Top 20 New Zealander Food Influencers on Instagram (Apr 2026)

We found 176 food Influencers in New Zealand
These influencers mention 'food' in their Instagram bio and have audiences primarily in New Zealand. Here are the top 20. To run a custom search, check out Modash's influencer discovery features (free to try).
04/05/2026
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1. Eat Lit Food

New Zealand

Albert Cho @albertcho Make the internet fun again Management: alice@kult.com.au

Followers
173.1k
Fake followers
9.86%
Engagement rate
1.65%
Average Reel plays
98k
Audience gender
female
77.04%
male
22.96%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
New Zealand
82.91%
Australia
4.89%
United States
3.39%
United Kingdom
2.31%
Japan
0.99%
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2. Byron - Food Forests & Personal Growth 🌿

New Zealand

🥑 I help you grow a FOOD FOREST 🏡 Farm & Property Design 📍 New Zealand 👇 FREE Download: Food Forest Guide 👇

Followers
132.7k
Fake followers
14.61%
Engagement rate
3.5%
Average Reel plays
6.9k
Audience gender
male
38.64%
female
61.36%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
New Zealand
51.02%
United States
31.22%
Australia
3.21%
United Kingdom
1.78%
Canada
1.43%
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5. Atalya Fakavamoeanga

26 • authentic • mum to 3 🦊 🦁 🐝 Free Palestine 🇵🇸 PR/COLLABS - talzlifebizz@gmail.com 💌

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6. alma eats | auckland, nz 🇳🇿

New Zealand

🍽️ Ticking off my infinite food list ✉️Enquires/invites: DM or email ohmyfoodiegoodie@outlook.com

Followers
28.7k
Fake followers
15.34%
Engagement rate
16.66%
Average Reel plays
7.2k
Audience gender
female
66.64%
male
33.36%
Top performing Reels
  1. 7.8k
  2. 1.8k
  3. 1.3k
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
New Zealand
40.63%
United States
9.5%
India
8.19%
Australia
7.99%
United Kingdom
5.09%
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7. Cherie Metcalfe

Lover of People, food, travel and wine. @pepperandme @cainandabelknives

Followers
21k
Fake followers
9.93%
Engagement rate
1.12%
Average Reel plays
15.2k
Audience gender
female
96.26%
male
3.74%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
New Zealand
88.48%
Australia
5.91%
United States
1.42%
United Kingdom
1.21%
Indonesia
0.29%
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8. Tamika Taikato

New Zealand

DM for PR, food reviews and collabs 🫶🏽 📩 tammie17@live.com Muscle Nation DC: TAMIKAEATS Food content mainly on TikTok (186k)

Followers
20.1k
Fake followers
14.76%
Engagement rate
2.56%
Average Reel plays
62.5k
Audience gender
male
46.18%
female
53.82%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
New Zealand
66.81%
Australia
12.82%
United States
5.62%
United Kingdom
4.69%
Indonesia
0.59%
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9. grace ۶ৎ ⋆.˚

New Zealand

✞ 📍chch / akl food | fitness | lifestyle | uoa archi 👩🏻‍🎓 gym: @gr4cefit personal: @gr4cema dm for collabs or 💌: grace14media@gmail.com

Followers
16.3k
Fake followers
13.45%
Engagement rate
12.68%
Average Reel plays
8.7k
Audience gender
male
28.43%
female
71.57%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
New Zealand
68.4%
United States
5.5%
Australia
3.66%
Philippines
2.98%
India
2.4%
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10. Naomi Porter

New Zealand

Come cook with me 😎 Cheeky Māori with a great humour Food lover 🥗🥙🌮 📧: tangatakitchencollabs@gmail.com ♏️ 🇳🇿

Followers
16.2k
Fake followers
11.91%
Engagement rate
2.02%
Average Reel plays
11.3k
Audience gender
female
89.35%
male
10.65%
Top performing Reels
  1. 3.4k
  2. 3k
  3. 2.9k
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
New Zealand
77.83%
Australia
14.09%
United States
3%
United Kingdom
0.79%
Fiji
0.74%

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11. Christall Lowe

New Zealand

Food ➕ Travel ➕ Photography Award-winning cookbooks KAI, and KAI FEAST NZ Food Photographer of the Year Ngāti Kauwhata/Maniapoto/Tainui

