Food

A High Country Life is a memoir of life through the different seasons on Otematata Station, a high country sheep and beef station in North Otago. The author Philippa Cameron joins the show to discuss… Audio

Heat eight of the New Zealand Chilli Eating Champs takes place at Armageddon in Wellington this afternoon, with the ultimate 'pepper head' set to take home $1000. Organiser and hot sauce maker Clint… Audio

Shared Kitchen chef Julie Buiso shares her favourite way of cooking lamb. She also believes that the recipe she's sharing today is better if it's cooked one day ahead. Audio

A new report paints a stark picture of the environment under relentless pressure with urban sprawl and dariy intensification swallowing up productive food growing land. Audio

It is Friday and time once again to talk with our resident fresh produce guru Glenn Forsyth who talked about fungus, and told us about some of the mushrooms growers are producing here in Aotearoa. Audio

The country's best land for growing food is being eaten up by housing developments.

That's one finding in the Environment Ministry and Stats NZ's Our Land 2021; which paints a stark picture of the… Audio

Research on baby food pouches found they are low in iron and often very sweet.  Ioanna Katiforis from Otago university's Department of Human Nutrition, talks to Jesse about what their research has… Audio

Supie is a new online marketplace hooking people up directly with those who grow, bake, farm and catch our food.  Video, Audio

Once a year there's a window of time when Hops across the country is being harvested and brewers can make a 'fresh hop beer'. Hops are notoriously fickle once they've been picked so there's a real… Video, Audio

What's life like on a cannabis patch? Will eating hemp seeds make you high? To find out, our reporter Tom Kitchin talked to East Coast Cannabis company worker Ben Goodman just out of Ruatoria. Audio

Kathryn is joined by Bees Up Top co-founder Jessie Baker about a new initiative that's aiming to get the word out about homegrown honey. Bees Up Top sets up beehives around urban Auckland, and it's… Audio

Joining Nathan Rarere from the Monday fresh produce markets is Glenn Forsyth - gold kiwifruit and pumpkins are best buys. Audio

A study has found that self-monitoring using digital health tools - including apps, wearables and websites - is associated with weight loss. Study co-author Dr Shelley Patel from the Stanford… Audio

It's crunch time for a pioneering peanut crop in Northland, which government agencies hope could provide a viable product for the area.

The Ministry for Primary Industries has teamed up with the… Video, Audio

Today food writer and chef Kelly Gibney shares an incredible recipe that would be great for brunch that doesn't involve eggs. Audio

We've missed him over Easter, our Minister of Fruit and Veggies is back, Mr Glen Forsyth is here talking about NZ potatoes and dill. Audio

Chinese growers are stealing the kiwifruit we stole from them in the first place, along with the varietal secrets New Zealand holds the rights to. Zespri has a novel plan to combat that.  Audio