There’s a generation gap at Glover Family Vineyards (aka Zephyr Wines) in Marlborough. It’s called a driveway.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/drinks/101860422/John-Saker-on-wines-generation-game
While berries and stone fruit are at their peak, I can’t resist using them in every which way. The berries in this cake, as well as the apricots are completely interchangeable, so if you prefer raspberries or blueberries, apricots or peaches, try those instead.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/101358294/Recipe-Jordan-Rondels-blackberry-cake-with-apricot-compote
Melbourne craft brewer East 9th Brewing has filed an application to trademark the colour of beer.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101943686/Australian-brewer-files-application-to-trademark-colour-of-beer
Get your knives and forks ready for Manawatū’s Plate of Origin competition, which is spread over two weeks this year.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101837590/More-chances-to-eat-at-Manawat-s-Plate-of-Origin-competition-this-year
Nothing compares with fresh pasta. I’m insisting that you give this a go. Sundays demand this sort of activity. If I had children, I’d forever be distracting them with the pasta machine. I say hold back on any dried equivalent until you have the time to make fresh pasta yourself. It’s a revelation, and I don’t say that lightly.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/101614923/Nothing-compares-with-Sam-Mannerings-fresh-pasta
Wellington is looking at following Auckland’s lead by introducing a controversial “bed tax” that could see the cost of hotels go up across the city.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101942808/Wellington-looking-to-introduce-tourist-bed-tax
Queenstown Airport is a step closer to acquiring expansion land after the High Court dismissed an appeal by landowner Remarkables Park.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/101928843/Queenstown-Airport-a-step-closer-to-extension-after-appeal-dismissed
Foreign fishing crews have won a case that could see them recover millions of dollars in unpaid wages from vessels forfeited for fishing offences in New Zealand.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101910066/Foreign-fishing-crews-win-Supreme-Court-case-over-unpaid-wages
The number of self-employed women in New Zealand almost doubled in 2015.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101907127/Technology-empowers-thousands-more-women-to-work-for-themselves
A SpaceX rocket launching late next year will carry a broadband satellite to offer New Zealand regions more internet from space.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101890998/Broadband-satellite-to-launch-in-late-2019
Sky Television could follow British pay-television firm Sky Plc and bundle its service with Netflix.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101911791/Sky-TV-talks-to-Netflix-and-Amazon-Prime-about-bundling-deals
The winner of a prestigious business awards has withdrawn from the global leg of the competition as problems at his company mount.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101916056/Rich-lister-pulls-out-of-entrepreneur-of-the-year-awards-amid-company-troubles
A wholefoods company part-owned by former Bachelor star Art Green plans to increase staff numbers by 50 per cent after securing a $1 million funding boost.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101872744/Ex-Bachelor-NZs-food-business-hits-million-dollar-crowdfunding-target
A Sri Lankan migrant has achieved his dream of opening his own baber shop in Auckland – thanks in part to the support of one loyal customer.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/101872113/Auckland-barber-credits-customer-loyalty-for-helping-him-realise-his-dream
OPINION: Nestlé has always understood the value of a good story.
And no story is as powerful as linking your product with healthy, happy kids.
That’s been the big push for Milo for generations – think of Milo and images of crunchy brown powder, milk, chocolate moustaches and kids playing sport rise effortlessly up.
This just as effortlessly translates to sales because in the mad rush to do the right thing by their kids, parents have seized on Milo as a drink that will be loved and is also good for them.
READ MORE:
* Health stars to go from Milo
* Tiny town gets big Milo tin
* Trust in health star ratings falling
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/drinks/101884535/Milos-on-off-love-affair-with-health-ratings
What makes a doughnut good? Is it the toppings, or the foundation?
