Staple Watch · this week
Cheddar· tīhi
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
$12.50/kg
at Woolworths
What we measured
The two SKUs behind the headline.
PAK'nSAVE
Tasty Cheddar Cheese
Pams
$15.70/kg
as a 800g pack, $12.59
Measured at PAK'nSAVE on .
SKU 5268696-EA-000
Woolworths
woolworths cheese cheddar everyday
woolworths
$12.50/kg
as a 1kg pack, $12.49
Measured at Woolworths on .
SKU 375240
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Price history
Cheddar prices since 20 April 2026
Our weekly price record goes back to 20 April 2026. The chart fills out as the corpus grows.
NZ-Made breakdown
What’s labelled NZ on the shelf this week.
Woolworths: All 10 cheddars we measure here carry the NZ-made marker on packaging. The cheapest pack labelled NZ-made comes in at $12.50/kg (woolworths cheese cheddar everyday, 1kg pack at $12.49).
PAK'nSAVE: 8 of 10 cheddars we measure here carry the NZ-made marker on packaging. The cheapest pack labelled NZ-made comes in at $15.70/kg (Tasty Cheddar Cheese, 800g pack at $12.59). The cheapest pack without the marker comes in at $16.80/kg (Grated Cheddar Cheese, 500g pack at $8.39).