New Zealand Cheese Month set to launch this October
Date: 16 May 2013What: New Zealand Cheese Month When: October 1- 31, 2013 Where: Nationwide The inaugural New Zealand Cheese Month will launch on October 1, giving cheese-loving Kiwi’s a month-long excuse to purchase, eat and enjoy New Zealand speciality cheese. New Zealand Cheese Month is about celebrating our country’s delicious and diverse range of cheeses, trying new cheese, using cheese ... more
Celebrate Sauvignon Blanc on May 17
Date: 15 May 2013There's no doubt about it, Sauvignon Blanc is special. It is the varietal that awoke the world to New Zealand wine and continues to dazzle wine critics across the world. Accounting for 84% of wine exported from New Zealand, the world seems to have an insatiable thirst for Sauvignon Blanc's crisp acidity and unmistakable 'zing'. May 17 2013 marks the fourth annual International Sauvignon Blanc Day – an online initiative that started in California with St Supery Winery as a global ... more
Pizza company comes to the table to raise money for CureKids
Date: 10 May 2013A local NZ IT Integration company has joined forces with popular pizza outlet Domino's Pizza to raise money for child-focussed charity CureKids. Software development and solutions agency The Simpl Group secured more than $1,600 for CureKids, with the assistance of Dominos who provided a hot pizza dinner at a recent fundraising event. CureKids focuses on finding the funds for vital medical research that improves and prolongs the lives of Kiwi children living with a life threatening ... more
Bakers Delight helping Kiwi women look good, feel better
Date: 8 May 2013Bakers Delight is looking to raise $6,000 to help support women’s cancer charity, Look Good Feel Better. The campaign runs from 2 - 22 May with all 32 Bakers Delight bakeries throughout New Zealand donating $1 from every Cape Seed Loaf and Chia & Fruit Loaf sold to Look Good Feel Better. In New Zealand, over 10,000 women are diagnosed with cancer each year. The Look Good Feel Better charity runs free nationwide workshops to enhance the appearance of women undergoing cancer ... more
Heilala Vanilla launches new charitable foundation
Date: 1 May 2013A Tongan community is set to benefit from a new charitable foundation set up by New Zealand’s premium vanilla grower and producer. Award-winning Heilala Vanilla has launched the Heilala Vanilla Foundation to build on its already strong ties with the island community of Vava’u. The partnership between Heilala Vanilla and the people of Vava’u began as an aid project 10 years ago, helping to rebuild after a cyclone. This initial act of kindness by Heilala Vanilla ... more
Share A COKE And A Song - a soundtrack to Kiwi life
Date: 23 Apr 2013· Most Kiwis would choose to give-up social media to keep music in their lives · One-in-three listen to 4+ hours of music each day · Gen Y trumps earlier generations for musical passion, leading change in how music is sourced and enjoyed Music is so important to Kiwis that, if asked to choose, many of us are prepared to give up social media, television and even our mobile phone to keep music in our lives, a new survey for COCA-COLA has ... more
Café Secrets screens on Asian Food Channel
Date: 13 Mar 2013Homesick ex-pats are about to enjoy some New Zealand café culture with the screening of “Café Secrets” on the Asian Food Channel. Season one of the popular tv3 show, presented by food writer, Julie Le Clerc, starts broadcasting three times per week on the Asian Food Channel, from March 14. The satellite and cable channel is based in Singapore and is seen by 130 million viewers in 12 counties throughout SE Asia including Hong Kong, Thailand and South Korea. ... more
Rotorua provides toughest MasterChef Challenge yet
Date: 25 Feb 2013New Zealanders got a rare insight into the culinary secrets of traditional Māori fare last night when TV ONE’s popular MasterChef New Zealand series visited Rotorua – the home of indigenous cuisine and culture. The episode saw the top 16 contestants grapple with the challenge of laying a traditional hangi using natural resources such as flax baskets instead of modern-day equipment such as wet sacks, muslin cloths or even matches. Wai Ora Lakeside Spa Resort ... more
Asian recipe tops food writers’ competition
Date: 12 Feb 2013Food writer Celia Harvey’s Soy & Ginger Venison with Asian-style slaw recipe is the winner of January’s monthly award in a nationwide competition for New Zealand food writers. As winner of the farm-raised venison and New Zealand vegetables competition, Celia receives a copy of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage Veg Everyday cookbook. She’s also in the running to win $1,000 in the overall competition. Photo: Soy & Ginger Venison with ... more
A Smartphone App to change the world
Date: 28 Jan 2013Conscious Consumers has today released a smartphone application that puts power into the pockets of hospitality consumers. New Zealand's first ethics-based accreditation programme for the hospitality sector, Conscious Consumers has developed the app to inform and empower consumers to support businesses that match their values. 'Our programme gives consumers the power to show their support for businesses that align with their values. We're really excited to release the app which is a ... more
