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Fermented Culture — Is The Party Over?

Monday 16 March 2026

Some years ago, I found myself wandering through St Clair in South Dunedin. I stopped to sit awhile taking in the view and taking off the weight. The roadside bench…

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Cover StoryOpinion

Beer Drinking For Beginners

Monday 16 March 2026

I’m often asked “what is your favourite beer?” A lot of people assume that because I’m broad and varied in my beer tastes that I must have one.  Lucky for…

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Cover StoryFeatures

The Beer Project — Lakeman Brewing

Monday 16 March 2026

You can thank local government regulation for the existence of Lakeman, a brewery located on a farm 20 minutes west of Taupo. Farmer James Cooper didn’t expect to become a…

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Cover StoryTravel

Beers A Plenty in Bay of Plenty

Monday 16 March 2026

The summer months bring tourists flocking to the beaches and seaside towns of the Bay of Plenty, but there’s an increasing number of reasons for craft beer lovers to make…

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Ask an Expert — How to Enjoy A Fresh Hop Beer

Friday 13 March 2026

Brewing has been part of my life for 25 years now and even in this small amount of time, the innovations and experimentation that have all come about in the…

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Features

Cover Story

Fermented Culture — Is The Party Over?

Monday 16 March 2026

Some years ago, I found myself wandering through St Clair in South Dunedin. I stopped to sit awhile taking in the view and taking off the weight. The roadside bench…

Read More
Cover StoryOpinion

Beer Drinking For Beginners

Monday 16 March 2026

I’m often asked “what is your favourite beer?” A lot of people assume that because I’m broad and varied in my beer tastes that I must have one.  Lucky for…

Read More
Cover StoryFeatures

The Beer Project — Lakeman Brewing

Monday 16 March 2026

You can thank local government regulation for the existence of Lakeman, a brewery located on a farm 20 minutes west of Taupo. Farmer James Cooper didn’t expect to become a…

Read More
Cover StoryTravel

Beers A Plenty in Bay of Plenty

Monday 16 March 2026

The summer months bring tourists flocking to the beaches and seaside towns of the Bay of Plenty, but there’s an increasing number of reasons for craft beer lovers to make…

Read More
Cover Story

Ask an Expert — How to Enjoy A Fresh Hop Beer

Friday 13 March 2026

Brewing has been part of my life for 25 years now and even in this small amount of time, the innovations and experimentation that have all come about in the…

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Cover Story

Fermented Culture — Is The Party Over?

Monday 16 March 2026

Some years ago, I found myself wandering through St Clair in South Dunedin. I stopped to sit awhile taking in the view and taking off the weight. The roadside bench…

Read More
Cover StoryOpinion

Beer Drinking For Beginners

Monday 16 March 2026

I’m often asked “what is your favourite beer?” A lot of people assume that because I’m broad and varied in my beer tastes that I must have one.  Lucky for…

Read More
Cover StoryFeatures

The Beer Project — Lakeman Brewing

Monday 16 March 2026

You can thank local government regulation for the existence of Lakeman, a brewery located on a farm 20 minutes west of Taupo. Farmer James Cooper didn’t expect to become a…

Read More

News

Cover Story

Fermented Culture — Is The Party Over?

Monday 16 March 2026

Some years ago, I found myself wandering through St Clair in South Dunedin. I stopped to sit awhile taking in the view and taking off the weight. The roadside bench…

Read More
Cover StoryOpinion

Beer Drinking For Beginners

Monday 16 March 2026

I’m often asked “what is your favourite beer?” A lot of people assume that because I’m broad and varied in my beer tastes that I must have one.  Lucky for…

Read More
Cover StoryFeatures

The Beer Project — Lakeman Brewing

Monday 16 March 2026

You can thank local government regulation for the existence of Lakeman, a brewery located on a farm 20 minutes west of Taupo. Farmer James Cooper didn’t expect to become a…

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Podcasts

Podcast

Three Boys – Keeping It Local

Wednesday 18 March 2026

“There’s nothing better for your ego as a business owner than seeing your beer being sold or drunk somewhere, but you’ve got to put that aside and think whether someone…

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Podcast

Third Pint Theory Introduction

Wednesday 18 March 2026

“The third pint is the thing that kind of really opens the conversation… the social lubricant, you know, that when you get to the third pint, that’s when the conversation…

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Podcast

Money For Jam – Urbanaut’s Bruce Turner

Wednesday 18 March 2026

“There’s no bad ideas and no one ever gets laughed at for suggesting an idea.” Bruce Turner on Urbanaut’s approach to New Product Development. Today, we’re joined by Bruce Turner,…

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Friday Night Beers 

Opinion

Cover Story

Fermented Culture — Is The Party Over?

Monday 16 March 2026

Some years ago, I found myself wandering through St Clair in South Dunedin. I stopped to sit awhile taking in the view and taking off the weight. The roadside bench…

Read More
Cover StoryOpinion

Beer Drinking For Beginners

Monday 16 March 2026

I’m often asked “what is your favourite beer?” A lot of people assume that because I’m broad and varied in my beer tastes that I must have one.  Lucky for…

Read More
Cover StoryFeatures

The Beer Project — Lakeman Brewing

Monday 16 March 2026

You can thank local government regulation for the existence of Lakeman, a brewery located on a farm 20 minutes west of Taupo. Farmer James Cooper didn’t expect to become a…

Read More

Travel

Cover Story

Fermented Culture — Is The Party Over?

Monday 16 March 2026

Some years ago, I found myself wandering through St Clair in South Dunedin. I stopped to sit awhile taking in the view and taking off the weight. The roadside bench…

Read More
Cover StoryOpinion

Beer Drinking For Beginners

Monday 16 March 2026

I’m often asked “what is your favourite beer?” A lot of people assume that because I’m broad and varied in my beer tastes that I must have one.  Lucky for…

Read More
Cover StoryFeatures

The Beer Project — Lakeman Brewing

Monday 16 March 2026

You can thank local government regulation for the existence of Lakeman, a brewery located on a farm 20 minutes west of Taupo. Farmer James Cooper didn’t expect to become a…

Read More