McDonald's - home of the golden arches - shows commercialism and caring can co-exist, writes Guy Adams.

A woman seeking a late-night snack was shocked to find a demonic face carved into one of her tinned pears.

Hot chips are not all created equal, and there are no rules as to how many chips you will get in a scoop.

The drought hitting Northland farmers could not get much more serious, Federated Farmers says.

Mars, Hershey, Cadbury and Nestle are being accused of conspiring to push up prices of their chocolate bars over most of the last decade.

While the British and Irish pride themselves on their precisely measured pints of beer, it seems you won't find the same consistency in NZ.

The choices we make at the supermarket checkout are less down to personal taste than we might like to think.

The 21st Hokitika Wildfoods Festival was one of the best yet and will generate up to $3 million for the West Coast economy, organiser Mike Keenan says.

Paddle Pop icecreams have a few less licks in them after a size reduction their maker claims is for "nutritional" reasons.

A healthcare worker has been left 'disgusted' after finding a maggot in her McDonald's burger box.

The cost of fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and drinks all fell last month, Statistics NZ says.

Bad weather has put a damper on the start of the Bluff oyster season but it has not stopped Auckland's restaurants and retailers getting them on to plates in the thousands.