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A roast chicken in the microwave?
Manufacturers have developed a case they promise will help cook a chicken perfectly in a fraction of the time it takes in the oven.

Restaurant review: Sri Pinang Malaysian
Helpful team go all-out to ensure a memorable evening.

The key to successful weight loss
Nutritional therapist Jeannette Hyde says the key to successful weight loss lies not in our muscles or mental attitude, but our intestines.

Here's what will be trending in 2016
Find out what we can expect to see, use, wear, drive, drink and eat this year.

Wendyl Wants to Know: Ooh la la! The surprises in French onion dip
It doesn't pay to get too fancy with Kiwi soup mix and reduced-cream favourite.

Family factor key to plain Sail-ing
"Once you're a restaurant kid, you're a restaurant kid," says Bart Littlejohn of Sails.

How 'clean eating' can make you sick
Extreme clean diets and an obsession with physical perfection are ruining lives.

Mama knows best what's good to eat
If there's one dish that makes Yael Shochat of Ima Cuisine think of home, it's salad.

What alcohol does to your body after 40
A study has found mothers over 40 are at the forefront of a middle-aged drinking epidemic.

Kasey and Karena: Fire up the barbie (+ recipes)
Get creative to give your meals that sizzled summer feel.

Six modern dining dilemmas
Here are six potential difficulties associated with sharing meals when dining out.

So, will you eat better this year?
The secret to keeping a New Year resolution is to ask, rather than tell, yourself to change your behaviour, research suggests.

Niki: Try five of the best for health
Instead of depending on resolutions, Niki writes 5 simple changes you can make so by the end of the year you will feel truly more healthy.

Cathy Moir: Five food myths busted
Senior food microbiologist Cathy Moir debunks 5 food myths that you thought you had to stick by.

That hangover may not be your fault
If you are struggling with a hangover tomorrow morning, it might not be entirely your own fault. Here's why.

The chocolate bar that won't melt
A chocolate company has invented a bar that melts in your mouth - but not in your pocket.

How healthy food labels make you fatter
You've swapped chips for salad, cake for fruit and crisps for cereal bars - so why aren't you losing weight?

Speight's out and Moa in for Coast to Coast
For the first time in over three decades, competitors in the 2016 Coast to Coast won't be handed a well-earned Speight's after they complete.

Rotorua - catering for all tastes
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

Delaney Mes: New year, new party (+recipes)
These nibbles will ensure you make it through to midnight.

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

Tad too merry? Expect a Christmas cracker...
How much you drink, your age and body size can all contribute to the severity of a hangover and no, there is no cure.

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

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

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

Kiwi model tries to down 100 burgers
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?