Primary production is a family affair for many farmers in the region, writes Sarah Ell.

Life & Style Editor Nicky Park serves up the latest in food and booze news around New Zealand. Get your serve.

The craft beer trend is growing fast. Is it all froth and fashion, or a real moneymaker?

New Zealand's best produce is world class and a first-rate reason to travel, writes Nadia Lim.

A deal with liquor distributor Hancocks is just the tonic Auckland-based Rogue Society Gin needs as it eyes expansion to Australia.

The first few weeks of spring are a funny old time for a cook. We’re ready to freshen up the menu but the produce in store and from the garden is still very much steering us toward hearty winter fare.

We love it when spring comes around. The days get longer, the air is still crisp and fresh but you can feel it starting to warm up.

Leena Tailor meets Bill Nancarrow, the unofficial Kiwi wine ambassador in the famous Napa Valley.

I was alerted to the hidden danger of salt lurking in our supermarket cheeses by an article in the Times which found some supermarket cheeses contained more salt than seawater.

Kiwis love good pizza - and now one of the keys to perfecting the popular fast-food meal has been revealed.

A new restaurant is taking the term 'farm-to-table' to a whole new level by letting diners watch baby farm animals being born in a purpose-built birthing room.

Find all your favourite bits from today's Bite magazine, online. Follow the hyperlinks in Jo Elwin's editor's letter.

A chef preparing a dish made from cobra flesh died after the snake bit his hand - 20 minutes after he had severed it from its body.

The Aussies have done their thing. Now it’s our turn writes Janie Smith.

Best friends and good food make a celebration.

Three Hemis came out of the woodwork claiming they were the mystery man being sought by a food manufacturer. But the real Hemi came out of the bush.

A rugby fan has invented an icecream creation that he says takes care of Bledisloe Cup fever and is his tribute to the All Blacks and New Zealand.

A one-man craft beer operation in Nelson has been declared New Zealand's top brewery.

New Zealand wine has established itself as a major commodity after exports increased by 10 per cent in volume and value to a record $1.33 billion in the year to June

The restaurant's owner said she thought the name would help customers when choosing their meal.

New Zealand wine exports increased by 10 per cent in both volume and value to a record $1.33 billion in the year to June.

NZ could become a "superpower" of the global craft beer market, with demand for Kiwi brews expected to triple, according to research by ANZ.

It was school meets Hell's Kitchen as top culinary students from around the country battled it out in Auckland yesterday.

Chocolate makers and fans of hazelnut-filled products including Nutella spread may need to brace themselves for price rises, after poor weather devastated hazelnut crops.