Food

With power out across the East Coast and Hawke's Bay this past week, the traditional Kiwi gas-power barbecue has been something of a lifeline for people.

A good example was in Wairoa on Thursday… Audio

Glenn Yeatmann was working for a Honiara cocoa company back in 2002 when he had the idea of turning the high-quality local cacao beans into chocolate. His Mount Maunganui factory has been… Audio

Cyclone Garbrielle has wiped out fresh produce from our powerhouse growing region -- Hawkes Bay. Fruit and vegetables worth millions of dollars have been destroyed and hectares of lush horticulture… Audio

Time now to hear from First Up's Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth. Audio

Dr Ali Hill from the Human Nutrition department of Otago University is back once again to dig into the latest research into how we fuel our bodies. Today she talks to Jim about the dangers of the dry… Audio

Paul Paynter's company Yummy Fruit is a major provider to the domestic market. He says there are horrific scenes in parts of the Esk Valley, with orchards and vines underwater and silt, dead animals… Audio

Thousands of people in the North Island are still waiting for power to be restored. Authorities say reinforcements are on the way, but essential supplies are dwindling. Many of those stranded would… Audio

With Nathan Rarere from the fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: Yellow Flesh Peaches Audio

Hawke's Bay growers are pleading with the government for a recovery package after Cyclone Gabrielle turned vast swathes of fertile land into pulp.

One of New Zealand's fruit bowls, the region's… Audio

Up the coast from Gisborne, the isolated town of Ruatorea is cut off, without power, and hardly any reception.

Local residents are staying connected - and getting food parcels to each other across… Video, Audio

Now to look at food supplies - amid widespread farm and crop devastation - and the impact on what we'll be able to buy in food stores. Raewyn Bleakley is the CEO of the NZ Food and Grocery Council.  Audio

Foodstuffs is asking everyone in the North Island to only buy what they need at the supermarket while they try to get essential stock out to cut-off regions. Supplies have been sent by helicopters… Audio

Getting supermarket supplies to parts of the country cut off is proving difficult but not impossible.

Overnight, Countdown's supply chain team has been getting essential deliveries on the road to… Audio