Maggie Wicks

Food Editor and Writer at New Zealand Herald

Food Editor & Writer for @NZHerald // Former: @MetroUK @NorthSouthNZ

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Armchair travel: A virtual visit to Auckland Art Gallery

3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Maggie Wicks

Enchanted Worlds at Auckland Art Gallery. Photo / Supplied Forced to close early in response to Auckland's latest coronavirus response, the Auckland Art Gallery's Enchanted Worlds: Hokusai, Hiroshige and the Art of Edo Japan exhibition has opened once more - this time to audiences around the world in both English and Māori.
Family campervan holiday: A guide to 3 nights in Northland, NZ

Jul 13, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Maggie Wicks

A campervan holiday with family. Photo / 123rf There is a moment two hours into every family road trip when this all suddenly feels like a very bad idea. The young ones are restless. Driving is boring (it’s hard to argue with them on long stretches of motorway leading out of the city centres). Your destination is too far, your lofty ambitions of showing them the country too high. But most of the fun of campervans is in using your vehicle as a home, and not in using your home as a vehicle.
NZ's most luxurious lodges, complete with heli-pads, butlers and infinity pools

Apr 7, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Maggie Wicks

Seascape is Annandale's most rugged and romantic accommodation option. Photo / SuppliedIn the winterless north, lies Helena Bay - a luxurious six-star lodge with just five double rooms, set among private beaches and pristine coves, overlooking the sea - you’ll find binoculars on hand to view any visiting wildlife, such as whales, birds and dolphins. Helena Bay is at the top of the winterless north.
Amanda Palmer returns to NZ with a story to tell at Q Theatre, Auckland

Jan 24, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Maggie Wicks

Amanda Palmer at Q Theatre. She was only meant to be here for 10 days. In March 2020, American punk/cabaret musician Amanda Palmer said goodbye to her husband and 4-year-old son, and hopped on a flight to New Zealand for the last stop of a year-long global tour. One week later, New Zealand was in lockdown, and it would be more than two years before Palmer made her way back home to Woodstock, New York.
A waste-not guide: How to select, store and use limes

Mar 13, 2023 | nzherald.co.nz | Maggie Wicks
A waste-not guide: How to select, store and use limes

Mar 13, 2023 | nzherald.co.nz | Maggie Wicks

By Maggie Wicks Monday Mar. 13, 2023nzmeOne thing you can do: Make perfectly good food go the distance. We have tips. Seasonality is the key to healthy eating, but fresh produce doesn’t last forever. The average New Zealander throws out more than $1500 worth of groceries every year, much of it fruit and veg that was past its best when sold, then stored incorrectly and not eaten fast enough at home.
Hotshot chef Analiese Gregory knows what she wants from life

Feb 16, 2023 | nzherald.co.nz | Maggie Wicks

By Maggie Wicks Thursday Feb. 16, 2023nzmeThe general trajectory of a hotshot chef tends to go from small to big. Small town to big city, small kitchen to world-renowned restaurant. The world’s culinary capitals are where food creatives flock to. But chef Analiese Gregory has taken a different path.
Hotshot chef Analiese Gregory knows what she wants from life

Feb 16, 2023 | nzherald.co.nz | Maggie Wicks
A Waste-Not Guide: How To Select, Store & Eat Figs

Feb 13, 2023 | nzherald.co.nz | Maggie Wicks

By Maggie Wicks Monday Feb. 13, 2023nzmeOne thing you can do: make perfectly good food go the distance. We have tips. Seasonality is the key to healthy eating, but fresh produce doesn’t last forever. The average New Zealander throws out more than $1500 worth of groceries every year, much of it fruit and veges that were past their best when sold, then stored incorrectly and not eaten fast enough at home.
A Waste-Not Guide: How To Select, Store & Eat Figs

Feb 13, 2023 | nzherald.co.nz | Maggie Wicks