17+ hour, 10+ min ago  (595+ words) Technology makes all our lives better, whether it's easy access to the internet and its infinite information, or advances in science and medicine improving our health and quality of life. But when it comes to household appliances, newer isn't always…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (446+ words) About 30,000 meatballs were rolled, cooked and served as locals and visitors packed city streets for the second Hastings Meatball Festival. More than 5500 tickets were snapped up in event presales, a 10% increase on its debut. Hastings mayor Wendy Schollum said the…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (651+ words) As grocery prices climb, a Gate P" couple is showing families how to put dinner on the table when every dollar counts. Jodie and David Turner have built an online following by sharing budget-friendly cooking videos filmed from their own…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (854+ words) As he slips into a hot-pink G-string to whip up a ragu or seductively squeezes pineapple juice over his serious six-pack while mixing margaritas, it's hard to imagine Daniel Rankin was once a chubby kid who dreaded going shirtless. "With…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (855+ words) Sheryn Cook and Frank Nagel, co-founders of Frank's Sausages. Sheryn Cook, co-founder of Frank's Sausages, talks to Tom Raynel about making sausages the German way, and how the business has evolved over time. Each Monday, we interview a small-business owner,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1011+ words) Northland chefs have an array of ideas for leftover Christmas food, so it doesn't go to waste. Christmas is one of the most wasteful times of the year as households throw away tonnes of uneaten food during the holiday season....

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (907+ words) In a recent Listener column devoted to the subject of terrible meals, I invited readers to hold their noses and take a deep dive into crimes against food by sharing recipes that have haunted them like screams and whimpers in…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (841+ words) Mapari Meats' newest sausage combines two Christmas table heroes. Christmas sausage " or silly sausage? An Auckland butchery is claiming a New Zealand first with a meat-within-meat snarler that combines two meaty stars of the festive table. Mapari Meats" new Christmas…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (466+ words) Few kitchen failures feel quite as deflating as lumpy gravy. It should be glossy, rich and smooth enough to coat a roast potato. Instead, you're left whisking furiously at a pot of beige porridge, wondering where it all went wrong....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (981+ words) From gas hobs to dish cloths, here's what's really worth worrying about in your kitchen. The kitchen may be the heart of the home, but keeping that heart healthy has become a growing concern. A recent New Zealand study linking…...