News and media releases

Woolworths New Zealand is recalling Chelsea and Countdown branded raw sugar and brown sugar products bought on either Thursday, 25 November or Friday, 26 November from any Countdown, SuperValue or FreshChoice store in the South Island as well as Countdown Petone, Countdown Lower Hutt or Countdown Upper Hutt in Wellington.

Kiwis are showing their love this holiday season in the most Kiwi of ways, by sharing kai.

Upcycled food, a new range of nut and seed milk concentrates and poi are among the products that may soon be appearing on shelves with the support of Countdown’s brand-new business accelerator programme Kete. 

What’s in a name? Well, quite a lot if you’re a Deep Sea Cod that has spent centuries unnamed in te reo Māori, only to be thrust into the linguistic spotlight in 2021. Nau mai haere mai to the mighty Moramora! 

Countdown is  cracking on with its plan to go cage-free across the country, with Countdown’s Ferrymead, Ponsonby, Kilbirnie, Petone and Takapuna stores now stocking cage-free eggs only from today. 

Countdown is recalling Chelsea and Countdown branded raw sugar and brown sugar products brought in October 2021 up until 4 November 2021 because of low level lead contamination.

Ever wondered where the bits and pieces around your house go when you’re done with them? Ordinary things like fridges, suitcases, and even your old swimming goggles?  Well soon they’ll be turning up at your local Countdown store as Countdown Bricks, available in-store and online from tomorrow, 5th November.

In a move designed to further protect the health and safety of its team, Countdown has announced a proposal to require all roles across the business to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by 10 January 2022.

After nearly a year of construction, Hastings locals have taken their long-awaited, first steps into the newest Countdown store, with the doors officially opened today by Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst and longest-serving team member, Jenny Miller.

  Store trading hours at a number of Waikato Countdowns will be reduced to 8am - 9pm from tomorrow, following the change to Alert Level 3 for parts of the region at 11.59pm tonight.  The store hours will change at Countdowns Huntly, Bridge St, Te Rapa, Rototuna, Claudelands, Chartwell, St James, Hamilton, Dinsdale and Nawton. Each of the ten impacted stores will ope ...