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Business owner's double life as city's most prolific tagger, 'Blume'
He owned a company worth seven figures by day. By night, he caused over $1m in damage.
Opinion: Stop waiting for a foreign hero, NZ’s supermarket sector needs competition from within
OPINION: An international brand is not the hero – local, NZ-owned competition is.
Letters: Don't we want cheaper groceries?
OPINION: 'More expensive bureaucrats to roll back existing bureaucrats.'
Opinion: Why supermarkets need a regulatory kick up the backside
OPINION: Unfortunately, a level playing field is not much use if nobody turns up to play.
Crunching the numbers: How does a grocery shop compare to 2022?
What happens when the price at the checkout keeps rising but your budget does not?
Hastings council signs agreement to sell land for new Flaxmere supermarket
Supermarket giants deny involvement with the site.
Grocery shopping today? Here's what you need to know about supermarkets after IT outage
However some self-serve kiosks are still down.
Shoplifter pees on shelves as he walks down supermarket aisle
Duchaan Fraser now has to pay $4000 back to Woolworths at $15 a week.
Countdown overhaul: 'Dark store' and EV chargers in new Woolworths empire
'Dark store' and direct-to-boot offerings as well as EV chargers feature in overhauls.
MrBeast in Hamilton? Biggest YouTuber in the world spotted at supermarket
Security team rushes to block Kiwi mum trying to get photo for young son.
Melanie Bracewell's egg-cellent joke draws Woolworths' attention
Woolworths responded after the comedian slammed their less-than-impressive egg reviews.
More customers claim supermarkets overcharged them for underweight chicken
Customers find packets are underweight by as much as 75g.
Fresh new look for Hāwera supermarket
When will other Taranaki and Whanganui Countdowns follow suit?
Snap, crackle, shock! Large dead mouse spotted amongst cereal at Auckland supermarket
One customer who saw the rodent 'looked like she was going to be sick'.
NZ stabbing survivor sends condolences to Sydney mall victims
Dallas Wilson was stabbed four times while working at a Dunedin Countdown in 2021.
'Disgusting': Customer spots sign splattered with bird poo hanging over food
Birds and rats have plagued supermarkets nationwide in the past two months.
Supermarket rats: Two caught at store in five weeks since reopening
The store reopened on February 28 after weeks of closures due to an infestation.
Caught on video: Arson charge filed, eight months after blaze in Countdown toilet paper aisle
Bystanders recorded the blaze as it reached up to the supermarket's ceiling.
Supermarket giant in court battle over Eastern Busway extension plans
The supermarket is upset about possible parking issues during the major busway project.
$1b+ Oyster Group fund suspends investor withdrawals, selling properties
It says the fund must keep capital to meet its needs and service higher borrowing costs.
Where new supermarkets have opened and might rise soon
Where are new stores opening? One store shut in Flaxmere but that's been eclipsed.
Dunedin Countdown reopens after rat infestation
A Dunedin Countdown has reopened its doors after a plague of rats shut it down for more than two weeks. Video / ODT
Countdown store plagued by rats reopens, shoppers return to free chocolates
Customers return after 18 days of closures due to rat infestation.
Matt Heath: Are rats really that bad?
OPINION: As our sworn enemy, they must die - but part of me feels for the little guys.
Dunedin Countdown reopening postponed yet again after another rat discovered
The supermarket has captured more than 20 rats since early February.
Another rat caught at Countdown Dunedin store, still closed
Another rat was caught at the troubled store today.
'Genius' pigeon at supermarket food dispenser: Customer left gobsmacked
Another incident has come to light involving a pigeon inside an Auckland store.