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Tauranga. This is a kitchen clearly not afraid to mix it up, using their skills in baking, dry ageing and foraging to add interest as well as substance to dishes. The bistro menu is built around a commitment to sustainability and showcasing quality New Zealand produce.

Auckland. Nestled in the heart of the eclectic Kingsland dining precinct, the restaurant is about as far as you can get from the high-style altars to dining excess you find elsewhere. The food is beautiful and the wine list covers the essential bases.

Wellington. Recently opened by Yu Group in the building that formerly housed The Bresolin, Cinderella offers elaborately conceived snacks in its covered courtyard bar and modern European cuisine in its upstairs bistro. We can put anything in this particular placement. By default it will show the most recent article for this category.

Napier. P&S creates classical French dishes in a humble cottage setting, in one of the so-called Six Sisters along Napier’s Marine Parade. While both service and setting may feel sufficiently homely and familial for certain men to rock up in shorts, the dining is distinctly hoity-toity.

Auckland. The kitchen serves well-conceived dishes that range from some spectacular snacks through to an impressive offering of dry-aged steaks, accompanied by a drinks list that includes original cocktails and some seriously good wines.

Auckland. This elegant city oasis literally sparkles, its stunning chandelier shimmering like the scales of the mighty kingfish. You will be just as comfortable here with kina on toast or a smoked hempseed s’more and a glass or two from the excellent wine list, as you will diving into the full menu to discover flavours of New Zealand’s oceans, dunes, river mouths and reefs.

Auckland. This is a dining experience no serious gourmand should miss. Mr Morris more than meets expectations: it reinvents them.

Christchurch. Remarkable wine bar and tasting room boasting an impressively extensive wine list, located in the magnificent Arts Centre.

Wellington. Lively cross-cultural innovation from a trans-Tasman couple.

Wellington. A renowned fine-dining chef adds a touch of refinement to gastropub fare.