{"id":2218,"date":"2018-09-06T14:43:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T02:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevillagetable.co.nz\/?page_id=2218"},"modified":"2025-07-12T05:36:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T17:36:32","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thevillagetable.co.nz\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a seat at Matakana\u2019s Village Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"slider-wrapper relative \" id=\"slider-2110500048\" >\n    <div class=\"slider slider-nav-circle slider-nav-large slider-nav-light slider-style-normal\"\n        data-flickity-options='{\n            \"cellAlign\": \"center\",\n            \"imagesLoaded\": true,\n            \"lazyLoad\": 1,\n            \"freeScroll\": false,\n            \"wrapAround\": true,\n            \"autoPlay\": 5000,\n            \"pauseAutoPlayOnHover\" : true,\n            \"prevNextButtons\": false,\n            \"contain\" : true,\n            \"adaptiveHeight\" : true,\n            \"dragThreshold\" : 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&#8211; and a treasured keepsake for anyone who loves Matakana.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gap-element\" style=\"display:block; height:auto; padding-top:30px\" class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<a href=\"\/buy\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button primary is-xlarge\"  >\n    <span>Buy Now<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style scope=\"scope\">\n\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1889671196\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .section-bg -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-927182672\">\n<div class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6 col-divided\"  ><div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"padding:0px 0px 0px 6px;\" >\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Read More About the Book<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">It takes a village to create a cookbook&#8230;And this book would not have been possible without the hundreds of people who gave so generously of their time, resources and financial support.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"\/about\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button white\"  >\n    <span>About the book<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  ><div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Media Enquiries<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">For Immediate Release: The Village Table features mouth-watering dishes, stunning photography and entertaining tales from many of the characters that give the area such heart&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\/media\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button white\"  >\n    <span>Get the media kit<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .section-content -->\n\n\t\t\n<style scope=\"scope\">\n\n#section_1889671196 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 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