Everyone loves a surprise when you’re celebrating your birthday. And for Kiwi craft brewer Moa, the anniversary has been feted with more international honours for the mantelpiece.

Diners in New Zealand are being treated to the finest food they have ever had, according to Kerry Tyack, head judge of this year’s Cuisine NZ Good Food Awards.

Eating a variety of winter produce can help the immune system ward off seasonal colds and flu, says 5+ A Day.

Antioxidant-rich winter delights like kiwifruit, broccoli and carrots provide healthy doses of nutrients to boost the immune system in the fight against sniffles and sneezes.

Food Week kicks off for a third year on Monday. The New Zealand Nutrition Foundation’s (NZNF) annual campaign is about building confidence in the kitchen and teaching Kiwis that cooking at home can be affordable and delicious.

Kiwis across the country are poised to put the jug on for Oxfam’s Biggest Coffee Break, part of Fair Trade Fortnight, May 4 -19, New Zealand’s largest annual fair trade celebration.

A superbly cooked piece of white fish is simply delicious - especially when it’s a piece of mild, succulent and sweet blue cod, April’s Fish of the Month.

Ikana Live Greenshell Mussels are hand-selected, cleaned, graded and packed fresh and live in modified atmosphere packaging - with a 10-day shelf life to boot.

"Eat Bluff oysters neat," is the advice avid oyster lovers have been dishing out ahead of the Bluff oyster season, kicking off this March.

"You are what you eat". A common saying passed down from one generation to the next. However, is it really as simple as that?

A study commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) into what is known about the effects of sugar recommends that cutting down on the sweet additive should be part of a global strategy to tackle the obesity epidemic.