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Kiwi label wins wine clash
A French winemaking giant has lost its case against a Hawkes Bay estate after it accused the company of ripping off the name of one of its wines.
Tone up your taste buds for Taste
The very best of Auckland cuisine will be shown off by the city's best chefs and restaurateurs this weekend.
Moa proves investor thirst (+video)
The ease with which Moa Group raised $16 million through its stock exchange float shows the thirst Kiwi investors have for "great New Zealand companies".
Moa's first shares trade at $1.35
Shares in Moa Group, the boutique beer maker doing NZ's first initial public offering of the year, have started trading on the NZX at an 8 per cent premium.
Food prices fall in October
Seasonal falls in vegetable prices took the food price index down 0.6pc last month.
Anti-jetlag drinks take off
The product developed with the company Flyhidrate consists of three different coloured drinks, designed to be consumed at different stages of a long-haul flight.
Local dining: Get a taste of Puketapapa
Local eateries are have signature dishes on offer at bargain prices during this special event, reports Alexia Santamaria.
Auckland restaurants cooking what they grow
Alexia Santamaria rounds up some of the Auckland eateries serving up what they grow.
Wendyl wants to know: More biscuit than muesli in this colourful bar
Each week, Wendyl Nissen takes a packaged food item and decodes what the label says about its contents.
Crisci the 'cool uncle' at Taste of Auckland
Restaurant owners Antonio Crisci and his nephew Sergio Maglione talk about nurturing Italian cuisine in New Zealand, ahead of their joint effort at Taste of Auckland.
Auckland's best takeaways
Viva's annual wrap-up of some of the best takeout food Auckland has to offer.
Additives safe, say food makers
The council representing local food manufacturers has defended the use of controversial additives, including some that have proven negative effects in children.
Champagne lifestyle of the world's food stars
Ben Bayly, head chef at Auckland's Grove restaurant, lines up with a VIP list of food stars from around the world for the Moet & Chandon Grand Vintage 2004 International Launch.
Energy drinks blamed for breakdown
A mother has blamed her teenage son's secret energy drink habit for a breakdown in his mental health. He drank up to 16 cans a day.
The awards that name and shame
Toblerone chocolate has been named and shamed with an award for dodgy goods and services for claiming its bar has 16 serves - when there are only 15 segments.
Sam Judd: Never underestimate the little people
A Facebook campaign about plastic lollipop sticks has forced Chupa Chups to start a project that will change the product to a more sustainable material.
Whitebait festival runs at $100k loss
The much vaunted Great West Coast Whitebait Festival in Christchurch has left the Hokitika organisers $100,000 out of pocket.
Pressure on energy drink makers
A spate of deaths in the United States linked to a highly caffeinated energy drink will be reviewed, and could lead to caffeine levels in such drinks being slashed here.
Success: New direction revives tea seller
A shop's failure prompts decision to focus on online sales instead.