Food
'Better safe than sorry': Ōtāhuhu Food Festival postponed
The annual event which was scheduled for 25 September has now been postponed until 6 November due to the alert level 4 lockdown.
Fine dining chef offers up Mum's lasagne
Ben Shewry’s Melbourne fine dining restaurant Attica has been able to survive through lockdowns thanks to his mum’s lasagne recipe. Audio
$150k whisky on sale in London
You might think forking out $150 dollars for a bottle of good whiskey is steep - but how about $150,000? A bottle of Scotch whisky is estimated to fetch at least that amount at auction - the tipple is… Audio
10 life-saving lockdown recipes
Sick of cooking? Bored with your recipe books? Lucy Corry serves up some fresh inspiration for locked-down cooks.
Grape shortage to hit winegrowers in pocket
The wine industry is bracing for two consecutive years of falling export revenue due to tight grape supplies.
Level 2 means sharing food for New Plymouth's Indonesian community
Many ethnic groups outside Tāmaki Makaurau used to picking up home-made delicacies at community events or religious gatherings, still have to wait for alert level 2 for their favourite "takeaway"…
Midday Business News for 6 September 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
Joining Nathan from the winter markets in his t-shirt and stubbies is our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth. Audio
Annabelle White's Delicious Nut Slice
Annabelle was handed, from a safe distance, observing all currently best practice COVID protocols a recipe for a no bake comfort food recipe to get through the current lockdown. Audio
Shehnaz Hussain: Chef, author, power-lifter, doctor-in-training
Shehnaz Hussain's beautiful photos of her culinary skills on Instagram sparked requests for recipes - which has now led to a book called Tang, Spice, Crunch. She'd always had a passion for food, but a… Audio
Good food from the goodness of a chef's heart
A Manawatu chef is serving restaurant quality meals to front line workers and people in need in the community - all out of his own pocket. Grant Kitchen, who runs the kitchen at the Apiti Tavern… Audio
Covid-19: Brewing festival goes virtual
Six beers, six brewers - you get to taste as you listen, and there's even a live music set at the end.
Homegrown virtual beer festival Canapalooza livestreams tomorrow.
Those who signed up have been… Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
To the weekend fresh produce markets, Nathan Rarere was joined by our Minister of Fruit and Vege Glenn Forsyth. Audio
Listener: Martin Robot-Man Horspool's kimchi
A few mornings back, I asked you all what was your favourite comfort food. The consumption of comfort foods has increased incredibly over this latest national lockdown. That's not official, that's… Audio
Wellington On A Plate goes 'meals on wheels' for level 3
A food directory's been set up to highlight Wellington businesses doing takeaway at Covid-19 alert level 3.
The At Yours directory is put together by the team behind popular foodie event, Wellington… Video, Audio
Midday Rural News for 2 September 2021
News from the rural and farming sector - the industry hopes a one-way bubble for workers will be in place in just a few weeks time, saying it's crucial to ensure fruit isn't left to rot like last… Audio
Why this lockdown's hitting poorer people even harder
There are already signs that this lockdown is hitting low-income workers harder than the last. Salvation Army policy analyst Ronji Tanielu has sounded the alarm on increasing food scarcity across the… Audio
Auckland foodbank working day and night to meet demand
Every day, David Letele and the workers at his Brown Buttabean foodbank are run off their feet. From morning until well into the night, they're busy packing parcels by the hundreds to meet an…
Lockdown: Some Auckland families waiting days for food parcels
Some families in Auckland are waiting days for food parcels because of unprecedented demand.
Social service providers say they're dealing with a food crisis that's getting worse, but in South… Audio
Contactless food and drink takeaways open today at AL3
Restaurants are able to serve takeaway food and drink in a contactless way, if they're south of Auckland. But we're told it's pretty tricky to make a profit. Māni Dunlop was joined by the Restaurant… Audio