Food
Call for tax on ultra-processed food to protect children
A New Zealand Medical Journal editorial says politicians must tax ultra-processed food if they are serious about improving mental health for future generations.
The Week in Detail: El Niño, The Voice, and community gardens
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: El Niño, The Voice, and community gardens
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioSticky fried chicken burgers
This week we catch up with Kitty Williams who we first met during one of the COVID 19 many lockdowns! Her claim to fame during that time was her recipe for sweet chilli, ham and cream cheese scrolls… Audio
Feeding the community
Earlier this week we spoke to Dunedin vet Dr Helen Beattie about giving away surplus produce from her garden to people in her community. We then heard from a Gisborne resident with a similar story… Audio
Midday Rural News for 6 October 2023
Thousands of voters could miss out on their right to vote in next week's general election (Saturday October 14) as hundreds of polling booths - especially in remote locations - will be closed on… Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
That tune can only mean one thing - it's time for our whip around the fresh produce markets with our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: NEW SEASON NZ BLUE ROYAL… Audio
A garden for soul food
When living space is tight, a community garden gives residents a place to breathe. Audio
A garden for soul food
When living space is tight, a community garden gives residents a place to breathe.
AudioMidday Rural News for 5 October 2023
The Ministry for Primary Industries has allocated $20,000 to the Southland Rural Support Trust to distribute among farmers and growers.
Culverts were washed out, paddocks flooded, trees downed and… Audio
Pay-what-you-want food truck sees huge rise in business
A Dunedin vegetarian eatery that lets people pay what they can afford for a feed has tripled the number of meals its making each night. The Bowling club started as a food truck but moved into premises… Video, Audio
From cocktail brainwave to 'surprisingly useful' condiment
Auckland-based company Dirty International is turning what would be wasted olive brine into something tasty. But what are the uses for brine? Co-founder Jodi Litherland is here to tell us. Audio
Midday Rural News for 4 October 2023
Volatility in global markets and softer consumer demand including from our biggest customer, China is hitting exports. That slump in beef exports to China has hit farmgate prices here.
Monique… Audio
The battle for milk supply in Waikato
Competition for milk supply in Waikato is intensifying as a new international player sets up shop. Audio
Sanitarium backs down on cutting off Warehouse from Weet-Bix
The warehouse weetbix supply crisis is over, following pressure from shoppers. Manufacturer Sanitarium says it heard the calls from consumers. And its reducing weetbix exports, so it can keep feeding… Video, Audio
Dunedin vet giving away surplus veg
A Dunedin vet has filled her backyard with planter boxes and is putting surplus produce in a stall outside her gate for others to take home. Dr Helen Beattie posted in her local community page asking… Audio
Sanitarium to resume supplying Weet-Bix to The Warehouse
Sanitarium has announced it will resume supplies of Weet-Bix to The Warehouse following controversy last week over pulling the product. Audio
