NZCI / CHT), Te One

Catering to your aircraft in Te One.

Te One is quiet until a jet arrives, and then the galley needs to work immediately. We pack for Chatham Island so your crew has a clear plan, from first service to a long ground wait.

Menu & order Download the menu

10 hours

ideal notice, last-minute handled

Plane-side

handover at the steps

Flight deck

crew and pilot dishes, on request

24/7

a flight attendant on the line

Three of us. All ex VIP cabin crew.

We know the galley, the diet card and the 5 a.m. re-plate — because we lived them. So we built the caterer we always wished we could call.

Camille

Menu & galley logistics

Fourteen years on VIP and head-of-state cabins. Can plate for twelve in a G650 galley and still land it hot.

Inès

Dietary & labelling

The one who reads every diet card twice. If it says no cross-contact, it means no cross-contact.

Sofia

The 24/7 line

Answers at 5 a.m. when the leg moved overnight. Same-day swaps are her love language.

The local tableCooked so it travels

Regional dishes of Te One for jet catering at CHT

A private jet menu for Te One starts at the water. Blue cod, crayfish and paua are the island's own, and they define the local specialities we pack for NZCI: seafood that is cleaned and portioned on the ground so the galley only has to finish it.

Wellington Region is the formal address, but the table here is Chatham Islands: kumara, lamb, wild seafood and a short list of things a galley can finish without fuss. Our inflight menu leans on that list and labels each dish for seat number and service.

Private jet food at CHT has to cope with a remote supply line, so the menu is shorter than a big-city one and better for it. Seafood, lamb, kumara and bread cover most orders, with other requests treated as bespoke orders and quoted as such.

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Chatham Island blue cod and local specialities for private jet menu at Te One, CHT

01Blue cod, lemon and tartareChilled, sauce apart

02Crayfish half, coldChilled, plate at altitude

03Paua, sliced, garlic butterRe-plate cold or oven

04Chatham lamb rack, kumara mashOven, sauce apart

05Kumara and kale saladChilled

06Whitebait fritter, lemonOven

How it works

Three steps, one message

You message us

Tail, pax, diets, timing. One message — no portal, no quote form. Answered at any hour, by a flight attendant.

We cook & pack for a galley

Leak-proof boxes, marked by guest and restriction, with reheating times written on the lid.

You re-plate and serve

Two minutes out of the drawer. Whatever you ordered for the crew comes in the same delivery, and one clean invoice follows.

At a glance · Te OneInia William Tuuta Memorial Airport · NZCI

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport (NZCI)

Chatham Island has one runway at Te One and no second option on the day, so a plan for the galley has to hold up on its own. Private jet catering at NZCI is built for that: cooked, labelled and handed over at the aircraft through your handling agent. For inflight catering and business aviation catering, executive jet catering, or diplomatic flight catering on this field, one brief covers it, and cabin crew meals travel with the same order.

Restaurant cuisine, cooked on the ground
Fresh and local produce
Labelled by seat, diet and reheat
Aviation-ready packaging
High loader for large cabins
HACCP certified kitchens

Who we fly forTwo cabins, one standard

Business jet parked at Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport, NZCI, for private jet catering

Business aviationOur core

Business jet catering at Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport for VIP flights

Business jet catering at Te One is a small, specific brief: usually a light or midsize aircraft with a few guests, often positioned for a fishing or conservation trip. Corporate jet catering here favours seafood and lamb, charter flight catering is ordered per trip, and VIP flight catering follows the guests' own preferences. Luxury inflight catering means a private jet chef writing a bespoke menu around what the island supplies.

Government flight catering at Inia William Tuuta Memorial, NZCI, Chatham Islands

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Private jet catering for government and royal flights at Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport (CHT)

Government flight catering at NZCI is arranged around protocol, not speed: names are held back, labels carry seat numbers only, and the team that packs is the team that is cleared. Head of state flight catering and state visit aircraft catering get the same discretion, and VIP aviation catering is handled by a named lead who coordinates with the handling agent.

The jet catering menu at *Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport* (CHT)Or write your own, we cook it

Cold private jet platters with crayfish and smoked fish, Te One, Wellington Region

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Chatham crayfish half with lemon, among our private jet plattersChilled

Smoked blue cod pâté, crackers, pickled onionChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: lamb salad with kumara and mintRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: roasted nuts, dried apple, cheese and crackersChilled

Seasonal fruit plate with manuka honey yoghurtChilled

Local specialities board: smoked fish, cheddar, chutneyChilled

Hot inflight meals of blue cod and lamb for NZCI, Chatham Island

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Blue cod fillet, herb crumb, lemon butterOven

Chatham lamb rack, rosemary jus, kumara mashSauce apart

Paua in garlic butter on toasted sourdoughOven

Whitebait fritters, lemon and tartareOven

Chicken thigh, mushroom cream, roast potatoSauce apart

Vegetable curry, steamed riceOven

Make a request Download the menuPDF

A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Special meals & dietary requirements: in-flight catering at Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport

Chatham Island menus lean on seafood, so dietary questions come first here. We handle kosher, halal, vegan and gluten free requests, mark special meals by seat, and keep allergen free dishes on a separate board. Kids meals are packed to be eaten without fuss.

Allergens

A sheet per guest. Separate boards, separate boxes.

ii.

