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Chasing their dreams
While moving house in the final year of a media degree, Deanna Yang found a bucket list that she had written as an 8-year-old.
Honey guidelines out to sting 'cowboys'
Honey manufacturers are praising a new set of guidelines aimed at distinguishing the genuine manuka article from the knock-offs.
Wine: American beauties
It’s a pity there are so few American wines available here as many of them are drop-dead gorgeous. True, many are extraordinarily expensive but those that find their way here are usually of astonishing quality and value for money.
Judges can be nice as pie
The forks are out and the tasting has begun for the annual New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards.
Third time a chocolate champion
Controversy surrounding Nigella Lawson hasn't stopped Whittaker's from again taking the title of New Zealand's most trusted brand.
Big data to rescue Britain's corner pubs
Britain's 70 billion-pound pub industry has fallen on hard times. But the industry is fighting back, thanks in part to investors like Noah Bulkin.
App to solve icecream munchies
Aucklanders will get the inaugural taste of a worldwide gimmick when the city becomes the first of 130 across the globe to offer smartphone users icecream delivered by private driver today.
NZ's battle to fight obesity
New Zealand is doing "extremely badly" at fighting childhood obesity, with major gaps in government policies, a new report says.
Big backing for sugarless lanes in NZ
More than a third of Kiwis want to see New Zealand supermarkets go completely sugar-free at the checkout, according to a survey.
Wendyl wants to know: Shoppers get it right with low-carb winner
Everyone knows about carbs these days. People go carb-free in an effort to lose weight, and athletes carb-load before a big event.
Editorial: The sooner the sweeter for manuka guidelines
The Ministry of Primary Industries says guidelines for the labelling of manuka honey are expected to be issued this month. They cannot come a moment too soon.
Not everyone wants beer cold
Not all beer drinkers want to grab a cold one. Molson Coors Brewing discovered this in China where drinking cold liquids is widely seen as undesirable.
Machine creating nutritionally perfect food in the pipeline
Nestlé wants a Star Trek style 'replicator' that scans you to create nutritionally perfect food.
Goodman Fielder board agrees to takeover offer
Goodman Fielder's directors have given support to a reduced takeover proposal but approval from the majority of shareholders is still needed.
Is this the new wonder food?
It may not be a fruit that you automatically reach for in the supermarket, but the large and exotic breadfruit is being touted as a wonder food.
Goodman Fielder shares halted
Shares in Goodman Fielder have been halted pending a material announcement from the food ingredients maker
Wendyl Nissen: Healthy food star system a good start
Some people throw food in their trolleys barely giving it a glance, others try to qualify for their good consumer badges by carefully studying the label, writes Wendyl Nissen.