Oceanz in Silverdale, Auckland has been named New Zealand's top chip shop after taking out the number one spot in this year's That's Life! Best Chip Shop Competition.

Chip Group Chairperson, Glenda Gourley, said this is the first time Oceanz - Silverdale has been crowned as the country's top chippie.

The six regional winners are as follows:

Northland to North Shore Region

Oceanz - Silverdale - regional winner and grand national winner

Corner of East Bays Road and State Highway, Silverdale

09 427 0740

Rest of Auckland Region

The Chip Shop

711 Manukau Road, Royal Oak

09 625 3833

Waikato to Hawkes Bay Region

Oppie's Fish & Chips

259 Fenton Street, Rotorua

07-347 1909

Manawatu to Wellington Region

So Fine Seafoods

2 Tennyson Ave, Avalon, Lower Hutt

04 567 7725

Nelson to Christchurch Region

The Sands Fish & Chips

Shop 1 623 Rocks Road, Tahunanui, Nelson

03-539 6161

Timaru to Southland Region

Portobello Store & Takeaway

1 Harington Point Road, Portobello, Dunedin

03-478 0105

Please note, regional finalists listed below.

Judges unanimously agreed that certificates gained through completing the Chip Online Training modules which teach owners and their staff about the New Zealand Industry Standards for Deep Fried Chips in Independent Fast Food Outlets', are increasingly on display in stores.

Heart Foundation nutritionist, Judith Morley-John, said this year, judges were on the lookout for certificates displayed in stores which showed that at least one employee has completed online training for the industry standards.

"In some regions there were over 70% of the shops that had had at least one employee complete the Chip Group Online Training. This shows that chip shop operators are being proactive in adopting the industry standards and are working towards making better chips for their customers."

Other areas to come under scrutiny were: chip freshness and colour, shop cleanliness and customer service.

"A chip sample from each shop was sent away for fat analysis, and only those containing a fat level of less than 11 percent made the grade," Judith said.

As in previous years, a combination of public text voting, mystery judging and chip fat analysis determined the regional finalists from each of the six regions across New Zealand. The six regional winners and Grand National winner were then chosen by a panel of judges.

The 'That's Life! Best Chip Shop Competition 2009' is the country's only national chip shop competition and this year is supported by: That's Life! magazine, 'Goodman Fielder', 'Bakels', Food2Go Magazine, McCain Foods (NZ) Ltd, 'Mr Chips', 'Potatoes New Zealand', 'Alfa One', 'Eurotec' and the 'Heart Foundation'.

(Results listed below are in no particular order)

Regional Finalists in the That's Life! Best Chip Shop Competition 2009:

