Bestsellers: From quiet cafe to hotspot after pie award win
Nearly a year after her pie won at the Bakels NZ Supreme Awards, Ellie Linton-Brown says she’s still reaping the benefits.
In 2025, her raspberry and rhubarb pie won the Cafe Boutique pie category at the Bakels NZ Supreme Pie Awards, bringing in a flood of new customers to Huntly's Main Street Cafe.
Got more greens than you know what to do with? 🥦🌱🥕
Whether it’s a courgette takeover or a feijoa frenzy, don’t let those garden gems go to waste!
Our suggestion to you: Did you know you can grate and freeze excess courgettes to use in chocolate cake later? It sounds a bit dodgy, but it makes the cake incredibly moist ... and hey, it counts as a serving of veg, right? 🍫
What’s your go-to move for a bumper harvest? Drop your best "glut" recipes or preservation hacks in the comments below! 👇
‘Simply irresponsible’: Wallaby likely kept as pet in Hamilton, regional council says
A wallaby spotted in Hamilton was probably kept as a pet, the regional council says - and that’s “simply irresponsible”.
The dama wallaby, which had an immature joey in its pouch, was spotted in Frankton on March 3, reported and killed, Waikato Regional Council says.
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