Food
UK school's real life lesson in meat production
A school in the UK is going to give kids a lesson in life. Farsley Farfield Primary in Leeds is planning to slaughter its pet pigs to demonstrate where meat comes from. The pigs are kept on the… Audio
Pasture named Best Restaurant
Metro has named it's Restaurant of the Year - and it's a tiny eatery with just six seats. Parnell-based Pasture received the honour last night and its head chef, Ed Verner was named Best Chef. Audio
Company funds free lunches for secondary school students
About 400 students at a Lower Hutt college are now receiving a free meal everyday, but the company running it is yet to secure funding. Video, Audio
False accounting: why calorie counting is based on dodgy science
For more than 100 years the calorie has been the centrepiece of nutrition and diet advice, but it's woefully inaccurate and misleading, says journalist Peter Wilson. Audio
WELLfed: teaching communities to cook
WELLfed puts on free, interactive cooking classes, with a big focus on fresh and seasonal ingredients for the community of Porirua East. Audio
Fungal disease worsens woes of feijoa growers
Feijoas are under attack on two fronts, from an established pest and a new strain of fungus.
Feijoa fungus, pests a double threat
Feijoas are under attack on two fronts - from a pest and a fungus.The Guava moth has been causing problems for a number of years but now there's a fungal threat that's devestated crops in Kerikeri… Audio
Slushies for prison guards not a luxury - union
The union representing prison officers says it's rich of the National Party to criticise the use of slushie machines when it introduced giving ice blocks and bottled water to prisoners in hot weather… Audio
Charity calls for urgent action to stop spread of pest
A charity in Auckland which redistributes unwanted food hasn't collected any feijoa this year because the fruit is so badly affected by the guava moth.
Penny Allan: Carrot Top Pistou
Today for Friday food we're heading to Dunedin to the restaurant No 7 Balmac - which has a big garden where the chefs get many of their vegetables. Audio
Rosy environment report card for NZ a greenwash, say marine experts
Experts say serious marine issues such as fish stocks, bycatch, and marine habitat destruction are glossed over in the country's latest environmental report card from the government.
Slow start to plans to track fruit and vegetables from farm to table
Research into how to trace fresh produce from farm gate to dinner table is hitting speed bumps.
The myths and mythology of the Anzac Biscuit
Butter, golden syrup and coconut are key ingredients of the quintessential Anzac biscuit - but also key to debunking some of the myths surrounding its origin. Audio
Elle Coco: Life of a chocolate judge
Chocolate took over Elle Coco's life in 2010. She was teaching chocolate workshops and guiding chocolate themed walking tours around London when she started working for one of Britain's best… Audio
The insanity of Auckland's hot sauce festival
In just over a month, hot chilli lovers from all over the country will gather in an Auckland bar to witness an event you might describe as sheer lunacy - the chilli eating champs. Audio
Now you can eat eggs for longer
Whether you're decorating them, eating them, rolling them or all three, there's no denying that hen's eggs are a huge part of the Easter season. In New Zealand eggs are now officially safe to eat up… Audio
The piano-sized pumpkin
The Bushmere Arms Giant Pumpkin festival took place in Gisborne over the weekend - and Kaiaponi Farms general manager Scott Wilson took out the top prize Audio, Gallery
Dream dishes in an imaginary restaurant: 'Off Menu'
If you could eat anything at all...anything...what would your dream meal be?! It's the simple question that British comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster pose to their guests in 'Off Menu', as they… Audio
Mack MacIntosh has high hopes for hemp
Mack was the first person to be granted a license to grow industrial hemp (iHemp) in New Zealand and is currently developing eight hemp cultivars on his farm in the Catlins. Audio
Mack MacIntosh has high hopes for hemp
Mack was the first person to be granted a license to grow industrial hemp (iHemp) in New Zealand and is currently developing eight hemp cultivars on his farm in the Catlins.
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