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Andy Jackson/Stuff From Monday, five Countdown stores across Wellington and Auckland will sell only cage-free eggs. (File photo) “Animal welfare is a key concern for our business and our customers, but we’re highly aware that people make purchasing decisions based on a range of factors, including price and what they’re using eggs for. “While moving five stores to completely cage-free is a big shift, in these particular stores around 90 per cent of customers are already telling us that cage-free is important to them, so we hope they’ll embrace the change to completely cage-free.�...

Report from OneRoof Sixty-seven suburbs across New Zealand saw house values rise by at least $500,000 over the last five years, an amount that way outstrips most people’s pay cheques for the same time frame. According to OneRoof’s latest house price index figures, Auckland is home to biggest number of big-money suburbs, accounting for 28 on the list, but Wellington is not far behind, boasting 22 suburbs that have seen lifts of half a million dollars or more. The median value of Oriental Bay has risen 70% – $915,000 – over the last five years to $2.22 million. Seatoun, which is home ...

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Photo: RNZ Pacific / Koro Vaka'uta Let's be real - it never gets that tropical in Wellington but when it gets mildly warm during the two weeks of summer we get, (oh shush you know I'm telling the truth), my fāmili likes to draw upon my tamai or father's Tongan roots and hit the 'Otai. No 'Otai is not some island home-brew, (although it definitely takes me places on a hot day). 'Otai is a favourite refreshing drink of the islands, predominately made with watermelon and coconut. There are other variations including with Vi (June Plums), 'Apele (Apple), Fainā (Pineapple) or Mango.