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101883819/Expert-tips-for-making-the-perfect-fried-doughnut
OPINION: When news of “Doritos for women” or “lady chips” as they became known, broke around the world earlier this month to everyone’s collective dismay, Johnnie Walker, the brand represented by a jolly man walking with a top hat and cane on the label of scotch whisky, obviously did not get the memo.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/drinks/101871745/Why-did-Johnnie-Walker-just-introduce-Lady-Scotch
Sky’s fall from a pay-TV monopoly that appeared to hold all the cards, to a business fighting for a future, has been swift.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101888545/Internet-takes-the-control-away-from-Sky
Furniture retailer Freedom furniture made a loss in New Zealand of $393,000 for the year to end October, and there is significant doubt hanging over the chain’s future.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101874245/Freedom-furniture-posts-393k-loss-needs-financial-support-from-parent
Unions will tell Immigration New Zealand not to let a Chinese construction company import 174 migrant trades workers after seeing their employment contracts.
E tÅ« spokesman Joe Gallagher said Fu Wah would pay migrant decorators $25 an hour to finish off its $200 million Park Hyatt hotel on Auckland’s waterfront.
The migrants would have to pay for their own travel to and from work, and accommodation costs, while they stayed for the project completion in April 2019.
Gallagher said paying such low wages, and forcing the migrants to deduct living costs from their own pay, was exploitative.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101872189/Unions-decline-Fu-Wah-migrant-tradie-application-citing-exploitation
Food giant Tegel is still working through the financial impact of closing its New Plymouth factory due to water supply issues, but the cost could be as high as $2million, it has been revealed.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101892765/Water-shortage-could-cost-Tegel-millions
Radio New Zealand will not launch a full-blown standalone television channel after all, chairman Richard Griffin says.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101863157/No-new-television-channel-for-RNZ-says-chairman
Building progress in Canterbury has slowed down in recent years, concrete production statistics suggest.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101870508/Concrete-reveals-Canterbury-rebuild-progress
Nestle is dropping the 4.5 health star rating from its Milo powder.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101883507/Nestle-to-remove-4-5-health-star-rating-from-Milo-powder
An Auckland-based accountant who continued to run an accounting practice despite being bankrupt has pleaded guilty to seven charges under the Insolvency Act.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101874539/Auckland-accountant-pleads-guilty-to-bankruptcy-offences
I knew the Smoking Barrel for its doughnuts, I came for its slow-cooked barbecue but I was smitten by its ceviche.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101785229/Review-The-Smoking-Barrel-brings-the-American-South-to-the-top-of-the-south
A little over a century ago Dr Henry Pollen set up as a general practitioner in what is still the cutest French Second Empire-style building in Wellington. Much later, its curvy Mansard roof, turret, frills and flounces proved eerily appropriate to the House of Ladies, yet since then they’ve more worthily enhanced two Gallic restaurants – Bouquet Garni and The General Practitioner.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101717281/Restaurant-review-retro-perfection-at-Henry-Pollens
A Timaru cafe owner and barista Ash Manson believes he can remember 600 individual coffee orders.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101807434/A-Timaru-barista-has-memorised-hundreds-of-individual-coffee-orders
OPINION: It’s frustrating how good Krispy Kreme is.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/101833406/Opinion-Krispy-Kremes-not-that-good-and-not-good-for-you-either
A humble shellfish is to get its own appreciation day as Marlborough prepares to go MAD.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101700719/Mussel-Appreciation-Day-puts-spotlight-on-humble-shellfish
Each fortnight Spotswood College and New Plymouth Boys’ High School showcase the talents and tasty treats of their students who take food subjects, with a focus on lifelong skills that can be used every day to enhance the benefits of a healthy diet and lifestyle. This fortnight it’s the turn of Spotswood College, written by Food and Nutrition teacher, Katy Roach.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101843080/Cooking-amid-a-water-crisis
People are losing their jobs because of stink-bug delays to car shipments.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101822315/Redundancies-will-be-coming-thanks-to-stink-bug-biosecurity
Sky Television has slashed its entry price, as chief executive John Fellet conceded it was facing a “Hobson’s choice”.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101747268/Sky-TV-to-introduce-new-starting-price-of-24-91-a-month
Television New Zealand has promised to put more of its focus on local programming after arresting a decline in its television advertising income.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101851344/TVNZ-reports-rare-rise-in-television-advertising
The number of people visiting Canterbury has bounced back, after thousands left following the 2011 earthquake.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101832696/Largest-net-migration-levels-in-Canterbury-since-1992
ANALYSIS After appearing to bury its head in the sand while satellite television customers deserted it for the likes of Netflix, Sky Television has finally responded by radically changing its pricing.
