I woke up last Sunday morning determined to make a yeasty fruit bread. I envisaged a cosy afternoon with a good book, a cup of tea and some fruit toast.

New Zealand supermarket chain Countdown is adding insurance services as it seeks to widen the offering to its 2.7 million weekly customers.

If your attention is now turning to wines that reflect the season and our usual lighter summer cuisine, you’d do well to seek out these gems.

This tempting little bag of fruity bites was displayed next to the strawberries and other fresh fruits in my local supermarket.

Hot-shot Kiwi chef Matt Lambert will be adding NZ clams and cheeses to the menu of his Michelin star New York restaurant after a visit here this month.

Completing our series showcasing the best the city has to offer, high-profile Aucklanders share their favourite places.

In short, eating is a moral, political and ethical minefield, writes Shelley Bridgeman.

Auckland coffee roasters have won out at this year's coffee awards, taking home seven of the nine categories including the supreme award.

While McDonald's still offers several items for $1, its menu is quietly getting more expensive, sending diners to its fancier rivals.

BurgerFuel Worldwide, the NZAX-listed fast food chain franchisor, is opening five new Australian stores and expects to announce the timing of its US expansion soon.

Award-winning Cromwell grower Simon Webb says the sun is still shining on New Zealand's apples, despite the criticism of an ''ill-informed'' British chef.

Kiwi apples have been slated by an acclaimed British-based chef as flavourless and full of sugar.

For some, the only real choice of wine is white or red. For red wine aficionados, here are some recent releases worthy of consideration.

The summer barbecue is set to get more expensive as beef prices hit new highs, due mostly due to a supply shortage in the United States.

Those affected by a food poisoning epidemic which has been linked to foods including lettuce and carrots have described a severely painful and at times paralysing experience.

When outbreak was linked to a bad batch of lettuce, one Auckland farm was singled out. The owners say they’re fed up with taking the blame for a much wider problem.

Is gourmet food really worth the extra dollars?

Fans of a new "artisan" chocolate milk have been waiting at supermarkets around the North Island to snap it up within minutes of its delivery from a northern Waikato farm.

Danone argued in the Court of Appeal it was an injustice for it to have to wait until 2018 to go to trial against Fonterra regarding last year's dairy contamination scare.

Feeling flush with cash and want to impress your mates by shouting them a meal? We've got five of the most expensive meals in the world to please your palate.

We visit New Zealand's largest dedicated cidery in Nelson to find out the best things about this beverage which is slowly catching up to beer as the preferred alcohol of choice this summer.

McDonald’s goes on myth-busting offensive and invites cameras into its burger factory for the first time.

The annual Devro New Zealand Sausage competition took place in Auckland today. Catherine Smith, a judge at the prestigious event, shares the experience.