Food
Apples to return to supermarket shelves
Apple lovers everywhere, relax.
After a long wait, growers are now starting to pick the fruit, and it'll be appearing in supermarkets soon.
Popular varieties of apples have been largely absent from… Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
First Up's Minister of Fruit and Veges has the latest news from the world of fresh produce Audio
Diplomatic intervention after American suggests putting salt in tea
The US Embassy in London has intervened over a controversial tea recipe by an American academic. Audio
Fight over origin of butter chicken steps up
The great butter chicken debate has stepped up another notch - this time with legal action between two Indian restaurant chains.
The family behind a famed Delhi restaurant brand, Moti Mahal, claims… Audio
Midday Rural News for 25 January 2024
Abysmal and tragic is how farmers are describing the prices they're being paid for lamb this season - with many re-considering their future in the sector.
Susan Murray has the rural news. Audio
Controversy over adding salt to tea
It's a scandal of international proportions. A professor of chemistry at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania claims to have found the recipe for a perfect cup of tea.
It involves a pinch of salt and… Audio
Solo gin distilling, the story behind Lighthouse gin
Lighthouse gin head distiller, Rachel Hall, is the one woman production line that makes and bottles every single bottle herself. But, she didn't always like gin. She speaks to Jesse. Audio
Midday Rural News for 24 January 2024
R-CALF USA which represents sheep farmers is busy meeting with members of congress to push its agenda - to get higher tariffs on imported sheep-meat from New Zealand and Australia.
Sally Murphy has… Audio
US group abandons legal action on higher tariffs for NZ lamb
A US lobby group has backed down on its call for greater import tariffs on New Zealand lamb.
New inflation figures: 'Won't be too long before we have a number with a three in front of it'
The rate of inflation is rapidly declining, but factors like bad weather and high insurance costs will continue to be a stress point, an economist says. Audio
Morning Rural News for Wednesday 24 January 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Investigation into supermarkets as shoppers struggle with costs
A Wellington mum says she's relying on bread and pasta to keep food costs down and fill tummies at home. Shoppers say fruit, veggies, meat and dairy products are blowing the budget and they're looking… Audio
Midday Rural News for 23 January 2024
After seven years in the top job, and 21 years at Zespri's chief executive Dan Mathieson has announced he will move on.
Sally Murphy has the rural news. Audio
'Lax pricing practices': What causes supermarket price errors?
Supermarkets have got away with underinvesting in technology for years, leading to systemic issues with their pricing, Consumer NZ says. Audio
NZ's two major supermarket groups investigated over pricing
The pricing and promotional practices at the country's two major supermarket groups are to be the focus of an investigation opened by the Commerce Commission.
The consumer watchdog is responding to a… Audio
Investigations underway into supermarket duopoly
Consumer NZ had asked the Commerce Commission to investigate the supermarket duopoly for potential breaches of the Fair Trading Act.
Midday Rural News for 22 January 2024
The New Zealand wood industry is closely watching the conflict in the Red Sea as global shipping costs are rising as a result of the disrupted supply chain.
Monique Steele has the rural news.
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