1 Say yeah to New Zealand’s first living cola with the refreshing taste of classic cola and all the gut goodness of water kefir. Kefir Soda Lime Cola from The Wild Fermentary features award-winning water kefir, fresh Clevedon limes and Six Barrel Soda’s best-selling Cola Six giving a natural living cola that’s lower in sugar, and alive with probiotics to aid digestion and uplift the mind. $6.99 for a 300ml bottle. thewildfermentary.co.nz

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2 Grab it while you can because it ain’t going to last forever. Limited edition Allpress Festive Blend is this summer in a coffee cup – notes of mango, berry and praline to keep you sweet all day, whether you sip it or shake it up in a cocktail. Fancy an affogato? $18.50 for 250g beans. allpressespresso.com

3 “Flat white to go, with collagen please.” What’s more efficient than getting your caffeine fix and your dietary supplement all in one go? Prochaine Barista Collagen is a blend of marine collagen and antioxidants that can be added to your coffee, hot chocolate or tea for a flavourless and odourless boost to hair, skin and nails. Just ask your barista for a collagen cuppa (or also buy online for at-home brews). $64.95 for 30 serves. prochaine.co.nz

4 Al Brown’s habanero mustard has been our go-to since we first squirted it on our burger, so we were dead keen to try two new additions to the sauce range. Open Sesame Japanese Style Dressing is creamy, nutty and tangy all at once, with the richness of umami and a lick of wasabi that has already lit up our lunchtime noodles. Ginger and lime is a combo meant to impress and here it’s mixed with soy in the Ginger Ninja Ginger Lime Syrup, giving the edge to a lick-the- dish dipping sauce (or trickle it over ice cream!). Mix a bit of both sauces and drizzle over a poke bowl – next level. $10 for 270g. albrown.co.nz

5 If you visit Charlies Gelato in Matakana (and we highly recommend you do for the beautiful gardens), the biggest problem will be deciding which flavour to choose – with more than 40 options you’ll never get through them all. Walnut and coffee is one of our favourites, and the cherry panna cotta, and the limone, and the Black Doris plum sorbetto and the… Look online for stockists at charliesgelato.co.nz.

6 Calm, gentle beekeeping and bountiful surroundings – that’s what makes Mahurangi Honey so good. The bees buzz around the beautiful Mahurangi West peninsula, including the pōhutukawa-fringed regional park, making a pale pōhutukawa honey with a salty-sweet flavour that’s summer on toast. Mānuka and kānuka honey and the lovely Coastal Blend all come from hives dotted around this little part of paradise. $15 for a 500g jar. mahurangihoney.co.nz