Pizza Hut Te Aro sits at 1/38 Courtenay Place, right in the middle of one of Wellington's busiest strips, serving the familiar Pizza Hut line-up of made-to-order pizzas to locals, workers and anyone passing through Te Aro. It's part of the Pizza Hut New Zealand family, which opened its first Kiwi store in New Lynn, Auckland in September 1974 and now numbers more than 100 stores nationwide.
Everything starts with the dough: all Pizza Hut dough in New Zealand is made from scratch, in store, every single day, and every pizza — along with the sides and desserts — is made to order under strict guidelines, using ingredients from quality suppliers. You choose your base to suit your mood: the Deep Pan that's long been New Zealand's favourite deep dish crust, the hand-stretched San Francisco Style sourdough, Thin 'N Crispy, the cheese-filled Original Stuffed Crust, or a gluten free base made from rice flour and maize starch.
The menu leans on the classics Kiwis never stopped ordering — Meat Lovers, Pepperoni, Hawaiian and the Super Supreme have held the country's top four spots for years — with a wide range of toppings from tasty beef and cabanossi to ham, chicken and juicy pineapple. Order online or through the Pizza Hut NZ app, customise your pizza to your heart's content, and join Hut Lovers for exclusive online-only deals.
Pizza Hut Te Aro sits at 1/38 Courtenay Place, right in the middle of one of Wellington's liveliest streets, serving the pizzas Kiwis have grown up with. It's part of Pizza Hut New Zealand, a network of more than 100 stores that traces its Kiwi roots back to a single restaurant in New Lynn, Auckland, which opened in September 1974.
Half a century on, the promise has stayed remarkably consistent. Pizza Hut NZ says it stands for serving the best quality pizzas in the country, built on three words — quality, taste and excitement — with fresh as the key to all of it.
That commitment to fresh is more than a slogan. All Pizza Hut dough is made from scratch, in store, daily — yes, daily. Ingredients are sourced from quality suppliers who must meet stringent standards of excellence, and every pizza, along with the sides and desserts, is made to order under strict guidelines rather than prepared ahead and left waiting.
The choice starts with the crust. Deep Pan is New Zealand's favourite deep dish, baked to golden perfection with a crust that's crispy on the outside and soft and chewy within. The San Francisco Style sourdough base is made from scratch and stretched by hand — light, crispy and airy. Thin 'N Crispy bakes up thin and crunchy so the toppings do the talking, while The Original Stuffed Crust hides a ring of melted cheese inside the crust: the playful pizza the brand says you eat backwards. A gluten free base, made from rice flour and maize starch, is also available in a large size.
Pan, Classic and Thin 'N Crispy bases come at no extra charge; a surcharge applies for Stuffed Crust, Gluten Free and XL base options unless otherwise stated.
Some things never change, and Pizza Hut is happy about that. Meat Lovers, Pepperoni, Hawaiian and the Super Supreme have been New Zealand's top four favourites for as long as the company can remember. Around them sits a wide range of toppings — tasty beef, cabanossi, ham, chicken and juicy pineapple among them. You can add extra toppings for a couple of dollars per item, up to a maximum of seven to ten depending on the pizza so it still cooks to perfection, or simply remove anything you don't like.
Ordering happens online at pizzahut.co.nz from any device — mobile, desktop or tablet — or through the Pizza Hut NZ app for iPhone and Android, where you can customise your pizza to your heart's content. Joining Hut Lovers unlocks exclusive online-only deals, and discount coupons appear from time to time in printed, email and web-offer form, usually for limited-time offers, with one coupon per order per day.
Delivery requires a minimum order of $20 including the delivery fee, isn't available in every area or at every hour, and drivers don't carry cash. One nice touch for pick-up customers: if the in-store price for the exact same order is lower than what you paid online, Pizza Hut gladly refunds the difference. And if you're ordering more than 10 pizzas in one go, give at least an hour's notice so every one gets the love and care it needs.
Whether you're after the deep pan you grew up with, a stuffed crust to split with friends, or a reliably quick, customised feed before continuing up Courtenay Place, Pizza Hut Te Aro turns out the familiar favourites — made fresh, made to order, and exactly the way you like them.