Food safety and food control plans
Hello lovely neighbours, I’m offering $100 discount on a safe and simple Food Control Plan. Now if you’re not sure what this is, then let me explain. It’s basically a food safety certificate for people who are in the food business. The food safety legislation changed, which means that everyone, no matter how big or small your business is, or even if you bake cakes from your home kitchen, you must by law have a Food Control Plan and have it Registered. If you’re already setup as a food business but still don’t have a Food Control Plan, then next due date to be registered with your local council is the end of June. So, you still have time! If you go over that date, then you will be breaking the law and nobody can afford to do that in any business. If you need my help, advice or just want to talk over your business, please PM or call me. I’m also offering a free pre-audit to those that are unsure if they need to be registered. Total cost for Creating, Implement and Registering your Food Control Plan with discount is $695. 00 + GST. Hope this weather gets better. It really is miserable.
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!
Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
Share your favourite main crop potato recipe and win a copy of our mag!
Love potatoes? We will give away free copies of the May 2026 issue to readers whose potato recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way to enjoy potatoes: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by March 1, 2026.
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