New World’s Little Garden is back in time for New Zealand’s spring planting season. With 24 different vegetable, herb and flower seedling kits to collect from 7 September for six weeks, New World customers will be delighted to get growing with the return of this Kiwi favourite after a three-year hiatus.

More than ever, we’ve seen how important it is that all New Zealanders have access to healthy and affordable food. We recognise we have an important role to play to make that happen and ensuring we operate in a way that delivers our social promises playing our part in every community.

For four days a week from Monday-Thursday 2.30pm-5.30pm, the store will dedicate this time to soften the in-store environment so all shoppers, regardless of their abilities, feel welcome and safe. 

Tacos, freshly-squeezed juices and poke bowls are now on the menu at New World Brookfield, which is soon to be the home of New Zealand’s first supermarket eatery when it opens this September. 

New World Melody’s in Palmerston North supported the Methodist Social Services Foodbank as part of their Foodbank Appeal efforts. The generosity the store has seen from their customers since the Appeal started on 22 June has been so inspiring, that the store had to re-set their donation goal!

This year’s grape harvest proved extra challenging for winemakers, but it's now getting its first taste test at a national competition.

After a successful trial, New World and Prolife Foods announce the nationwide rollout of recycled paper bags at Alison’s Pantry departments on the eve of Plastic Free July. 

Foodstuffs and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) have partnered up to build New Zealand’s 1st electric powered refrigerated truck. From the tailgate to the engine and the fridge-freezer unit that sits on top, everything in and on the vehicle is powered by one of the cleanest fuels on the planet.

Baking aisles in supermarkets across New Zealand have gone from a Sunset category to a Rockstar category overnight as COVID-19 created an army of new bakers around the country.

Freshly topped in-store gourmet pizzas are flying off the shelves at participating Foodstuffs North Island stores thanks to a new sustainable packaging solution that enables customers to heat their delicious pizza in its home compostable, no mess bake in tray.

New World Albany customers will now be able to add a bit more sustainability to their weekly shop thanks to the store’s new fleet of hybrid shopping trolleys. The trolleys comprise a steel frame that is married to a plastic basket made using recycled plastic milk bottles.

We've launched New World Essential Boxes pilot powered by Gilmours. Foodstuffs North Island is piloting New World Essential Boxes to give New Zealanders an express shopping option to get their grocery essentials quicker and more conveniently during the Alert Level restrictions. The pilot features three essential boxes and will be trialled in central and outer central Auckland suburbs.

Like you, the New World team care passionately for New Zealand's future - our people and planet. We're here to support you and all New Zealanders - especially those who are most vulnerable - so you have access to healthy and affordable food. 

Our focus is very much on ensuring New Zealanders have the essential products they require and we are working with our suppliers to make this happen every day.

The recycled paper bags are on trial at a total of 18 New World stores around the country until the end of March. This option will be available alongside the existing Alison’s Pantry resealable LDPE (type 4) bags.

Company to join other businesses on the mission to achieve the country’s zero carbon ambitions.

New World Whitianga launches a world-first with New World Waka Kai, delivering hassle-free groceries to Coromandel beaches via boat. Because if 500,000 people were coming ‘round to yours, what would you do?

Meet Jayde Cunliffe, store manager of New World Browns Bay below, and read how she rose to the occasion time and time again to find herself on the path to store ownership. 

New World and ecostore have teamed up again to expand the offering to five additional stores in the South Island.  

The frictionless future of supermarket shopping is here – New World will be the first supermarket in the country to offer customers a frictionless and integrated digital experience in stores.

The next iteration of Always Graze When You Liaise launched just in time for the official kick off summer. 

New World’s latest campaign see’s premium European glassware company, Spiegelau, become the hot new collectable just in time for Christmas.

Sawmill Brewery has won the inaugural Brewing Sustainability Award at the 2019 New Zealand Beer Awards run by the Brewers Guild of New Zealand.

The rise of rosé shows no signs of slowing after a record-breaking year for the popular pink drop at the 2019 New World Wine Awards.

This partnership will ensure all New World stores, in addition to other Foodstuffs stores, have a ready supply of premium, New Zealand caught fish. 

Saturday 8 June, World Oceans Day, will see some New World stores launch a new pilot programme to stop waste flowing to the sea.