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Warmer temperatures mean the vines don't get the required winter chilling.

Bay of Plenty kiwifruit growers are staring down the barrel of another difficult growing season.

We give all sorts of subscriptions and gift sets for Christmas, so why not one for wine? Jonathan Brookes has some sparkling suggestions for what to look out for, to ensure the wine keeps pouring in the year ahead.

Christmas in the kitchen should be a team effort. Four culinary stars have created a festive menu full of delicious flavours - and special memories - for you to try at home with your loved ones.

While lauding local winemakers, make sure you keep a keen eye on wine from overseas.

He said shipping delays were continuing to cause trouble for imported goods. “It’s been constant for the last 12 months, ever since Covid started,” he said. “From Europe, it was six weeks on a good day. Now, it’s fairly common to take three months,” he said. He said there tended to be seasonal demand for champagne, egged on by special events such as Mother’s Day (this Sunday) or Valentine’s Day. The ongoing unpredictability of global shipping meant it was difficult to have st...

PulmoBioMed Wins National Life Science Competition Newly launched Northumbria University spinout PulmoBioMed has been handpicked as the winners of Onyx Healths ThinkBig competition Healthcare marketing communications agency, Onyx Health, have chosen innovative MedTech spinout PulmoBioMed as the winner of their £5,000 #ThinkBig competition, designed to help life science companies bounce back from the COVID-19 crisis. Having been chosen as the lucky winner of the competition, PulmoBioMed will re...

Glass owner Jonathan Brookes said opening the business had been a long-time dream, and he was devastated to have to close. “It’s emotionally gutting for us. Its had been a dream for 10 years before we opened it. I always had it on my mind. So it’s pretty devastating,” he said. After opening in 2018, the business saw a roaring trade thanks in part to its busy central city location, but the location ultimately proved to be its downfall. Brookes said the business easily broke all its t...