Eggs
Warning to watch for bad eggs after farm hit by salmonella bug
A warning to consumers - watch out for bad eggs. The Ministry for Primary industries has slapped a ban on a North island egg farm. It cannot shift hens or eggs off the property after the farm tested… Video, Audio
A new test for IVF embryos
Fertility researchers are developing a new way of testing IVF embryos that have too many chromosomes. Video, Audio
A new test for IVF embryos
Fertility researchers are developing a new way of testing IVF embryos that have too many chromosomes.
AudioWhy food sticks to non-stick frying pans
Have you ever felt frustrated when food sticks to your non-stick pans? New research out of the Czech Republic explains why it happens. Chef Travis Clive-Griffin offers an insight into Teflon and… Audio
Chook farmer egged on by rising demand
Agricultural engineer Troy Prendergast has custom-built a free range poultry farm on 11 hectares of land near Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere in Canterbury. "It was something we could do at a large scale… Audio
Chook farmer egged on by rising demand
Agricultural engineer Troy Prendergast has custom-built a free range poultry farm on 11 hectares of land near Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere in Canterbury. "It was something we could do at a large scale…
AudioAlaskan hero providing groceries for entire town
Gustavus, Alaska, is home to the world's smallest and most isolated Costco shop. When it was cut off from its supply chain, owner Toshua Parker took matters into his own hands and started loading… Audio
That's Hentertainment!
"Hentertainment" is a way of keeping hens laying - and happy - at Henergy, an egg business on the outskirts of Masterton. Henergy founder Graeme Napier was the first egg producer to get the SPCA blue… Audio, Gallery
That's Hentertainment!
"Hentertainment" is a way of keeping hens laying - and happy - at Henergy, an egg business on the outskirts of Masterton. Henergy founder Graeme Napier was the first egg producer to get the SPCA blue…
AudioRussian pancakes (blini)
Recipe by Iuliia Pashchuk
From Nine To Noon on Monday 26 August 2019
We're in the middle of an egg shortage
The price of eggs is soaring, reaching a record high of $4.43 a dozen this month, according to new Stats NZ figures. Audio
20 tonnes of tainted eggs sold in Denmark
Twenty tonnes of insecticide-tainted eggs have been sold in Denmark, the country's food safety authority says.
Hundreds of thousands of potentially contaminated eggs pulled
Almost three quarters of a million eggs sent to the UK are thought to have been contaminated with insecticide. London correspondent Ben Lewis told us the eggs were used in a lot of products there. Audio
Public health professor on the benefits of eggs
Public health professor Grant Scholfield answer some queries which have arisen out of the controversial netflix documentary claiming eggs are bad for your health. Audio
Documentary claims eating eggs as bad as smoking
Public health professor Grant Schofield talks about what the truth is about eating eggs in the wake of claims in a documentary they are as bad for health as smoking Audio
A lot to crow about
This year, 1250 birds were entered into the Waikato Poultry and Pigeon Club's championship show. It's a beauty pageant that organisers hope will delight members of the public so they too will decide… Audio
A lot to crow about
This year, 1250 birds were entered into the Waikato Poultry and Pigeon Club's championship show. It's a beauty pageant that organisers hope will delight members of the public so they too will decide…
AudioThe ethics of hidden cameras
The Newsroom website launched this week with a scoop on caged eggs being passed-off as free range that was undoubtedly in the public interest, but did it justify the use of hidden cameras? Mediawatch'… Audio
The ethics of hidden cameras
The Newsroom website launched this week with a scoop on caged eggs being passed-off as free range that was undoubtedly in the public interest, but did it justify the use of hidden cameras? Mediawatch'…
Audio80% of 'free-range' hens may never go outside
In New Zealand there is no way to explicitly state what constitutes a free-range egg and what doesn't. FRENZ CEO, Rob Darby, says 80 percent of free range hens may never see daylight. Video, Audio
