Famous for its Maori culture, redwood forests and mud pools, this geothermal wonderland is also fast gaining a reputation for its gastronomic delights, writes Debbie Griffiths

These nibbles will ensure you make it through to midnight.

It's been a noisy year in the world of nutrition. Niki Bezzant rounds up the good, the bad and the controversial.

How much you drink, your age and body size can all contribute to the severity of a hangover and no, there is no cure.

Lucked out on being the Christmas taxi this year? There's no reason to punish yourself with sparkling grape juice.

Jockey Leith Innes is riding in the Boxing Day races at Ellerslie and needs to stay light and race-ready.

The sale of Hammerheads Restaurant's assets won't cover all of what the collapsed eatery owes Inland Revenue, say liquidators.

And there's not a kale leaf in sight.

A Kiwi model and competitive eater has posted a hard-to-watch video of herself trying to eat 100 McDonald's burgers. How many did she manage?

Forget New York. Forget Vegas. Among celebrity chefs, the hot spot for fine dining is . . . the airport.

Most people have heard of gluten, but how many of us really understand how it fits into our diets?

A list of pet peeves, by way of advice to the restaurant sector.

Super-simple is the order of the day for the extended whanau.

I liked Nigella Lawson when she made some insightful remarks about faddish eating, in particular the fad of "clean eating," Niki writes.

Tastiness and attention to detail top features of New Lynn restaurant.

She never sets the table when guests come, makes a mess in the kitchen and thinks avocado on toast is one of life's essentials. Greg Bruce talks to the inimitable Nigella Lawson.

A slice of still-edible cake from the most famous wedding of the 20th century is set to fetch a high price at a US auction.

Here's the scoop on the latest addition to the ice cream scene.

When Chloe Van Dyke concocted her first batch of chia seed drinks three years ago, the target market was her sports-mad family.

Imposing minimum prices for alcohol is likely to help some people who are dependent on it to cut down their drinking, say the authors of a new study.

Eating lettuce is over three times worse in greenhouse gas emissions than eating bacon, says study author.

My Food Bag moved from curious start-up to storming transtasman success this year.

It's easy to go silly on the food and drink during the silly season. Here's how to curb an expanding waistline this Christmas.

Find all your favourite bits from today's Bite magazine online.

Street-front bar offers good food that has been well prepared.

Make the most of Christmas Day with these fail-safe recipes.

On a trip to Thailand, the former Miss Earth New Zealand ate 10 scorpions in 90 seconds, scoffed a hairy tarantula and downed a 2kg feast of curry.