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A Fishwife Tale – Bay of Plenty

June 18, 2011 by Rosemary Neave Leave a Comment

Dianne Sharma-Winter writes: The setting sun cloaked the evening sky in shades of pinky pastel, highlighting the active volcano of White Island that dominates the coastline around here. A woman wandering by grabs a knife and in swift strokes, beheads the three struggling Kahawai on the beach.   “No taste like it,” she sighs in satisfaction. “From the sea to the plate in one … [Read more...]

Taste New Zealand – the honesty box lives

February 6, 2011 by rosemary 8 Comments

Dianne Sharma-Winter reflects on an old kiwi icon. Before gourmet food stores, restaurants and magazines (and we have some great ones), there was the honesty box by the side of the road - and its still there! … [Read more...]

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