http://www.goodepr.co.nz/new/blog Goode People Doing Great Things Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:58:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_306" align="alignleft" width="170" caption="Jamie Phillips in action"][/caption] Taranaki-based Jamie Phillips (pictured left) won silver on this year’s NZ Culinary Fare, where the best and brightest of the hospitality industry compete for prestigious industry awards and prizes. Jamie produced the top score in the Kapiti Cheese Experience (Open) category, using Kapiti cheese’s ... http://www.goodepr.co.nz/new/blog/?p=305 Dedicated followers of food gathered at the Auckland Museum to celebrate the opening of their latest exhibition - Kai to Pie. It’s a celebration of Auckland, its rich culture and history seen through the lens of food. Accompanying the exhibition is a full programme of activities and events that tell this ... http://www.goodepr.co.nz/new/blog/?p=292 SUBWAY® has been touring New Zealand with a giant inflatable horizontal bungee to test resistance to their new Chicken Cordon Bleu subs. The tour kick-started at the AUT City Campus in Auckland on Monday 17th May with an impressive number of brave souls proving their determination on the bungee. This has ... http://www.goodepr.co.nz/new/blog/?p=280 The hunt is on for New Zealand’s keenest pair of green thumbs as NZ Gardener magazine, in association with Mitre 10, calls for nominations to find 15 regional winners to compete for the national title of 2010 NZ Gardener of the Year. Each regional winner takes home a prize package of ... http://www.goodepr.co.nz/new/blog/?p=276 Jeremy Burfoot and Travis Donoghue, two of the team who will attempt to break the world personal watercraft record by riding from London to New Zealand, joined Close Up’s Mark Sainsbury on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour to gain support for the challenge. The TVNZ journalist had a great time racing around the ... http://www.goodepr.co.nz/new/blog/?p=265 With the onset of winter almost upon us, not only is the summer sun set to become the subject of MANY daydreams, but Ashley Fogel has given us more reason to pull through the cold months ahead. Why?   We were lucky enough to have a sneak peek at the new ... http://www.goodepr.co.nz/new/blog/?p=261     One bright and early Tuesday morning, Bronwen Anderson, spokesperson of 5 + A Day, headed out to Mangere East to visit one lucky family bearing a week’s worth of fruit and vegetables.  The Salesa family were ecstatic to be the recipients of not just one week’s worth of fruit and ... http://www.goodepr.co.nz/new/blog/?p=242 For the second time Cuisine and its food and wine tourism guide, Cuisine Wine Country, have been named as finalists in the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards. Again up for best food magazine, current title-holder Cuisine and its stablemate, up for best drink magazine, are the only New ... http://www.goodepr.co.nz/new/blog/?p=237                               From modern seaside mansions to historic cottages, New York-style urban lofts to the Prime Minister’s official residence, some of New Zealand’s most captivating homes are opening their doors to the public for the first time. The NZ House & Garden Tours take in more than 40 homes in four centres: ... http://www.goodepr.co.nz/new/blog/?p=227 CheeseFest is a unique event on the NZ food calendar. It's the only time all NZ Cheese companies are in one place as part of the Cuisine NZ Champions of Cheese Awards. This years CheeseFest is being held at The Langham Great Room. Wednesday 3 March 5 - 8 pm. ... http://www.goodepr.co.nz/new/blog/?p=215