Meet Our Whanau
The Toru Road name for the business comes from the Street where Tracey grew up as a youngster in Paraparaumu on the Kapiti Coast. Having three tamariki, the Toru part of Toru Road is symbolic of her three children, Ashlee, August III, and Keenau. Her tamariki are now adults, and along with her husband, August, are all intricately woven into Toru Road. Tracey and August have also been graced with five mokopuna who are super inspiring, and have added their influence into the business with their twin grand-daughters who are budding artists contributed to the development of our Toru Road logo.
Tracey & August are the key ingredients to Toru Road. Tracey is of Nga Rauru, Ngati Maniapoto, and Te Pakakohi through her Mum, and Ngati Ruanui, Ngaruahine, and Pakeha from her Dad. Tracey was raised in Wainuiomata, then Paraparaumu, and has her roots in Waitotara (Pakaraka, Ihupuku, and Takirau Marae), South Taranaki.
August is Samoan, with his Mum and Dad from Lotopa, and Aleisa in Samoa. August was gifted with his fathers name and that taonga continues on to their son. August was born and bred in Porirua and teamed up with Tracey in the 80's and they've been together ever since raising their three tamariki in Cannons Creek, Ascot Park and Papakowhai.
August is Samoan, with his Mum and Dad from Lotopa, and Aleisa in Samoa. August was gifted with his fathers name and that taonga continues on to their son. August was born and bred in Porirua and teamed up with Tracey in the 80's and they've been together ever since raising their three tamariki in Cannons Creek, Ascot Park and Papakowhai.
Ashlee has her own business that she is operating in Melbourne called ONE SWEET DAY, a boxes, platters and tables of the most delicious baking, deli platters and grazing tables over in Melbourne. Her afghans, brownies and shortbread are to die for, and she has a huge following particularly from kiwis over there. Ashlee is a creative and we can't wait to incorporate OSD into our business at Toru Road. We just need to bring her back from Melbourne - a work in progress!
August III (or bubba August to differentiate between him and his Dad) is our food connoisseur, an expert in taste. He needs to start blogging his foodie pics, everyone always notices the kai that August is making. He loves his kai, just like his Mum. Makes a mean as Massaman Curry, amongst many other things.
Keenau (pronounced Key Now), Keenau is our vegan and is on a health, fitness and nutrition journey. Follow him on instagram Pasifika_wolf. He's out there to encourage and support Pacific and Maori communities through his journey. Keenau plays a hands-on role managing our social media and is credited to persuading his Mum Tracey to turning her pesto into Toru Road.
August III (or bubba August to differentiate between him and his Dad) is our food connoisseur, an expert in taste. He needs to start blogging his foodie pics, everyone always notices the kai that August is making. He loves his kai, just like his Mum. Makes a mean as Massaman Curry, amongst many other things.
Keenau (pronounced Key Now), Keenau is our vegan and is on a health, fitness and nutrition journey. Follow him on instagram Pasifika_wolf. He's out there to encourage and support Pacific and Maori communities through his journey. Keenau plays a hands-on role managing our social media and is credited to persuading his Mum Tracey to turning her pesto into Toru Road.
And then there are these beautiful mokos. They bring all the whanau together. We need a bigger table.