Couple keen to master 'Eke burger'

ON THE MOVE: Lisa and Ryan Seator of Eketahuna GAS service station have sold their business and are opening up a fish and chip shop. PHOTO/LYNDA FERINGA

Ryan and Lisa Seator of Eketahuna GAS are launching into their 20th year of marriage with a new business venture.

The couple, who have owned and managed Eketahuna GAS for more than five years, will hand the service station over to another young Eketahuna couple in December to open a takeaway shop "50m down the road".

Mr Seator said it was time for him and his wife to "slow down and enjoy life", having celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary this week.

"It'll be good," he said.

"We'll be able to focus on a couple of things instead of trying to focus on five or six."

Their new takeaway shop will serve fish and chips, desserts, and the "massive" Eke Burger which boasts a jumbo meat patty, coleslaw, bacon, egg, onion, cheese, pineapple, steak, and tomato sauce.

"You don't eat it in public," Mrs Seator said.

The couple said they are happy to have called Eketahuna their home since 2007 and the opening of their takeaway shop will be one more way they can give back to their community.

"It's a great community to be in and be a part of," Mr Seator said. "The more you give, the more you get back.

"You let the customers tell you what they want, and then you do what they want. You don't try to push anything onto them.

"Just let them come to you and explain what they want and you do just that. You fulfil their needs.

Their new shop will be called Ryli's Kiwi Kai, Ryli being a combination of Mr and Mrs Seator's first names. It is due to open on December 2.