Northland to North Shore Region

Kippers

292 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa

Ripples Cafe on the Marina

621 Laurie Southwick Parade, Gulf Harbour

Grand takeaway

4/70 Grand drive, Orewa

The Chip Basket

201 Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead

Fresh & Tasty Takeaways

The Waterfront, Mangonui

Mairangi Bay Fisheries

360 Beach Road, Mairangi Bay

Adriatic Takeaways

91 Kamo Road, Whangarei

Neptunes

3 Tokerau Beach Rd, Karikari, Far North

Bidz Takeaway

7 Takahe Road, Ahipara

Oceanz at Silverdale

Corner of East Bays Road and State Highway, Silverdale

Otaika Takeaways

Otaika Shopping Centre

Oceanz Albany

50 Greville Rd, Albany

Northcross Takeaway

4/178 Carlisle Road, Browns Bay

Oceanz Warkworth

6 Baxter Street, Warkworth

Rest of Auckland Region

Clevedon Seafoods Ltd

19A Main Rd, Clevedon

The Chip Shop

711, Manukau Road, Royal Oak

Fush Glen Eden

4 Glendale Road, Glen Eden

Oceanz-at Auckland Fish Market

22 Jellioce St, Westhaven

Garrison Takeaways

118A Old Wairoa Rd, Papakura

East Village Takeaway

1/60 Picton Street, Howick

Toby Seafoods Massey

Shop 4, 2 Triangle Rd, Massey

Westgate Takeaways

579 Don Buck Rd, Massey North

Takanini Takeaways

15 Unit 4 Princess street, Takanini

Teatatu Fisheries Takeaways

613 Teatatu Rd, Te Atatu North

Mobil Corner Takeaways

224 Bucklands Beach Road, Bucklands Beach

Caspar Takeaways

2A Caspar Road, Papatoetoe

Halsey Road Takeaways

44B Halsey Road, Manurewa

Waikato to Hawkes Bay Region

Oppie's Fish & Chips

259 Fenton Street, Rotorua

Pirimai Chippy

15 Allen Berry Ave, Pirimai

SINGDAR TAKEAWAYS

73 OHAUPO ROAD, Meville

The Chip Inn

113 Tirau Street, Putaruru

Chish & Fips

33 Gloucester Street, Greenmeadows

Ma's Kitchen & Takeaways

4/115 Hazelmere Crescent, Te Awamutu

KB Chips

701 Port Road, Whangamata

Seafood on the Beach

43 Ocean View Parade, New Plymouth

Showgrounds Takeaways

797 Heaphy Terrace, Hamilton

Springfield Fish Supply

Springfield Rd, Rotorua

Sheffs Takeaway

714 Grey Street, Hamilton

SFC Putaruru

56 Tirau Street, Putaruru

Fishermans Takeaway

55 Rogers Place, Te Awamutu

Lynmore Fish Supply

26 Lynmore Avenue, Rotorua

Eurasia

3 Tongariro Street, Taupo, Taupo

Manawatu to Wellington Region

So Fine Foods

2 Tennyson Ave, Avalon, Lower Hutt

Mac's Fresh Fish & Chips

41 Queen Street, Masterton

Fish King

26 East Street, Feilding

Fish Spot

47 Vogel St, Woodville

Moby Dick's Fish & Chip

51 Witako Street, Lower Hutt

Starfish

138 Malesworth Street, Wellington

Youngs Takeaway

104 Main Street, Pahiatua

Plimmerton Fish Supply

2 Beach Road, Plimmerton

Raumati Fish supply

344 Rosetta Road, Ruamati Beach

Samo's Seafood

52 Holdsworth Ave, Upper Hutt

Waterloo Fisheries

1 Hardy Street, Lower Hutt

Tokomaru Store & Takeaways

2 Tokomaru Road, Tokomaru

Ocean Blue

610 Waitarere Beach Rd, Waitarere Beach

Blue Island Seafood

131 Randwick Road, Lower Hutt

Mork & Mindys

349 Featherston St, Palmerston North

Nelson to Christchurch Region

Hales Crner Takeaways

138 Waimea Road, Nelson

Victory Square Fish & Chips

176 St Vincent Street, Victory Square

Village Foods

48 Main Street, Oxford

The Sands Fish n Chip Shop

Shop 1 623 Rocks Road, Tahunanui

Victoria Seafood Bar & Pizza

96 Victoria Street, Raniora

Porky's Takeaways

51 Weld St, Hokitika

Santa Fe

78 Turmaha Street, Greymouth

Sumner Seafoods

21a Marriner St, Sumner

1040 Takeaway

1040 Columbo Street, Christchurch

Renwick Takeaways

High Street, Renwick

Burwood Fish & Chip

263 Burwood Road, Christchurch

Best Little Fish & Chips

6/92 Wilsons Road, Christchurch

Darfield Takeaways

53b South Terrace, Darfield

Timaru to Southland Region

Hassall Street Takeaway

18 Hassall Street, Timaru

East Gore Takeaways

1 Talbot Street, Gore

Mornington Takeaway

3 Mailer Street, Morington

Portobello Store & Takeaway

1 Harington Point Rd, Portobello

Aggy shack

Cnr church lane and marine parade, Queenstwon

Choies

118 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel

Glenwood Takeaways

274 Wai-iti Road, Timaru

Golden Cobweb

55 Tarbert Street, Alexandra

Velvet Burger

11 The Octagon, Dunedin

Grant Lea Takeaways

208 Evan Street, Timaru