Followers
14.4k
Fake followers
18.79%
Engagement rate
3.31%
Average Reel plays
12.7k
Audience gender
female
88.39%
male
11.61%
Top performing Reels
  1. The secret to the creamiest, most delectable creamed pāua? Long-life cream, aka UHT/cooking cream. It makes ALL the difference! @whanaukai love your mmmmmmmm at the end! Thank you for the most delicious parāoa 🤤 Creamed pāua recipe from Kai - 2-3 pāua, shelled and cleaned (about 400g out of shell) 25g butter 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 small onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced or finely chopped 1 1⁄2 cups cream - fresh or UHT salt and pepper To clean the pāua, make sure the teeth and gut sac are removed completely, and wash and rub the pāua thoroughly under cold running water. Tenderise the whole pāua by placing it on a wooden chopping board, covered in a tea towel to prevent it slipping and sliding, and banging it with a meat tenderiser on both sides, making sure you tenderise the edges, which tend to be quite tough. For minced pāua, chop into smaller pieces and put it through a mincer or high-speed blender (note that consistency will be different in a blender, and some may get stuck around the blade; a meat mincer is preferable). For sliced pāua, leave whole or cut in half lengthways, and then slice thinly (5 millimetres) with a sharp knife. Heat the butter and olive oil in a skillet or frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until softened, but not brown. Add the pāua and sauté it, stirring and turning frequently to ensure even cooking. Add the cream and bring to the boil, then turn down to low and allow it to simmer until reduced slightly and thickened. This should only take a few minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve immediately 💚
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Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
New Zealand
36.31%
Australia
11.51%
United States
11.38%
United Kingdom
4.39%
Spain
2.68%
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12. GEORGIE

New Zealand

⚡️ I’m so glad you’re here! 💛 Shes a lover of beautiful pals, food & adventures⁣  🪩 TikTok thisisgeorgiie⁣  💌 georgia@nosadcowboys.com

Followers
13.4k
Fake followers
15.17%
Engagement rate
1.95%
Average Reel plays
8.2k
Audience gender
male
11.92%
female
88.08%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
New Zealand
72.96%
Australia
7.88%
United States
7.33%
United Kingdom
4.34%
Canada
0.93%
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13. Andy Cleverley

New Zealand

🚍 Former Bus Lifer 🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Dad 🏋️ Gym 🏌️ Golf 🧑‍💻 Events & Hospitality

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14. Jake Hennessey

New Zealand

𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻📍 🙋🏼‍♂️ Golf | Football | Travel | Food | Gym

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15. TStewart

New Zealand

Food & beverage adviser to @amisfieldrestaurant and Darby Partners

Followers
7.6k
Fake followers
15.51%
Engagement rate
3.57%
Average Reel plays
-
Audience gender
female
39.72%
male
60.28%
Top performing Reels
  1. 1.1k
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  3. 947
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
New Zealand
44.22%
Australia
13.95%
United States
7.96%
United Kingdom
3.97%
Brazil
2.13%
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16. Bailey Elise

New Zealand

Fashion • Friends • Food • Fitness. 🦻

Followers
7.1k
Fake followers
25.65%
Engagement rate
2.01%
Average Reel plays
1.6k
Audience gender
female
33.62%
male
66.38%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
New Zealand
50.27%
United States
9.14%
Australia
8.77%
United Kingdom
2.48%
India
2.19%
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17. Sana 💕 | Auckland Foodie

New Zealand

📸 just a girl who talks about food a bit too much 📍Auckland, NZ 📂 Collabs: DM or sanaeats41@gmail.com 👩‍💻 25 | IG: @saanapatel | 🇮🇳🇳🇿🧿

Followers
6.7k
Fake followers
12.1%
Engagement rate
1.44%
Average Reel plays
1.8k
Audience gender
male
43.84%
female
56.16%
Top performing Reels
  1. 80.8k
  2. 24.7k
  3. 581
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
India
38.55%
New Zealand
30.53%
United States
5.82%
United Kingdom
4.31%
Australia
3.07%
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18. Courtney Fruean💖

New Zealand

🙏🏽| Master of Laws ⚖️| BA (Hons) majoring in Psychology & Sociology👩🏽‍🎓| Vegetarian🌱|🇼🇸🇳🇿Food blog @cfrueaneats

Followers
6.6k
Fake followers
32.32%
Engagement rate
2.22%
Average Reel plays
4.2k
Audience gender
male
87.12%
female
12.88%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Australia
21.7%
New Zealand
19.03%
United States
17.67%
United Arab Emirates
6.47%
Lebanon
3.21%
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19. Paula 🌸

New Zealand

Tiny house living NZ☀️ Lover of kindness, coffee, houseplants, flowers & sustainability ✨ Vegan💚 Florist 🌸 ⬇️Living Big in a Tiny House 🎥 feature⬇️

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20. Vicki Young

New Zealand

👩🏻‍🍳Private chef, baking tutor, serial snacker 🍧Pop-ups + desserts 🎨Food styling, recipe development, copywriter ✏️Writes about food @urbanlistnz 📍AKL

Followers
4.7k
Fake followers
13.18%
Engagement rate
2.67%
Average Reel plays
3.2k
Audience gender
male
19.43%
female
80.57%
Top performing Reels
  1. 10.4k
  2. 388
  3. 369
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
New Zealand
82.14%
Australia
4.88%
United States
2.68%
United Kingdom
2.27%
Canada
1.03%
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