Given New Zealand is an Island nation, I’ve been underwhelmed by the kiwi appetite for seafood. Aside from Fush and Chups on a Friday night there seems to be a dearth of a foodie culture around fish. Getting to grips with southern hemisphere fish species is... It’s comfort we all crave during the winter as if at other times of the year we can put up with a little discomfort. Where food is concerned I’m always looking for that feel good factor all year round. During winter what feels good is something warming... Even though we’re languishing in what feels like the longest kiwi winter our friends in the northern hemisphere are enjoying things a bit brighter and warmer. They are also enjoying the height of the gardening summer. A touch of summer arrived by email the... New Zealand is quite a foodie place but it’s often hard to access really good food stuffs. The supermarkets carry much of the day to day but if you’re looking for something a bit special – meat, fish or other fancies – it’s not as... How often have you been out and about somewhere and thought, how great it would be to live in a place like this. There are times when I still do this and then look up the hill and realise that I actually do live here.  We’ve lived in the country before with... 