Tina's Dumplings is a dumpling maker at 6 Russell Street in Upper Hutt Central. It began as a nougat and soap business, and in 2019 it stopped selling other products to focus on dumplings. Its owner, Tina, is a trained chemical engineer from Taiwan. The dumplings are made with natural ingredients, without preservatives, MSG, or artificial colours or flavours. They are free from nuts and dairy, and most flavours have a gluten-free option.
The first regular customers were the accounts department of the New Zealand Defence Force in Upper Hutt, which kept ordering dumplings. The owner says customers tell them the dumplings are the best-tasting in Wellington. Within a kilometre there is one other Chinese restaurant, China City Restaurant, 0.5 km away.