Cheap meals, raising hens, DIY compost toilets and the best songs for dancing like nobody's watching.
Quick and easy family meals
Hamilton food blogger Kathrine Lynch has drawn up a 14-day meal plan to feed a family for only $3.25 per serving.
Kathrin Lynch Photo: supplied by Kathrine Lynch
Poetry confessions in NZ primary schools
Teachers around New Zealand are using William Carlos Williams’ famous poem This is just to say to get children to admit their naughtiest deeds.
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Donating your body to science
Unsure whether you’re eligible or whether your body will be treated respectfully? Professor Maurice Curtis talks about what's involved.
Maurice Curtis Photo: supplied by University of Auckland
Better laid than never: how to raise your own hens
Pam Adam keeps 70 hens on her property and sells their eggs at her local Commonsense Organics store. She gives us some tips on raising chickens at home.
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Tips for saving and making do
Kaitaia farmer Lyn Webster has advice on how to get on track financially.
Farmer Lyn Webster Photo: Supplied
Goat farming in the greater Auckland area
Patumahoe farmer Matt Bolton runs the country's largest goat farming operation, milking more than 5000 goats a day.
Photo: Supplied
DIY composting toilets in a time of drought
Artist Thomas Lauterbach thinks a simple composting toilet design by his old friend and artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser could make a real difference in places like drought-stricken Northland.
Thomas Lauterbach Photo: Supplied
The best songs to dance alone to
Afternoons listeners had no shortage of recommendations for songs that get them dancing like no-one's watching.
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NZ Quinoa Co: from paddock to plate
A sheep and beef farm in Taranaki is successfully growing the nutritious seed, which originated in South America.
Photo: The New Zealand Quinoa Company / Facebook
Tips for working from home
Psychologist Sarb Johal has nine key points that can help you be productive within your own four walls.
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