Those unfamiliar with Hawke's Bay's humble meatball imagine Italian mince with red sauce. The actual description isn't that mouth-watering, but the crumbed golden sphere filled with whipped, fatty ...

Growing up in Te Matau-a-Māui, a white bakery paper bag, translucent with oil, was a symbol of a trip to town and a meatball. Friends who now live abroad insist the moment they touch down on ...