{"id":503847,"date":"2026-07-01T03:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T03:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/503847\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T03:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T03:45:09","slug":"tributes-flow-for-joel-yukich-creator-of-blokes-can-cook-too-after-unexpected-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/503847\/","title":{"rendered":"Tributes flow for Joel Yukich, creator of \u2018Blokes Can Cook Too\u2019, after unexpected death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWaiting for autopsy results to come. Condolences to the whanau. See you soon brother,\u201d he wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018World changed forever\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Family, food influencers and fans praised the impact Yukich had on many people. <\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Yukich\u2019s partner, Alanna Hussey, said in an online tribute that her \u201cworld changed forever\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI am completely heartbroken and still trying to process that this is real. Joel was everything to us. He was an amazing dad to his four boys, an incredible partner, and someone who would do anything for the people he loved,\u201d she wrote. <\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Yukich\u2019s partner, Alanna Hussey, said her \u201cworld changed forever\u201d.\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Yukich\u2019s partner, Alanna Hussey, said her \u201cworld changed forever\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Hussey said the silence he left behind was unbearable, and thanked him for every memory, laugh and hug. <\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI would give anything to have one more day with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Stef the Maori\u2019s post garnered more than 1000 comments from fans and friends, many of whom were in a state of disbelief. <\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cDamn, was just watching his stories eating those venisons last night! Rip legend,\u201d one person wrote. <\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThank you for sharing your gifts of love for diving, gathering and preparing the meanest kai,\u201d another said. <\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"New Plymouth man Joel Yukich is being remembered for his aroha, big laughs and hearty kai he shared with many throughout his life. Photo \/ Givealittle\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>New Plymouth man Joel Yukich is being remembered for his aroha, big laughs and hearty kai he shared with many throughout his life. Photo \/ Givealittle<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThis is heartbreaking, such a great guy and influence on men, young and old, showing the world the many sides of being a nurturer,\u201d a follower said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">In a<a href=\"https:\/\/givealittle.co.nz\/cause\/blokescancooktoo-gone-too-soon?fbclid=IwY2xjawSxHHNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFSNG1NN2RuazNwNTBWTzEzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlSMy36QOfp8Ja6C3UQT8u9YwLNlhzXfP2tREp8Qon71NVntQ_dzxKXIQy3t_aem_Zeo3hp8lU6lt_uUrA2qL0w\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/givealittle.co.nz\/cause\/blokescancooktoo-gone-too-soon?fbclid=IwY2xjawSxHHNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFSNG1NN2RuazNwNTBWTzEzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlSMy36QOfp8Ja6C3UQT8u9YwLNlhzXfP2tREp8Qon71NVntQ_dzxKXIQy3t_aem_Zeo3hp8lU6lt_uUrA2qL0w\"> Givealittle post<\/a> set up to raise funds for his celebration of life, Yukich\u2019s sister Carlie Yukich said her brother had amassed a collection of friends who travelled the country on hunting and fishing adventures. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWaiting for autopsy results to come. Condolences to the whanau. See you soon brother,\u201d he wrote. \u2018World changed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":503848,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[74,4057,60771,198,4194,40124,634,6179,43630,2082,251321,17467,194,33450,1073,111,43,139,69,1118,10903,1072,2737,6173,10140,30645,41656,251320],"class_list":["post-503847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-after","tag-behind","tag-blokes","tag-can","tag-cook","tag-creator","tag-death","tag-died","tag-flow","tag-for","tag-huntergatherer","tag-joel","tag-kiwi","tag-known","tag-media","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-of","tag-popular","tag-social","tag-star","tag-too","tag-tributes","tag-unexpected","tag-unexpectedly","tag-yukich"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/503848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}