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Celebration Winter Beef Stew

2 June 2026 at 5:23 pm

This a flavourful and nourishing recipe which is a great one pot dish if you have a crowd to feed.

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Health & Wellbeing Services

25 May 2026 at 4:42 pm

Health and wellbeing is an essential part of the service we provide here at Commonsense!

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Oat & Apricot Cookies

2 April 2026 at 3:06 pm

This recipe is one from our in-house Commonsense Kitchen team in Lower Hutt who bake these fresh for our stores using exclusively organic ingredients.

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SOLID: SUSTAINABLE ORAL CARE

1 April 2026 at 12:27 pm

Solid is a sustainable oral care brand on a mission to change the way people brush their teeth.

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Pumpkin & Feta Muffins

4 March 2026 at 3:30 pm

Our famous pumpkin and feta savoury muffin was a favourite amongst our gluten-free community when made by our Commonsense Kitchen.

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A Natural Burial

10 February 2026 at 6:17 pm

A few weeks on on from Jim's death, his wife and Commonsense co-founder, Marion, reflects on how she let him go. We gave Jim a natural burial.

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Jim Kebbell 1938 - 2026

10 February 2026 at 4:23 pm

Commonsense co-founder Jim Kebbell died at his Island Bay home on January 13. He was 87.

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Teva's Vegan Pea-sto

22 December 2025 at 10:29 am

Teva is our Head of Retail and also happens to be a fabulous cook.

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Rosemary Herb Syrup

1 December 2025 at 5:33 pm

Inspired by our recent staff visit to The Herb Farm, I dug out my grandmother's old books on herbs so that I could discover different uses for the herbs in…

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Vegan Orange & Date Scones

5 November 2025 at 11:14 am

What we love about this recipe is that it celebrates the whole orange.

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Gnocchi Tray Bake

6 October 2025 at 12:18 pm

Gnocchi is traditionally cooked in simmering water, but this recipe involves baking gnocchi in the oven combined with a medley of fresh organic vegetables, protein and flavours.

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Quality Mushrooms

8 August 2025 at 3:25 pm

This family-owned and operated farm has been growing top quality mushrooms for over thirty years.

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