Halal & kosher

Sealed, certificate in the same box.

iii.

Children

Their own menu, nothing to cut at altitude.

iv.

Plant-based & wellness

Vegan, low-carb, light — composed, never compromised.

Crew & pilot mealsOn request

Crew meals on request for flights from Te One (CHT)

When a flight lands on Chatham Island and cannot leave, the crew needs a real meal. We pack crew meals and flight crew meals to order, invoiced as a normal line, with pilot meals and cockpit meals kept apart. Crew catering here is built around waiting, so crew meal boxes hold up for hours. Different meals for pilots follow operator policy, and cabin crew meals are packed with the rest of the crew service.

Meal passNZCI

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passNZCI

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport apron at Te One, CHT, New Zealand

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO delivery and FBO catering at Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport (CHT)

FBO catering at NZCI means handing the order over at the general aviation terminal or straight to the aircraft. Catering delivery to the FBO runs through your handling agent, and ground handling catering is coordinated so airside access is already arranged. Handling agent catering on a small field like Te One is a short conversation, and we keep it that way.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning for large cabins: airport catering at Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport

Most visitors to Te One are small enough that galley catering goes up the stairs by hand. For a larger aircraft, airside catering delivery and aircraft provisioning move to a high loader, arranged ahead with the handling agent so equipment is on the apron when the aircraft is.

Mention it when you order

HACCP kitchen

Certified, inspected, with cold-chain records filed against your trip.

All FBOs served

Whichever terminal you park at, handover is at the aircraft, on your slot.

Diets read twice

Allergen sheet per guest, halal and kosher on request, sealed and labelled.

One clean invoice

Itemised and trip-report ready, sent after the leg.

About the airportNZCI / CHT

General aviation and airport catering at Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport (CHT)

Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport serves the Chatham Islands from Te One, the main settlement on Chatham Island. It is a remote island airport with a single runway, and airport catering here is shaped by that remoteness. General aviation traffic is modest, so FBO services and ground handling services are a small, personal operation where every arrival gets attention.

Business aviation

Business aviation catering at Chatham Islands is a niche: fishing parties, conservation groups, occasional diplomatic flight catering for official visits. Inflight catering and in-flight catering are both ordered per trip, aviation catering is bespoke rather than catalogued, and executive jet catering draws on local seafood. Cabin crew meals and crew meals are part of the same order, and the handling agent's ground handling services cover the apron side. As a business aviation hub it is small, but the service is full.

Customs & food import

New Zealand enforces strict biosecurity: meat, dairy, honey and fresh produce arriving from abroad must be declared and are often refused. Chatham Island adds its own care for local ecology. In practice, order catering on the ground so nothing needs to be carried in, and let the FBO services team and ground handling services at Te One tell you how to discard inbound leftovers.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

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★★★★★

Average rating from the cabin crew and pilots we cater for.

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★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“Despite a late menu amendment, we wanted the 8 guests at Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport to enjoy a selection of petits fours and sandwiches without a complicated cabin service. This experience of flight catering gave us a useful reference for managing packing arrangement on another departure. The Galley Girls kept the breakfast portions separate from the finishing elements, which gave us control over the final presentation. Keeping the desserts aside until service helped preserve the presentation while we dealt with the boarding tasks.”

Nerea F. | FBO operator

Gulfstream G650

★★★★★GOVERNMENT

“Rather than an elaborate service at NZCI, our 12 guests wanted vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection, organised sensibly around a revised passenger count. I appreciated the emphasis on portion planning throughout the flight catering services arrangements. The Galley Girls talked through the quantities of snack boxes with us before confirmation, rather than leaving us to guess the portions. There was enough information about the sauces to brief the crew without making assumptions about what had been ordered.”

Ivan F. | Government flight manager

ACJ319

★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“As the person coordinating a mezze selection with flatbreads for 12 passengers at CHT, I needed an arrangement that considered different crew meal preferences. The Galley Girls understood why we wanted the snack boxes readily accessible instead of spread across several different boxes. The salads were reserved for the next stage, so the worktop stayed clear while we prepared the initial dishes. The order made airline catering feel manageable because the final order confirmation had been considered beforehand.”

Gabriel E. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ

ACJ320

Questions crews ask about Te OneAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Chatham Island?+

It depends on what the weather window lets you do. If winter conditions stack departures into a short opening, crews tend to order fuller meals, and crayfish costs more than a lamb plate. Send your passenger count and we quote the menu as ordered.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at NZCI?+

Because everything reaches the aircraft through the handling agent, the main thing is that your agent knows we are coming. Once that is set, ordering is simple, and late changes are treated as part of the job.

What about customs when catering a flight into Te One?+

Customs and MPI inspect incoming food closely, and Chatham Islands arrivals are no exception. Our meals are prepared on the ground and remain your simplest option. If you add a guest late, tell us and we resize.

Can you bring food on board at NZCI instead of ordering?+

It is possible, subject to New Zealand's food rules, but on an island with limited options a pre-ordered meal is the safer plan. Crews on a long ground wait appreciate hot food that does not need a trip into town.

Is catering part of a charter into Te One?+

Catering is not part of the charter. You order it on its own, and it is invoiced like any other item. Customs rules in this country make that arrangement simpler, since food prepared locally clears easily.