our story

Meet the team behind your perfect picnic

Our story...

The Picnic Box, Bay of Islands was born out of four friends’ passion for food and family, and the desire to enhance a shared experience by creating a delicious box of all the goodies that one craves when enjoying a picnic together. 

Having jumped out of the superyacht world and settling in the beautiful Bay of Islands, Johnny, Camilla, Tom and Donna saw an opportunity to connect people from all corners, to life’s most authentic and simplest of pleasures: homemade and hand prepared food, and the occasion of slowing down, to appreciate the picturesque region of the Bay of Islands and to share special time with one another. 

Chefs Donna and Johnny have used their varied experience to create a menu that hopes to bring pleasure and deliciousness from start to finish. With Tom and Camilla’s experience in marketing and hospitality, it’s the perfect match.

‘We are so happy you’ve stopped by and we hope to bring the ‘good times’ to your next adventure, whatever that may be…’