But the changes aren’t radical enough for some.
Customers will be able to buy a new low-frills satellite television service, called Sky Starter, for $24.91 a month that will offer 46 channels, rather than the 64 channels currently offered with the $49.91 Sky Basic service.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101840461/After-two-years-in-the-firing-line-Sky-TV-suddenly-bites-the-bullet
The owner of New Zealand’s biggest shopping mall is in talks with international retailers yet to set foot in the country.
Kiwi Property announced on Wednesday it has been given the green light to start work on its $223 million expansion of Sylvia Park, Auckland.
The expansion, called The Galleria, will have space for 60 retailers, which will be a mix of national and international retailers.
But while Kiwi Property remains tight-lipped on who might be moving in, retail analyst Chris Wilkinson says it could be anyone from Australia’s controversial lingerie brand Honey Birdette to UK department store Debenhams.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101839494/Sylvia-Park-expansion-leads-to-hints-of-new-international-retailers
A poison used for fumigating logs and timber could be replaced, if forest industry leaders have their way.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101843890/Forestry-industry-say-talks-vital-with-trade-partners-over-alternative-fumigant
The Commerce Commission has dismissed complaints about a plan by Trade Me to include retailers’ shipping charges when calculating “success fees” due to the company.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101747220/Trade-Me-reports-flat-profit-as-regulator-dismisses-pricing-complaint
Three Auckland women have camped for 36 hours to be the first through the door of Krispy Kreme’s New Zealand store.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/101834394/Auckland-doughnut-fans-queue-for-36-hours-to-get-first-taste-of-Krispy-Kreme
Akaroa is more than a French-themed slice of Canterbury history, it is the perfect day or overnight destination to enjoy some laidback hospitality by the sea. Neat Places described its top picks to eat and drink your way around the harbour.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101796620/Neat-Places-Explore-the-eateries-around-picturesque-Akaroa
The tables have been set for the first elimination round on season nine of My Kitchen Rules Australia.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/101833142/MKRs-bottom-two-contestants-revealed-as-Jess-and-Emma-live-to-fight-another-day
Taste of… El Matador, 196 Cuba St, Te Aro
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/101661602/Review-El-Matador-Wellington
​Kapiti Coast local Julie Chapman is a connoisseur of lemon slice. She swears by the heavenly sticky lemon slice from Cafe Te Horo.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/101647632/Recipe-Sticky-lemon-slice-from-Cafe-Te-Horo
Sugar Flour is a new patisserie and restaurant, located in the Wellington suburb of Kilbirnie, headed up by a young chef who has worked under Heston Blumenthal.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/101413679/Cafe-Chat-former-Blumenthal-chef-opens-patisserie-and-restaurant-in-Kilbirnie-Wellington
Locally-owned Japanese restaurant Hikari is set to open three locations in Christchurch’s CBD by the end of 2018, including a sushi train eatery and an Izakaya bar.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/101642155/Cafe-Chat-Japanese-restaurant-Hikari-to-open-three-locations-in-Christchurch
Move over imported fare, Hamilton locals have some very clever food and drink producers, who have made it their mission to bring something unique to the taste buds of the city. Neat Places checks out five of these makers, bakers and icecream shakers who are well worth their salt.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/101596957/Neat-Places-Hamilton-artisans-offer-their-own-unique-flavours
There is something comforting about freshly baked bread. A homemade pleasure I prioritise for the gratification it brings.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/101696206/Fig-caramelised-red-onion-skillet-bread-straight-from-your-oven
Do people still go on picnics? I hope so, though I worry that the advent of food trucks, coffee carts, and even humble takeaway vans is eating into the joys of true picnic preparation.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/101662904/Make-up-a-great-spread-for-a-picnic
IBM saw the value of a $118 million contract with Customs cut by $27 million because it missed a project deadline on a new computer system in 2016, the department says.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101811398/IBM-had-27m-sliced-off-Customs-contract-after-delay-delivering-new-system
New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions rose 24 per cent in the 25 years between 1990 and 2015, the first report of a new system of environmental-economic accounts shows.
