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Auckland collector’s 1500-bottle wine sale fetches over $100k at auction
Certain bottles sold at 10 times the amount predicted.
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Wealthy businessman and iwi win 10-year lease for Waiheke's Stony Batter tunnels
A new shuttle is planned from a bay directly to the historic reserve to bring tourists.
NZ Winegrowers joins global call for white wine emoji
NZ Winegrowers says 95% of NZ’s $2.1 billion wine export industry is of the white variety.
Residents claim victory as Ryman backs down on retirement village ATM removal
After a 31-village review, Ryman decided to remove ATMs at only two villages.
Andrew Lloyd Webber: I am a recovering alcoholic
He now attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings every day.
‘We are delighted’: Billionaire’s bid for Stony Batter lease moves ahead
Former operator Tim Moon says his bid for a new five-year lease was rejected.
Who keeps littering all these Kiwi wine bottles in English country lanes?
A local farmer has collected up to 48 discarded bottles in a single day.
Ancient vintage: 600-year-old pinot noir grape found in medieval French toilet
It is genetically identical to grapes still being used to make the wine, scientists said.
Winedogs festival back with new location, new wines and plenty of walkies
You don't have to own a dog to go, but there will be plenty around you.
Beef mince and steak prices surge as annual food costs climb 4.5%
Beef porterhouse steak now averages $44.71 a kilo, up 21.5% in a year.
From Pasifika to wooden boats: Where to go in Auckland this weekend
There's nary a public space in Tāmaki Makaurau that isn't occupied by an event.
Caviar, truffle and chicken pot pies: What Hollywood will eat at the Oscars
The menu spans 25,000 small plates, from Miyazaki beef to 1000 mac and cheese.
Wine, gin, then bed: How to savour McLaren Vale’s best in one easy trip
Sommelier-led Small Batch Wine Tours links visitors directly with boutique winemakers.
Footpath fight: Residents lose case over closure at retirement village
A disputes panel ruled Arvida could close the path and keep the fence.
Boutique winery bucks industry slump as Soho plots more overseas growth
Expansion plans come as about 100,000 tonnes of grapes were left unpicked in 2025.
Kiwis turn away from beer and wine as alcohol consumption hits all-time low
New Zealanders now average 1.6 standard drinks per adult per day.
'Subdued economic environment' – Winton Land half-year revenue down 60%
Unemployment, net migration and lower concrete volumes are cited as examples of downturn.
'It’s verging on ridiculous': Winemaker stunned by earliest harvest in 45 years
'Climate change can not be ignored. The seasons have been getting consistently earlier.'
Fact or fiction: Who's telling the truth on the India free trade agreement?
India's free trade deal gets fact-checked. What Winston Peters gets right – and wrong.
Wine thieves use disguises and tricked-out coat in $63,000 heist – police
'I remember thinking to myself, ‘That coat does look a little goofy'.'
Auckland wine tech business liquidated owing $475k and citing 'irrecoverable failure'
Hailed as a game-changer for the sector, put under by Callahan Innovation, owes $475,000.
Why a wine tour is the best way to see Queenstown this summer
'What better way to see Queenstown than with a glass of Central Otago pinot in hand?'
Wine group collapse leaves creditors $12m out of pocket
A licence deal lets Hawke's Bay Wine Company keep trading while assets are sold.
'Ruinous for our region': Sir Sam Neill, Sir Grahame Sydney fight planned gold mine
Santana Minerals' Otago endeavour is the country’s largest new gold project in decades.
I had a $1000 red wine bath in Spain for 'wellness'. Here's what it was like
The three-hour vinotherapy ritual unfolds inside a 17th-century Mudéjar palace.
Hawke’s Bay winery falls into liquidation as wine festival calls last round
About 20,000 cases and 400,000 litres of wine will be sold by liquidators.
Matiti wine collective creates first Māori organic pet-nat riesling
She gathered passionate experts to break new ground… because wine not?!
Don McGlashan shares his favourite spots in Auckland
Every week we ask a well-known Aucklander for their favourite spots in the city.
Is red wine better for you than white? The answer may surprise you
Washington Post: What you need to know about red versus white in terms of health benefits.
On The Up: Bourbon in wine barrels - US-made spirit gets a Hawke’s Bay twist
Zach Gustafson wants to remove the 'negative connotation' around bourbon in NZ.