Which is the best wholegrain mustard? Experts compare three top brands

Christmas is mustard’s time to shine. Bottles leap off the shelf as we contemplate ham, ham and more ham over the holiday season. But are all mustards created equal… does your mustard “cut the mustard”We set out to help by comparing three leading brands of wholegrain mustard for nutrition, cost and taste.  

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NZ Post boss Brian Roche knighted in New Year Honours

New Zealand Post chief executive Brian Roche received a royal surprise in the post this Christmas season – a letter informing him he had been made a knight of the realm was far from his typical holiday mail.

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KFC concept store launches facial recognition technology

Can’t be bothered deciding and then painstakingly voicing your order to a waiter at KFC? Well in China you don’t have to. 

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Scooter solution for Auckland Airport staff as congestion builds

As traffic authorities set up a taskforce to tackle congestion at Auckland Airport, one airport-based company has decided to scoot around the problem.

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Threat to Kiwi manuka industry from the Oz Honey Project

Australian beekeepers are buzzing about a plan to plant a Jellybush stake in the global manuka honey trade.

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How to nail New Year’s Eve at home

Ah, New Year’s Eve, a night of crushing disappointment, shattered dreams and regrettable trysts. It’s the one night of the year the home-bound feel the need to party, which makes it the one night of the year you should definitely stay home. Apart from Valentine’s Day. Nobody should go out on Valentine’s Day. And the thing is, with a bit of careful planning, you can pretty much nail NYE without leaving your house. None of it’s rocket surgery or brain science. It’s just having the nous to know what to do, when to do it and Who to Invite.

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NZ savvy top tipple for UK wine buffs

Despite Brexit, New Zealand sauvignon blanc continues to set the pace for sales of wine varieties in the United Kingdom, showing the strongest growth this year.

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Sheep milking venture Neudorf Dairy restarts in Nelson

A young Nelson couple has taken over the lease of the former Neudorf Dairy to continue making products out of sheep milk.

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Recipe: Oaty coconut & lemon slice

Make the most of zingy lemons with this lovely slice.

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How to be the best barbecue host this summer

Barbecuing gives us a lift from being, and cooking, in the outdoors. We may only be a couple of steps from the usual dining table, but it’s enough change to be exciting and spirit lifting. The air, the light, the smells, the flavours are all different.

Barbecuing is a performance too. Expectations are high. Everyone has a memory of something wonderful they had at a barbecue once that was smoky and flame-licked. They want that again. Everyone also dreads meeting that raw in the middle, burnt on the outside sausage, they had once. 

So the barbecue cook is under pressure to deliver. On the upside, hardly any other hosting event can win you as much respect and gratitude if you pull it off.

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Recipe: Vegetable & cheese torta

Packed with green vegetables, cheese and eggs and made with ready-rolled pastry, this is a great, easy vegetarian alternative to bacon and egg pie, with a zesty lift from preserved lemon.

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Icecreams to wrap your laughing gear around

An honesty box for punnets of strawberries turned into a strawberry picking patch, which turned into an ice-cream stall, which turned into a cafe, which turned into a cafe and store, which turned into a cafe, store and playground.

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Queenstown top spot for renting a holiday home: Trade Me

There are few things more Kiwi than renting a bach or holiday home, and it appears we’re prepared to pay up large to do it.

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Fairlie business boom on the back of Bakehouse success

Fairlie’s main street is enjoying something of a renaissance on the back of booming business of the Fairlie Bakehouse.

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Some Marlborough companies offer sun protection to outdoor workers

Marlborough’s viticulture industry relies on thousands of vineyard workers spending day after day in the sun, as do road workers, landscapers and construction workers.

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Timber worker suffers critical injury to hand from planer

A timber worker who suffered critical injuries after putting his hand through an industrial planer at a Coromandel sawmill was still able to crack jokes with rescue staff. 

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Rebel Sport kayaks recalled voluntarily

Retailer Rebel Sport is recalling a children’s kayak after spotting a fault that may cause it to take on water and sink.

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The battle for Thursday night: Food delivery apps change the way Australians eat

There’s a point in the week when even dedicated cooks get fed up with making meals at home.

Weekends are when people “play MasterChef” or go out, says Martin Kneebone, managing director of Australian food market research and analysis firm FreshLogic.

At the start of the working week, people tend to be organised and cook at home. “By Thursday, you’ve had enough,” Kneebone said. “You want a break.”

That’s where food ordering apps come in.

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Recipe: Nectarine & raspberry frangipane tarts

Make the most of summer’s stonefruit and berries with these pretty tarts.

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Recipe: Golden kiwifruit & coconut upside-down cakes

With a triple coconut hit in the form of coconut oil, coconut cream and shredded coconut, these dainty cakes bring a tropical flavour to afternoon tea. 

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Pumpkin Patch owes ANZ bank $59.5m

Pumpkin Patch owes its bank nearly $60 million and its unsecured creditors another $13.2m.

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Recipe: Vegetable and Bean Nachos with Chipotle Sour Cream

VEGETABLE AND BEAN NACHOS WITH CHIPOTLE SOUR CREAM

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Peter Lorimers knives cut anything like butter

It’s been said that a Damascus steel blade can slice through the barrel of a rifle. While this may be urban legend, such tales have lived through the ages for a reason – these blades were seen as razor-sharp, strong and flexible during the Crusades. 

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New ways to serve sparkling wine this summer

A glistening glass of sparkling wine spells summer in a way few beverages do. Whether Blanc de Blanc, Blanc de Noir, or rosé, the drink adds an element of class and good cheer to backyard barbecues as much as black tie events. 

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Offbeat brewery Garage Project faces new (new new) competition

According to the famous aphorism imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If if that’s the case, the good people at Garage Project should feel very pleased with themselves.

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