The new accounts showed the impact of what humans were doing to the natural environment and what was being done to mitigate that, as well as the importance of natural resources to the economy, Statistics New Zealand said.
From 1990 to 2015, total economy real GDP (gross domestic product) increased at a rate of 3.1 per cent a year while carbon dioxide equivalent emissions increased 0.9 per cent a year, driving a decline in greenhouse gas intensity, the report said.
Emissions growth was 0.5 per cent a year for primary industries, 1.2 per cent for goods-producing industries, and 2.2 per cent a year for service industries.
​READ MORE:
* Environment, not agriculture, is New Zealand’s economic backbone
* Mike Joy: Orthodox economics conceals real costs of agriculture
* Farming, emissions and waste putting NZ’s ‘green’ reputation at risk, OECD says
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101804162/New-government-accounts-show-value-of-NZ-environment-and-human-impact
Immigration New Zealand wants construction firms to check the legitimacy of their contracted workers after an investigation unveiled a web of illegal Malaysian workers.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101776108/Construction-crackdown-after-investigation-unveils-illegal-Malaysian-worker-network
Qantas and American Airlines have filed a new application with the United States Department of Transportation seeking approval to form a trans-Pacific alliance between North America and Australia and New Zealand.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101797456/Qantas-and-American-Airlines-renew-their-alliance-bid
A young Cantabrian is determined to make hospitals more environmentally friendly – and an award win could make his dream a reality.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/101827520/Future-Outlook-Oliver-Hunts-medical-waste-business-wins-100-000-entrepreneurial-award
A shop founded on the premise of happiness is blossoming in a new direction.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/101779650/Popular-Queenstown-store-In-The-Pink-is-on-the-move
Tradespeople are in hot demand but there’s a gender pay gap for labourers, wage statistics reveal.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101793217/Women-labourers-wages-still-below-20-an-hour
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) workers are ready to strike for at least six days in what would be one of the largest industrial action displays on the South Island waterfront in years.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101770666/It-will-shut-the-port-200-Lyttelton-Port-staff-ready-to-strike
A man’s claim that his former employer failed to provide a safe workplace for him because he was asked to train a worker with Asperger’s syndrome has been quashed by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA).
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101782010/Workers-complaint-about-training-Aspergers-colleague-quashed
Injecting flavour, literally, might be the best way to stop your meat from tasting like an old boot.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101769292/Add-flavour-to-BBQ-with-brines-injections-and-spritzes
A Wellington courtyard once hidden behind quake-prone buildings has been transformed into bustling hub for foodies.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101705787/Twelve-eateries-open-at-Wellington-Press-Hall
They was moolah in mussels, now a Marlborough Sounds farming family have made further leaps – or perhaps that should be hops – in harnessing a new cash crop.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101769690/Family-hanging-new-hope-on-hops
McDonald’s is taking a suck it and see approach to being a strawless fast food restaurant.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101727996/McDonalds-trying-to-reduce-non-recyclable-waste-as-straws-become-optional
These tasty, spicy, stir-fried noodles are a one-dish meal favourite. There are many variations – this one includes bacon.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/101706835/Recipe-Bami-Goreng
The Government has proposed a new approach to funding state-owned media organisations as it frets about the financial health of the fourth estate.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101751918/Commission-could-report-directly-to-Parliament-on-RNZ-public-media-funding
Spark managing director Simon Moutter appears to have all but ruled out the company buying the country’s third-biggest internet provider, Vocus New Zealand.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101749070/Spark-boss-Simon-Moutter-downplays-prospect-of-Vocus-NZ-acquisition
A Palmerston North bar with a chequered history featuring failure and tax evasion is yet to be put to rest, despite closing down years ago.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/101751516/Palmerston-North-bar-liquidation-drags-on-for-nearly-five-years
To honour his father’s memory, one man watched the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy and ate everything the characters eat on screen.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101746730/Son-eats-every-food-from-Lord-of-The-Rings-trilogy-in-tribute-to-late-father
We test the sexy staple of the brunch menu: French toast.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101740602/Oh-la-la-where-to-find-the-best-French-toast-in-Christchurch
