What it costs to feed 600 ‘financially exhausted’ guests on Christmas Day
Tara Moala, 43, is the general manager of food security at Auckland City Mission – Te Tāpui Atawhai.…
Beloved Auckland Malaysian restaurant to close its doors
Locals claim Sri Pinang is the best Malaysian food spot in Auckland, and for three decades, customers have…
Rotorua Night Market returns to city centre, ending ‘foolish’ trial
Rotorua’s Night Market will return to the inner city after Rotorua Lakes Council voted to end a trial…
What does a lifelong vegetarian with an adult son spend on weekly groceries?
Marina van Dijk is a 64-year-old semi-retired gardener living in Hillcrest, on Auckland’s North Shore. She has followed…
‘Mouldy’ lunches were likely left out at school for days – NZ Food Safety
Mouldy and liquefied mince served to students at a Christchurch school had likely been left out for days…
Parents horrified children ate mouldy mince in govt-funded school lunches
The mother of a girl who ate a mouldy school meal said she is now unwell. Christchurch parents…
What does a single mum in Christchurch spend on her monthly grocery shop?
Sophie Mills is a single mum working in corporate sales and software in the Christchurch suburb of Sumner.…
Aussie prisoner sues for right to eat Vegemite in prison
A prisoner is challenging an Australian state’s ban on prisoners eating Vegemite, claiming in a court suit that…
US drops tariffs on $2 billion of NZ exports
Tariffs have been removed from more than $2 billion worth of New Zealand’s exports to the United States,…
Why Christmas BBQ could be a ‘pretty expensive endeavour’
Higher food prices could have New Zealanders rethinking their Christmas meal plans — and a barbecue is likely…
Wildly popular night markets cancelled
A short-lived Lower Hutt night market has Hutt South MP Chris Bishop crying bureaucracy gone mad. But the…
Oyster farmers’ $1m compensation for sewage overflow ‘gone already’
They are purveyors of some of the world’s most sought-after culinary delicacies, but Mahurangi’s oyster farmers have been…