OUR STORY

The story begins in 1926 when Frederick Charles Rush Munro arrived in Hawke's Bay New Zealand.  Rush Munro originally learned the confectionary trade from his father in England.  With this knowledge and just 10 pounds in his pocket he set up shop, with his wife Catherine, on 26th May in central Hastings.  Gradually the range expanded to include 100% natural, real fruit ice creams all made to Rush Munro's own recipes.

In 1931 their shop was destroyed in a devastating earthquake which forced them to move to the current site in Heretaunga Street.  These new premises evolved into the Ice Cream Gardens which have become a world famous Hawke's Bay landmark and family tradition.