OPINION: It wasn’t a seven-year-itch but a seven-year-glitch. My husband and I chalked up seven years of marital bliss this week but we both forgot our anniversary.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101658668/If-life-gives-you-lemons-and-your-husband-gives-you-curdled-milk-make-butter
For more than 40 years local MÄori have benefited from an ironsand mine at Taharoa on the North Island’s remote west coast. But there’s a new boss in town – and relations have disintegrated. TONY WALL reports.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101385931/Taharoa-tensions-Community-fights-back-amid-claims-of-corporate-greed-at-mine
The owner of the Athlete’s Foot chain is planning to open 10 new stores in the next six months, including extending its Hype DC chain to New Zealand.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101723003/Athletes-Foot-owner-gets-off-on-right-foot
Fletcher Building Group’s infrastructure revenue has sustained the company through nearly $1 billion in losses over the last two years.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101631029/Fletcher-Buildings-infrastructure-arm-a-bridge-over-troubled-waters
Cutting tax for big business is probably the last thing Labour wanted to be on the agenda of the newly-established Tax Working Group.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101351961/Has-Labours-tax-agenda-just-been-Trumped
OPINION: The nature of globalisation is changing. We cannot shut the world out, but the next era of globalisation will force us to think more about education, welfare and international coordination of policy and enforcement.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/101661091/A-deal-which-reminds-us-we-are-part-of-something-bigger
Banks are being told they’ll need to make clear to their customers any limits on their financial advice, as their parents across the Tasman come under fire.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101475854/Aussie-banks-with-NZ-presence-warned-over-conflict-of-interest
An Edinburgh chef and restaurant owner says he is so sick of customers booking then not turning up he’s going to fine them.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/101738135/British-restaurant-to-start-fining-people-who-book-and-don-t-turn-up
Fruit teas are the latest trendy drink to be attacked over causing tooth damage.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/drinks/101736730/Tooth-decay-warning-over-sipping-fruit-tea-too-slowly
My name is Tomé and I’m a fried chicken addict. All fried chicken, in general, but Kentucky Fried Chicken in particular. It wouldn’t quite make my last supper – I like to think I’d go a little more upmarket – but it’s my ultimate comfort food.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101704988/Finger-lickin-confessions-of-a-middle-class-KFC-addict
Happy Birthday to me. I won’t reveal how old I am this week but when I was born JFK was still alive and nobody had been to the moon.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/drinks/101559573/A-50-birthday-beer-is-it-worth-it
I’m thinking lazy Sunday long lunch with this one. Seriously bucolic. Remarkably simple too. There are a number of ways to approach what is really a very easy recipe. Either keep the salmon whole and fill the cavity with the stuffing mixture, which in preparation terms is a little easier; or to do it as I suggest below, which means you don’t have to worry about bones. Get the fishmonger to fillet and bone the fish for you – it will make things infinitely easier – or just buy two single fillets of salmon: they’re often available whole. Make sure you use good bread – sourdough for the slight tang will combat the richness of the salmon in this case.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/101403994/Recipes-Sam-Mannerings-stuffed-salmon-and-potato-salad
While Kiwis are stuck with the same old boring chocolate eggs this easter, the UK is being treated to some seriously creative ovoid treats.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/101701288/UK-Easter-eggs-blow-New-Zealands-out-of-the-water
New Zealand’s only large scale medicinal cannabis grower has inked a $160 million conditional deal to supply a United States manufacturer.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101712141/160m-Kiwi-cannabis-export-deal-to-US
A group of Wellington bars and restaurants will stop using plastic straws.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101706914/Wellington-Hospitality-Group-to-stop-using-plastic-straws
Two friends are making student life a little more surprising through their personalised care packages business.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/101635202/Young-business-signs-seals-and-delivers-care-packages-to-students
A massive drop in letter volumes has thumped New Zealand Post’s profit for the half year to the end of December.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101698641/NZ-Post-scrambling-to-maintain-loss-making-letters-business
Port of Tauranga is eyeing its “next phase of growth,” including ways to maximise its existing land.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101700264/Port-of-Tauranga-eyes-spare-land-after-strong-interim-profit
A celebrity chef’s Auckland waterfront wellness centre True Food Yoga owes creditors more than $2 million.
