• Articles by Heres Barney:

    • Samoa’s finest

      Published. 01 Mar 2018 in Features

      by Here’s Barney I stumbled across Samoa’s Finest because I was always op-shopping at the massive Savemart that sits just behind it in Waitangirua, Porirua. It was fate; I spotted their huge Samoan flag, pulled in, and introduced myself. Now I hit Waitangirua for the op-shop AND the food.

    • Here’s Barney Hits LA

      Published. 05 Sep 2017 in Travel

      Words by: Martyn Pepperell & Barney Hodges In our last issue we met Wellington-based food/culture lover and connector Barney Hodges — aka @heresbarney — as he showed us around Wellington’s food markets. Of late, Barney has been handling social media duties at Cuba Street’s popular Emporium Vintage secondhand clothing store. Emporium specialise in vintage US […]

    • Here’s Barney – Wellington food market guide.

      Published. 15 Feb 2017 in Hospitality / Dining

      Words by: Martyn Pepperell If the late 2000s were about the rise of the food blogger, the early 2010s heralded the arrival of the food Instagrammer. It’s been under these conditions that Wellington-based food/culture lover and connector Barney Hodges – the man behind the popular @heresbarney Instagram and snapchat accounts – came into his own.