Food
Bluff Oyster and Food Festival back after a year off
It's the big weekend of the year for lovers of our briny delicacy - oysters.
About 4000 people will attend the Bluff Oyster and Food Festival - and excitement is higher than ever after Covid-19… Audio
Niwa tests will guide next moves for Bluff oyster trade
Scientists are testing thousands of oysters as part of the government's biosecurity response to a deadly oyster parasite found in Foveaux Strait.
Foraging for food: A guide
Johanna Knox explains how to spot plants that are edible in an updated edition of The Forager's Treasury: The essential guide to finding and using wild plants in Aotearoa. Audio
Justine Schofield: Slow cooking
MasterChef Australia contestant-turned-TV-presenter Justine Schofield's cook book is called The Slow Cook. She joins Kathryn with some ideas for delicious one pot meals, so we can get stuck into some… Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
Time for a look at the fruit and veggie market, our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth is on the case and he's with us in the flesh! Audio
Vegetarians have healthier levels of disease markers - study
New research suggests people on a vegetarian diet have healthier levels of disease markers than people who eat meat. Audio
Mahinga Kai with Maanu Paul
Producer Justine Murray visits Maanu Paul at his home in Ohope Beach where he spins a few yarns about growing up with his grandmothers, his interpretation of the maramataka, and how he snuffed out a… Audio
The travel world through Anthony Bourdain's eyes
Laurie Woolever met Anthony Bourdain in 2002, when she was hired to edit and test the recipes for his Les Halles Cookbook. In 2017 the pair discussed writing a travel guide. After his untimely death… Audio
Some schools decline government funded lunches
Twenty-nine schools which were offered the government's funded lunch in schools programme turned down the free food.
Fried Masala Chicken
Today's food segment is a joint effort between Jayshri Ganda and her mum Laxmi. Jayshri has learnt to cook by watching her mother in the kitchen throughout her life. Audio
Science meets Māori knowledge at an ancient kūmara pit
Some groundbreaking research has dated kūmara in New Zealand back to the 15th century, lining scientific evidence up with mātauraka Māori. The excavation of an ancient kūmara pit just north of Dunedin… Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
Joining us for a look at the weekend in fresh produce is our Minister of the Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth - fruit buy for the weekend - mandarins! Audio
How much of the Seaspiracy message should we be swallowing?
A new Netflix programme - we're not calling it a documentary - is putting people world wide off eating fish. But how much of the message was massaged? Audio
How much of the Seaspiracy message should we be swallowing?
A new Netflix programme - we're not calling it a documentary - is putting people world wide off eating fish. But how much of the message was massaged?
AudioCreating food havens to combat childhood obesity
A new concept called 'food havens' aimed at reducing high childhood obesity rates in lower socioeconomic neighbourhoods has been developed by researchers at AUT's Child and Youth Health research… Audio
Food Nation: putting more plants on Kiwi plates
It's time vegetables took centre stage in the New Zealand diet, says the co-founder of the Kiwi company Food Nation. Their plant-based products aren't created to emulate meat, Burdon says, but take… Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
And we head now to the fresh produce markets with our Minister of fresh fruit and veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Audio
Soil sovereignty with Dr Jessica Hutchings
Soil sovereignty is a kaupapa Māori approach to organic farming, with a view that soil is a relation or a living tāonga and not a commodity. Dr Jessica Hutchings talks about her maara kai on her… Audio
Brunch bonanza: How to spoil mum this Mother's Day
There's no denying it: this Sunday, your mum deserves a jolly good spoiling.
Playing favourites with Pic Picot
Before coming to public attention as a peanut butter baron Pic Picot had already lived a full and picaresque life. By the time he was 21, he had earned enough from making leather goods to pay for his… Audio, Gallery