The company, which was placed in liquidation last week, owes 22 employees $38,901 in wages and holiday pay and the Inland Revenue $43,320, according to the liquidator’s first report.
True Food Yoga also owes shareholders and unsecured creditors about $2.3m.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101696500/Award-winning-chefs-True-Food-Yoga-owes-more-than-2-4m
With much of the country now connected to ultra-fast broadband, Kiwis are using the internet nearly three times more than just three years ago.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101696460/Whats-New-Zealands-average-monthly-broadband-usage
A new dating service designed to take away some of the “fears and awkwardness” associated with blind dates is proving popular with Auckland singles.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/101339175/Website-offering-Auckland-singles-safety-in-numbers-when-going-on-blind-dates
The region’s craftiest homebrewers are back for another bid to crown Marlborough’s best amateur beer-maker.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101630629/Search-is-on-for-Marlboroughs-best-home-brewed-beer
David James continues his mission to visit all of Marlborough’s food trucks. This week, he catches up with Robby’s Hot Dog ‘n’ Chips.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101637931/Simple-servings-keep-hot-dog-truck-rolling
Friendships and connections are the stuff of life. However, if the nearest neighbour is a couple of kilometres away and catching up for a coffee with friends involves a one-hour round trip, connections become more difficult to make.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/decor/101563176/A-virtual-marketplace-for-creative-rural-women
The guests are seated, the champagne is flowing, and conversation around the vast arena winds down rapidly as the lights dim.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/stage-and-theatre/101512403/A-Christchurch-dance-company-offers-epic-entertainment
Wellington’s mayor has hit out at council staff, lambasting them for their “slow” handling of negotiations over the survival of a multimillion-dollar meat business near Kiwi Point Quarry.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101690449/Wellington-meat-business-between-a-rock-and-hard-place-at-Kiwi-Point-Quarry
Two more supermarket chains say they will phase out cage eggs.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101672078/FreshChoice-SuperValue-to-ditch-sale-of-cage-eggs-by-2025
Michael Hill’s decision to pull out of the United States and restructure its demi-fine jewellery brand, Emma & Roe, is estimated to cost upwards of NZ$20 million.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101666816/Michael-Hill-profit-drops-66-per-cent-due-to-US-exit-costs
Massey University’s paid food tasting jobs are the cream of the crop for people who describe their milkshakes as glossy or smooth, rather than using the drab “tasty”.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/101660609/A-food-lovers-dream-job-Massey-University-looks-for-30-food-tasters
Frustrated and running out of time, Assid Corban is fighting for a wine museum at the birth place of his family’s wine making empire.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101597018/Former-mayor-seeking-to-build-wine-museum-at-the-Corbans-Estate
Marco Pierre White is not on TV to make friends. He’s there to do a job.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/101597218/Hells-Kitchen-Australia-head-chef-a-hard-shell-to-crack
I was at Harbourside in Tauranga on a balmy Thursday night, eating fish on the balcony, and was reminded of the pleasures of being at an owner-operated restaurant that deftly delivers good food and friendly service.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/101504884/Restaurant-review-a-birthday-celebration-at-Harbourside-Tauranga
How much influence does a dish’s appearance have on our appreciation of it?
