by Tash McGill | Jul 8, 2020 | Local Heroes
Koko Cafe neatly mixes old and new in Hamilton’s southend: the new is a stunning Jeremy Shirley mural in the entranceway, a glorious splash of tropical colour to brighten your day, and the old is the building’s original black and white tiled flooring that leads into...
by Tash McGill | Jul 8, 2020 | Local Heroes Featured
In the eye of Rotorua lies a cafe where a passion for hunting, people and flavour come together to support and sustain the diverse village of locals and visitors, seven days a week. Dana and Steven Greer are the heartfelt humans behind Scope, the quirky daytime eatery...
by Tash McGill | Jul 8, 2020 | Home Page Featured, Local Heroes
There’s something damn fine about bao—the soft, fluffy steamed buns that are the perfect hold-in-the-hand vessel for fillings of crispy slaw, pork, brisket, chicken, duck or spicy tofu, and well-chosen pickles, sauces and salsas. Gua bao (cut bread) originated in...
by Tash McGill | Jul 7, 2020 | Sustainability
ALTERNATIVES TO THE BAG One of the most common questions in response to the plastic bag ban is what to do for bin liners? I will simply answer this with NOTHING! You don’t really need a bin liner, as that’s what the bin is for, to hold your waste. If you are not...
by Tash McGill | Jul 7, 2020 | Sustainability
Who doesn’t love a barista made coffee…??? And New Zealand is home to some of the best. But our love for a cup of the good stuff creates huge amounts of single use waste that ends up in landfill. Even those cups that say they are compostable or recycleable rarely...
