Ask the experts: Body composition
Q: "What are the different techniques available for working out body composition? I've...
Ask the experts: Dinner and exercise
Q: "Growing up, I was regularly told of the importance of eating breakfast,...
In season mid-summer: Blueberries, radishes
Blueberries
This summer fruit is available right up until April, but also year-round thanks...
In season early autumn: Apricots
Apricots are harvested in New Zealand from late December through to March.
Buying
Choose fresh...
In season late summer: Cucumbers
There are several varieties of cucumber: English/common, telegraph, apple, Lebanese and mini/cocktail cucumbers.
Buying
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In season early winter: Navel oranges
Oranges are such a staple fruit in New Zealand that they often aren’t...
In season early winter: Yams
These funny-looking knobbly tubers may not be the most attractive vegetable, but don’t...
In season late autumn: Passionfruit
Buying
Look for deep-purple coloured skins as these are most ripe and choose the...
In season late autumn: Leeks
Buying
Choose leeks with medium-sized stems. Look for fresh green tops and white fleshy...
Tips to prolong the shelf-life of food
A recent New Zealand survey of 1000 New Zealanders revealed 86 per cent...
In season mid-autumn: Nashi
In New Zealand, speckled and yellowy-green nashi are commonly grown in the Waikato.
They...
In season mid-autumn: Turnips
Compared to the larger, yellow or orange-fleshed swede, the turnip is usually smaller...
Are you really getting your five-plus-a-day? (And how you can tell)
By now, most people have received the five-plus-a-day message loud and clear, but...
In season early autumn: Celery, celeriac
Celery belongs to the plant genus Umbelliferae, along with carrots and parsley.
Celery
Buying
Choose a...
In season early autumn: Apples
Buying
Look for firm unblemished fruit with rich colouring. A damaged apple releases ethylene,...
In season late summer: Stone fruit
These summer fruit are characteristically fleshy with a stone (seed) in the middle...
In season late summer: Sweet corn
Buying
To determine whether sweet corn is ripe, gently pull back the husk. Corn...