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101624430/Restaurant-review-Kenzo-is-ready-for-its-close-up
“Great!” said my companion when I told her we were going to a new bar called Samurai. “I love Japanese food.”
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101503244/Restaurant-review-Le-Samourai-is-French-actually
Blenheim residents had the highest uptake of fibre broadband in the country last year.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101659392/Which-part-of-New-Zealand-has-the-highest-fibre-broadband-uptake
Google has removed a bone of contention over its tax affairs by agreeing to record the revenues it earns from selling advertising in New Zealand, locally, rather than overseas.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101665721/Google-tax-breakthrough-as-it-follows-Facebook-booking-ad-revenues-in-NZ
Publisher NZME has hinted it may charge for some online content as the media industry continues to battle a decline in traditional advertising.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101661066/NZME-working-on-paid-content-proposition
OPINION: NZ First’s Shane Jones has a few things to prove when he takes the stage in Gisborne on Friday with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to launch the Government’s $1 billion a year regional development fund.
At a government level, the announcement of the first tranche of projects – worth perhaps $70 million in total – will be an important “proof of life” moment for an administration that has spent a lot of time recently talking about what it will do, and announcing the reviews that will inform its eventual actions.
While it can claim legitimately to have fulfilled its 100-day plan, the impact on average and low-income households is so far only significantly affected by the Families Package which takes effect in July,
The regional development fund is a down payment on the Government’s intention to be a more active economic participant, seeking both to lead and partner in the creation of new economic opportunities – especially in depressed regions where the robust national economic statistics are not borne out on the ground.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/101638571/NZ-Firsts-future-could-rest-on-Shane-Jones-regional-development-roll-out
New Zealand has just 300 beds available to accommodate its growing prison population, which has some worried that any overflow could spill into police cells and put the public at risk.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/101634611/Prisons-under-immense-pressure-with-only-enough-space-for-300-more-inmates
The former owner of a fine dining restaurant in Wellington has struck financial trouble with his latest establishment.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101640499/Wellingtons-Muse-Eatery-Bar-put-into-liquidation
OPINION: Coca Cola have launched their newest addition to the Cola family – Coca Cola No Sugar. This product is being branded as their no-nonsense sugar-free alternative that tastes almost identical to the classic Cola drink.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101629691/Is-Coca-Cola-No-Sugar-any-healthier-than-other-Coke-options
A union representing Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) workers is asking the city’s mayor and councillors to “step in” and help resolve stalled contract negotiations.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101642600/Lyttelton-Port-of-Christchurch-workers-plan-24-hour-strike
Fast fashion giant Zara appears set to launch an online store in New Zealand.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101627389/Zara-to-launch-online-store-for-New-Zealand-customers
Spark will beef up its internet television service Lightbox in April by adding on-demand movies and a “premium” option that will let customers watch its TV shows offline when travelling.
The changes to Lightbox will mean its 300,000 subscribers – many of whom get the service free-of-charge with Spark broadband or a mobile plan – and “casual visitors” without a subscription will be able to rent movies online.
Shares in the country’s biggest telecommunications company closed down almost 4 per cent at $3.32 on Wednesday after it reported a small drop in its interim profit and signalled that it might miss its forecast for the full year.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101571292/Spark-to-expand-Lightbox-may-speed-up-transformation-after-interim-profit-falls
A decent night’s sleep is becoming rare for residents living alongside New Plymouth’s main thoroughfare to Port Taranaki as the facility experiences one of its busiest trading periods on record.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/101613963/No-respite-for-sleepless-residents-on-main-port-thoroughfare
Inland Revenue commissioner Naomi Ferguson says the department is $54 million under budget on its Business Transformation programme to reshape the tax system.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101572393/Inland-Revenue-has-foot-on-two-stepping-stones
Menswear brand Meccano has been placed in voluntary administration.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101634901/Administrators-seek-new-owner-for-menswear-brand-Meccano
Auckland’s $3.4 billion City Rail Link will be delayed by up to three months following the withdrawal of a preferred bidder from the process.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101626877/Aucklands-City-Rail-Link-faces-delays-after-unnamed-bidder-walks-away
Fletcher Building has announced an operating earnings loss of $322 million for the six months ended 31 December 2017.
