Restaurants, cheesemakers and olive oil producers were among the Auckland food producers honoured with a "Snail of Approval" at New Zealand's first Slow Food Awards last week.
The internationally recognised Snail of Approval programme recognises "seasonal, local quality food that's healthy" and takes into account fair conditions for producers and workers, says Slow Food Auckland Committee Member Anutosh Cusack.
She hopes the Slow Food Awards will roll out to other regions across Aotearoa in the future.
Anutosh Cusack with Anne Stanimiroff co-founder of Rangihoua Estate on Waiheke Island Photo: Slow Food Auckland
Among the Snail of Approval winners were several businesses that have featured on RNZ:
