Food
Waikawa: PYO blueberries and award-winning olive oil
Blueberries grow in abundance at Waikawa Beach and are just coming into peak season. Lisa Buchan and Glenn Wigley run Waikawa Blueberries, an organic pick-your-own blueberry farm. They've won awards… Audio
Olive's garden
Bringing her vast farming knowledge from Africa to West Auckand, Olive Minani's organic garden is a cause to go green with envy. Audio
Olive's garden
Bringing her vast farming knowledge from Africa to West Auckand, Olive Minani's organic garden is a cause to go green with envy.
AudioFruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
Joining Nathan - probably NOT from the Auckland markets as per usual is our Minister of Fruit and Veg, Glenn Forsyth Audio
A delicious sounding offer - but is My Food Bag really that tempting?
The My Food Bag IPO this week looks like a mouth watering offer - but the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Audio
A delicious sounding offer - but is My Food Bag really that tempting?
The My Food Bag IPO this week looks like a mouth watering offer - but the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
AudioJess Daniell's Mediterranean Baked Feta
Jess from Jess's Underground Kitchen shares her Mediterranean Baked Feta recipe from her latest cookbook 'My Underground Everyday'. Audio
Paymark - retailers lost $44 million in 3-day lockdown
Recent figures shows last week's level three lockdown cost Auckland and Northland retailers $44-million in lost earnings.
The city went into a 72-hour-lockdown following three positive Covid-19 cases… Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
The weekend is upon as, and so is our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables, Glenn Forsyth. Audio
Cows' food blamed for hard to spread butter in Canada
Canadians have been arguing for weeks their blocks of butter are harder to spread than usual.
In what's being called "buttergate" many are complaining their butter does not soften at room… Audio
Wellington marine reserve pāua thief jailed for two months
When he was confronted by a member of the public, the man dropped his catch bag of 50 pāua and drove away.
Keeping it local: School lunches at Shannon School
Shannon School principal Nick Julian tells Jesse about the locally-sourced lunches at the small Horowhenua primary school. Audio
Bay of Plenty food bank demand jumps by a third in two years
The number of people needing help to have enough to eat and somewhere to live has soared in Bay of Plenty in lockstep with the cost of housing.
Demand for food parcels has jumped by a third, while… Audio
Ian the lettuce man
Ian Kerr grows a variety of lettuces and other greens on his Karapiro hydroponics operation, selling his produce at the Cambridge and Hamilton Farmers' Markets. He runs an accommodation business on… Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
Joining us from the Monday produce markets - he's more of a Munch Bunch guy than a Muppet man, our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables Mr Glenn Forsyth, answering a listener's question about the keeping… Audio
The intricate sugar art of Tracy Byatt
Sugar is treated as the enemy these days in terms of health, but in the hands of a skilled artist like Whanganui's Tracy Byatt, it can also be used to sculpt extraordinarily colourful and lifelike… Audio, Gallery
Why food sticks to non-stick frying pans
Have you ever felt frustrated when food sticks to your non-stick pans? New research out of the Czech Republic explains why it happens. Chef Travis Clive-Griffin offers an insight into Teflon and… Audio
Food: Oven Roasted Ratatouille with Basil Oil
Nicola Galloway shares a great recipe to deal with the abundance of tomatoes and zucchini at this time of year. Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
Joining us from the Friday markets is New Zealand's healthiest man, our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth who talks apples and how the Auckland markets reacted to Level 3. Audio
Ensuring school lunches are healthy locally sourced options
Keeping free school lunches away from corporate catering would ensure they are healthy and locally sourced. Professor Boyd Swinburn speaks to Jesse about why he doesn't want the lunches outsourced to… Audio
