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Issue 001 · Tuesday, 14 July 2026

Staple Watch · this week

Cheddar· tīhi

Issue 001 · published Sunday 7 Jun 2026 · prices measured Friday 5 Jun 2026

Block cheddar — the everyday slab on the bottom shelf. The headline per-kg number is the cheapest valid pack regardless of size; pack sizes vary (500g, 800g, 1kg slabs) and we put them on the same per-kg scale below.

Cheapest this week

$12.00/kg

at PAK'nSAVE

What we measured

The two SKUs behind the headline.

PAK'nSAVE

Grated Cheddar Cheese

Rolling Meadow

$12.00/kg

as a 500g pack, $5.99

Measured at PAK'nSAVE on .

SKU 5306817-EA-000

Woolworths

woolworths cheese cheddar everyday

woolworths

$12.60/kg

as a 1kg pack, $12.55

Measured at Woolworths on .

SKU 375240

We measure the cheapest valid SKU per category at each store every Friday. These are the actual products that drive the prices on this page. How we choose →

Price history

12 weeks of cheddar prices

$16.18$11.6221 April 202612 July 2026
PAK’nSAVEWoolworthsY-axis: $/kg

NZ-Made breakdown

What’s labelled NZ on the shelf this week.

Woolworths: 7 of 11 cheddars we measure here carry the NZ-made marker on packaging. The cheapest pack labelled NZ-made comes in at $17.00/kg (woolworths cheese cheddar everyday, 500g pack at $8.49). The cheapest pack without the marker is actually cheaper per kg: $12.60/kg (woolworths cheese cheddar everyday, 1kg pack at $12.55).

PAK'nSAVE: 10 of 17 cheddars we measure here carry the NZ-made marker on packaging. The cheapest pack labelled NZ-made comes in at $18.70/kg (Tasty Aged Cheddar Cheese, 1kg pack at $18.69). The cheapest pack without the marker is actually cheaper per kg: $12.00/kg (Grated Cheddar Cheese, 500g pack at $5.99).