The Food Show gives tens of thousands of kiwi foodies the chance to experience first-hand an astonishing variety of gourmet food and drink from everywhere imaginable and to enrich their own cooking with tips from the world’s top chefs.

The show also offers an ever-changing array of special features such as the boutique products in Artisan Alley, the highly flavoured Hawke’s Bay Wine Country, and the Electrolux Cooking Theatre packed with celebrity chefs and cooking demonstrations.

If you’re looking for the most delicious new food ideas, the best in beverages, and the most innovative kitchen products all wrapped up in a day of fun and relaxation, this is the show for you.

Date: 29 July - 1 August 2010

Venue: ASB Showgrounds, 217 Greenlane West, Epsom

Fee: $20

For more information, please visit www.foodshow.co.nz

The Silver Ferns will begin their 2010 campaign for the Commonwealth Games in August with the New World International Netball Series with two tests in New Zealand against the dynamic Jamaican team and three tests against the Australian Diamonds, one game in Australia and two in New Zealand.

Date: 5 September 2010

Venue: Vector Arena, Mahuhu Cres

For more information, please visit www.mynetball.co.nz