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![Dinner's served: Shiny new supermarket collectible revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Dinner's served: Shiny new supermarket collectible revealed
Will Countdown's latest offering rival the great New World Smeg craze of 2020?
![New grocery sector watchdog: How much funding and support will it get?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
New grocery sector watchdog: How much funding and support will it get?
Small pool of expertise for the $22 billion-a-year sector watchdog job.
![Editorial: Farewell to a slice of Kiwi life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Editorial: Farewell to a slice of Kiwi life
EDITORIAL: Crumbs, there goes the Ernest Adams' raspberry slice too.
![Delivery wars: DoorDash, Uber Eats, Menulog, Delivereasy and Yummi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Delivery wars: DoorDash, Uber Eats, Menulog, Delivereasy and Yummi
The food delivery industry is in growth mode, so who comes out on top?
![Extreme way man saves $500 a week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Extreme way man saves $500 a week
As the cost of living soars, one man reveals the extreme way he saves on food shopping.
![Budget 2022: Move to stop supermarkets blocking rival stores hailed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Budget 2022: Move to stop supermarkets blocking rival stores hailed
The new law could help parties challenge the Countdown/Foodstuffs duopoly.
![Budget: The cost of living and what's in it for you](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Budget: The cost of living and what's in it for you
New payments, fuel tax and public transport relief have been extended.
![Budget 2022: 10 key things - Where the money's gone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Budget 2022: 10 key things - Where the money's gone
Here are the highlights as Grant Robertson announces the Government's plans.
![Focus: Battle of the hot cross buns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Focus: Battle of the hot cross buns
NZ Herald’s Cheree Kinnear and Bethany Reitsma travel across Tāmaki Makaurau to find the best hot cross buns this Easter. Video / NZ Herald
!['We've run out of staff': Restaurants shut up shop, say Omicron catastrophic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'We've run out of staff': Restaurants shut up shop, say Omicron catastrophic
Some eateries have staff but no customers; some have customers, no staff. Some face both.
![Short and sweet relief for Kiwi bakers after brown sugar appears then disappears from shelves](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Short and sweet relief for Kiwi bakers after brown sugar appears then disappears from shelves
Production for brown sugar has restarted but it's sold out as soon as it hits the shelf.
![Pandemic exposes NZ's supply chain vulnerability](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Pandemic exposes NZ's supply chain vulnerability
Inflation is at the highest it has been in years because of the pressures of the pandemic.
![Price of mince: Budget-friendly staple now too expensive for some](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Price of mince: Budget-friendly staple now too expensive for some
Free-range chicken breasts are often cheaper than once-humble mince.
![Why so long? Critical worker register could take another two weeks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Why so long? Critical worker register could take another two weeks
Business leader warns register will add unnecessary bureaucracy.
![Focus: Supermarket shelves empty post traffic light announcement](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Focus: Supermarket shelves empty post traffic light announcement
Supermarket shelves have been stripped empty in many supermarkets across the country following Sunday's announcement. Video / NZ Herald
!['No need to panic buy': Kiwis flock as red light move announced](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'No need to panic buy': Kiwis flock as red light move announced
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says there is no need to rush to the shops.
![Bad taste in mouth: Woop customers complain about Christmas food boxes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Bad taste in mouth: Woop customers complain about Christmas food boxes
Hundreds of comments have criticised the brand's Christmas box.
!['Big strain': School holiday decision 'poor', cafe owner and parent says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'Big strain': School holiday decision 'poor', cafe owner and parent says
Greg Cornes is one of many parents who called for school holidays to be brought forward.
![Covid-19: Alcoholism risk during lockdown worries researcher](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Covid-19: Alcoholism risk during lockdown worries researcher
Alcohol researcher also criticises "immaturity" of trivialising booze abuse in lockdown.
![About 400 Countdown staff have to isolate, five stores to shut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
About 400 Countdown staff have to isolate, five stores to shut
About 400 Auckland and Wellington staffers are having to isolate.
![Open butchers, greengrocers to reduce pressure on supermarkets - Retail NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Open butchers, greengrocers to reduce pressure on supermarkets - Retail NZ
"Greengrocers, butchers, bakers should be allowed to open."
![Looking for a job? Supermarkets hiring as staff self-isolate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Looking for a job? Supermarkets hiring as staff self-isolate
Looking for a job? Supermarkets identified as locations of interest are hiring.
![Small Business: A journey from an engineer to fromager](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Small Business: A journey from an engineer to fromager
Small Business: A journey from engineer to cheesemaker.
![Supermarket shelves stripped bare as NSW enters two-week lockdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Supermarket shelves stripped bare as NSW enters two-week lockdown
Calls from NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian not to panic buy have fallen on deaf ears.
![Māori Authority wants accountability after Eagle Brewing racist comments](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Māori Authority wants accountability after Eagle Brewing racist comments
Matthew Tukaki wants to see the business hauled before the Human Rights Commission.
![Dunedin supermarket stabbing victim discharged](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Dunedin supermarket stabbing victim discharged
Three other people remain in hospital.
![All the fast food fries in New Zealand, reviewed and ranked](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
All the fast food fries in New Zealand, reviewed and ranked
Which Kiwi fast-food store has the best chip?
![Focus: Soul Bar lion stolen by two men at 2am](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Focus: Soul Bar lion stolen by two men at 2am
One of Soul Bar and Bistro's signature 80kg stone lions was brazenly stolen from out the front of their Auckland Viaduct premises by two men with a trolly at 2am on March 25, 2021. Video / Supplied
![Napier's Goodtime Pies needs workers to help make a million more pies a year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Napier's Goodtime Pies needs workers to help make a million more pies a year
The Napier bakery has signed a new supply deal worth more than a million pies.