24 Feb 2025

Apostle Hot Sauce: taking spicy condiments to heavenly heights

From Nine To Noon, 11:30 am on 24 February 2025
Wellington-produced Apostle Hot Sauce.

Photo: Ashley Alexander (left), Kate Grewal (right)

Saints and hot sauce might seem like an unlikely match, but Apostle Hot Sauce has taken spicy condiments to new heights over the last five years.

Wellington couple Mat Watkins and Lydia Harfield started up selling homemade sauces at their local Paekākāriki Market, and they've grown to 200 local stockists. Their nine flavours range from the Saint John Mango, Turmeric and Ginger sauce to the Saint Francis Kimchi Ketchup, and they release a new one every year.

Co-founder Mat Watkins talks to Kathryn from their Paraparaumu kitchen.