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Central Otago pinot noir takes top honours at Air NZ Wine Awards
A wine from Central Otago's Gibbston region has won the supreme award at this year's Air New Zealand Wine Awards.
Success: Biting off as much as they can chew
Long-established snack-maker says now is the time to start lifting its profile.
Food prices up 2.2pc - fruit and veg climb
The impact of a higher GST rate has been felt in the supermarket, said Statistics NZ, with food prices rising 2.2 per cent in October.
Hundreds of millions of kiwifruit dollars at risk
Orchardists growing gold kiwifruit may have had their hopes of bonanza returns this season dashed as they wait on confirmation that a vine-killing bacteria has arrived in NZ.
Suspected kiwifruit pest hits big NZ operators
Two listed companies are the first victims of a suspected incursion in NZ of a bacterial disease which has ripped through gold kiwifruit varieties overseas, particularly in Italy.
Disease fears threaten NZ kiwifruit
An orchard is under quarantine after the discovery of a suspected bacterial disease that may threaten NZ's $1.5b kiwifruit industry.
<i>Steve Mackenzie:</i> Crunch time looms for hospitality trade
The hospitality business is about to get a shake up by way of a long-awaited Food Bill that will focus on food safety, writes Steve Mackenzie.
The cook and the baker (+recipes)
A Kiwi cook and a global baker have cooked up a recipe for simple but tasty home meals.
NZ 'missing out' on added value bonanza
New research says New Zealand is underperforming when it comes to high-value, processed food exports.
<i>Wendyl Wants to Know:</i> Heaps of extras keep coffee addicts purring
Every week, Wendyl Nissen takes a readily available packaged food item and decodes what the label tells you about its contents.
Culinary hunting
A fervour for food led Lynn Huhtala to a new career guiding other foodies to delectable locations around town.
Labour weekend surcharge warning for business
The Commerce Commission is warning businesses not to mislead customers when applying a surcharge on goods and services ahead of this weekend's Labour Day holiday.