The loss compares to a $310m profit before significant items for the last six months of 2016.
Earlier this month Fletcher Building flagged its growing losses, and said the board had suspended the payment of an interim dividend.
The expected losses of $660m from the Building & Interiors division (B&I) division led Fletcher Building chairman Sir Ralph Norris to resign, though he will remain in the role until his successor is found.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101622503/Fletcher-Building-announces-half-year-loss-of-322-million
The average broadband connection speed in New Zealand has more than tripled in the past three years.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/101624920/Has-New-Zealands-broadband-sped-up
A delegation of Kiwi fashion entrepreneurs is jetting off to Thailand to learn more about the local fashion scene and, hopefully, begin cracking the Southeast Asian market.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/fashion/101495171/Thailand-trip-a-chance-for-Kiwi-designers-to-find-their-footing-in-Southeast-Asia
A Feilding chef will determine the cream of the crop at this year’s Farmers Market New Zealand Summer Food Awards.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101511031/Amayjen-chef-Andrew-May-to-judge-New-Zealand-Farmers-Market-food-awards
New Zealand once led the world in tea drunk per person, so it seems strange tea needs defending in public.
But as tea lover Adelia Hallett puts it, “it’s time to strike back at the coffee culture”.
She’s created a review blog Tea on the Road which rates cafes and tearooms on the cup of tea they serve up. She gives 10 points each for the tea, the cup and the setting.
It’s her way to thank those who get it right and shove the rest in the right direction.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/drinks/101304773/Time-for-coffee-shops-to-show-tea-drinkers-some-respect-reviewer
A taste of… Cosy Cafe, 150 Cavendish Rd, Casebrook, Christchurch.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/101452486/Review-Cosy-Cafe-Christchurch
Step out of central Christchurch and be transported into 1950s America with the city’s newest hospitality establishment, Diner 66.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/101462458/Cafe-Chat-Get-your-kicks-at-Diner-66-in-Christchurch
Christchurch’s Sister Kong is known for its bao burgers, but for local Lauren Hayes the summer noodle salad is the real standout.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/101460611/Recipe-Summer-noodle-salad-from-Sister-Kong-Bao-Bar
Wellington’s famous Motel Bar, which closed to much lamenting on the eve of this year, has already been transformed into a brand new drinking den, Forresters Lane.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/101413605/Cafe-Chat-Wellingtons-Motel-Bar-becomes-Forresters-Lane
A taste of… Grey Gardens, in the sixth shed of Lovegrove Lane, found at 394 Grey Street.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/101462326/Review-Lauded-Hamilton-East-cafe-Grey-Gardens-and-its-slow-poached-eggs
While spending time with dear friends in Whangamata over the Christmas break, I made a big platter of wraps for lunch one day – something I hadn’t done for a long time.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/101423154/Its-a-wrap-rice-paper-rolls-filled-with-fresh-veges-and-protein
Are you ready for the radish renaissance? Trust me, it’s a thing (or it will be, if there is any justice in the world). Radishes are bright, fiery bombs of colour and flavour, which deserve more than being carved into roses or offered as a snack for weightwatchers.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/101550558/Enjoy-crunch-and-bite-in-a-radish-red-onion-and-watermelon-salad
It’s the end of the day at Crudo cafe and owner Charlie Duncan is taking a breather, perched at a table outside, long cool drink to hand, the better to admire his sleek black Beemer parked out front.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/101552789/Sunset-fishing-and-great-mates-Why-Charlie-Duncan-loves-the-Waikato
A taste of… Cha, 37 Courtenay Pl, Wellington.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/101474094/Review-Cha-offers-authentic-Asian-dining-in-a-beloved-Capital-institution
Almost 20 retailers have complained to the competition watchdog over fee changes by Trade Me.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/101553260/Commerce-Commission-asked-to-investigate-Trade-Me-fee-changes
