LifestyleWendyl wants to know: Sugar-free sweet for fans of the naturalI am a big fan of any food producer that attempts to replace sugar with a natural alternative.05 Sep 05:00 PM
LifestylePopular takeout joint dishing out free burgers (+food news)Life & Style Editor Nicky Park serves up the latest in food and booze news around New Zealand. Get your serve.04 Sep 11:50 PM
New ZealandTiny town sweet on icecream factoryA tiny rural Waikato town wants to establish itself as the "North Island's premier food technology hub".07 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessGriffin's sold for big bikkiesNew Zealand snack food maker Griffin's Foods has been sold to one of Asia's biggest food companies for $700 million.21 Jul 01:53 AM
OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl wants to know: Shoppers get it right with low-carb winnerEveryone knows about carbs these days. People go carb-free in an effort to lose weight, and athletes carb-load before a big event.11 Jul 05:00 PM
LifestyleWendyl wants to know: Healthy effort but homemade's bestBircher muesli was invented in 1900 by the Swiss physician Maximilian Bircher-Benner for patients in his hospital where a diet rich in fresh fruit and vegetables was an essential part of therapy.04 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl wants to know: Sweet rainbow almost good for youWendyl Nissen writes: There's a reason brightly coloured sweets are placed right next to you at the checkout - they're called impulse buys and are designed to make you think "why not?".20 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionShelley BridgemanShelley Bridgeman: I'm too chicken to cook chickenI bring raw chicken into the house about twice a year, writes Shelley Bridgeman. And when I do, my kitchen goes into virtual lockdown.18 Jun 10:00 PM
OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl wants to know: Green dip hides meaty surpriseThis dip was mentioned to me by a friend who had bought it thinking it was vegetarian.13 Jun 05:00 PM
Small BusinessFood firm's big start pays offAndrew and Natalie Vivian like to joke that their chilled ready meal business, Tasty Pot, is their fourth child.05 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleGolden Dawn voted city's bestPonsonby’s Golden Dawn bar has been voted the city’s best in the latest hospitality awards.01 Jun 09:24 AM
OpinionWendyl wants to know: Hubbards using their nut with super cerealI know I'm not the only parent to stand for ages in the cereal aisle of the supermarket looking for a healthy breakfast for my family.30 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleLatest NZ food news (+WIN!)There's so much delicious moving and shaking around New Zealand's culinary scene we wanted to dish it all up in to one big bite of tasty food news.23 May 12:10 AM
LifestyleSpoiler alert: Is 'best before' bunkum?Selling some foods without "best before" labels could save millions of dollars and reduce the huge amount of food thrown away each year.20 May 05:30 PM
LifestyleShould we ditch 'best before'?EU is to scrap "best-before" dates on long life food packaging as a measure to stop millions of tons of edible produce being thrown away every year.20 May 04:00 AM
New ZealandBlonde makeover for NZ's black goldThe shellfish known as black gold in New Zealand faces a whitewash to make it look more like the rest of the world's stock.17 May 11:25 PM
OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl want to know: Cupcakes high in sugar but are fine as a treatRed velvet cake has been around for many years and in the old days it used to get its deep, red colour from beetroot juice.16 May 05:00 PM
OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl Nissen: A snack food without helpings on guiltI was alerted to these by my daughter, who had them at a friend's house and said they were "yum". I've got nothing against teenage girls snacking on chicken - protein is good.10 May 01:59 AM
OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl wants to know: Healthier snack bars cost a healthy priceI do love it when I'm shopping for something to include in this column and a reader offers to help me out.11 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl wants to know: Unpalatable surprises in Easter treatsEach week, Wendyl Nissen takes a packaged food item and decodes what the label tells you about its contents.28 Mar 10:22 PM
LifestyleBreaking down the beastMeat lover Brendan Manning visits one of the country's best butcher to witness the process of breaking down the beast.05 Mar 09:40 PM
LifestyleBest NZ cheese namedDutch style cheeses have taken out the top awards at this year's New Zealand Champions of Cheese Awards.04 Mar 09:25 PM
LifestyleWendyl wants to know: Milk for your drinks is not as we know itThis product falls under the "why on earth is it here?" category.21 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionShelley BridgemanShelley Bridgeman: Is local and organic food overrated?Food, these days, has become less about eating and more about ethics and environmental concerns, Shelley Bridgeman says.05 Feb 09:35 PM
