Food

African Swine Fever has slid under the radar in the west, but it's about to have a huge impact on pork prices around the world.  Audio

A New Zealand-led study has found sugary drinks are more harmful than sugary foods, and we're drinking more of it. The study, published in the journal Obesity, discovered it's easier for the body to… Audio

A Wellington café has stopped serving coffee in single-use disposable takeaway cups. Arobake customers must now bring their own cup in or can "hire" a reuseable cup - they get their $3 back when they… Audio

Cooking low and slow, US barbecue style with Taranaki's Ash Peters from Texas BBQ Foods. He has many tips for ways to use smokey meats in regular dishes, and also a recipe for smoked butter Texas… Audio, Gallery

With ad blockers, premium streaming services, and set top recorders, it's never been easier to avoid the adverts in the films and shows we enjoy. So product placement- getting that thing you're trying… Audio

More business that sell out-of-date stock are springing up online and as bricks and mortar outlets. Love Food Hate Waste reports that New Zealanders throw away 157,389 tonnes of food every year. Are… Audio

Did you know if you want to make a salad you can probably gather enough greens from the side of the road? Felicity Joy does it regularly and teaches others how to forage for edible weeds. Audio, Gallery

While rehearsing six-to-seven hours a day for the TV show Dancing with the Stars, celebrity chef Nadia Lim is still breastfeeding her second child. She shares with us her recipe for breastfeeding… Audio

The stink caused by a pile of compost in a small town has grown a little bit bigger. One Friday afternoon last September, authorities rushed to a Wairarapa school after reports of numerous children… Audio

Newly-released footage of dead and dying chickens on a so-called 'free-range' farm has angered animal rights activists and prompted calls for an investigation. Warning, if you're watching, some of the… Video, Audio

Michael Hill Jeweller is urging people to buy gifts for someone other than your actual mother, for Mothers' Day. It reckons you could be buying for your "work mum", too. The ad says "celebrate all… Audio

Footage of deformed and dying chickens has been released animal rights group SAFE - they say the chickens are on a free range farm and highights how consumers are being hoodwinked, with people paying… Audio

The Panelists ponder if live music is still live if there's a pre-recorded backing track. Audio

A pair of US botanists Elisabeth Schussler and James Wandersee, coined the term "plant blindness" back in the late '90s. It's an under appreciation of plants in general. The Panelists tell us how much… Audio

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

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

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