Food
Cook Islands raises water project concerns with China and NZ
New Zealand and China are caught up in a messy dispute over the biggest aid project in the Cook Islands in decades. Te Mato Vai project was touted as the first joint aid collaboration in the region… Audio
Turning up the heat on tomatoes
A team of international scientists is working on giving tomatoes the spice of a chili-pepper. The objective? To make it easier to mass produce large quantities of capsaicinoids - the molecules that… Audio
Aussie beer event advert 'mocking Māori culture'
A Melbourne bar has been criticised for using an image of a former St Kilda mayor with tā moko drawn on his face to promote a Waitangi Day event.
Six people charged over alleged baby formula ring
An organised crime ring that allegedly sold stolen baby formula on the black market overseas made $A1 million ($NZ1.06m) in just 12 months, police say.
Kitchen Stories: Maine Andrews prepares Cook Islands food
Maine Andrew was born on the island paradise of Aitutaki, Cook Islands, where recipes are handed down from generation to generation. She regularly hosts the Cook Islands health show on Auckland… Audio
Eve Simmons: Getting rid of hang-ups about food
Eve Simmons is the deputy health editor for the Mail on Sunday, a survivor of anorexia, and co-founder of the website Not Plant Based, in which she and her co-writer, Laura Dennison, scathingly pick… Audio
Eating to save the planet
Some would say that a meal isn't really a meal if it doesn't contain some sort of meat. The environmental impact of the mass production of animal products needs to be taken into consideration… Audio
Food with Jess Daniell
Jess Daniell runs Jess's Underground Kitchen and is our Friday foodie. She's been busy catering for weddings this summer as well as still offering her cooked meals from her store. She's got a recipe… Audio
Plant based proteins and veganism's 'shift to the mainstream'
A new report published in the medical journal, The Lancet, says that in order to continue to sustain the global population the whole world needs to change what it eats and how food is grown -… Audio
Water sent to Marton after town supply turns brown
A tanker has brought clean water to Marton after a water shortage and mixing mistake made the town's supply brown and bad-smelling.
Food with Lauraine Jacobs
Lauraine Jacobs is today's chef sharing a recipe to make the most of the summer produce. She talks about the amazing fruit and vegetables she gets to use when she spends her summer in Matakana just… Audio
Lifestyle with Claire Turnbull
Healthy Food Guide Nutritionist Claire Turnbull has some handy hints on healthy habits you can sustain throughout 2019. She talks about creating good regular habits rather than dieting for weight loss… Audio
Food with Jacob Brown
Today we have Jacob Brown from the Larder in Wellington sharing a summer recipe. He's got a delicious fish dish with an Italian twist. His Sicilian style lightly pickled fish serves six and has a bit… Audio
Beer tasting: Cucumber Hippy Berliner Pipe-Wrench
RNZ Summer Report presenters Chris Bramwell and Craig McCulloch sample a different beer every day with Steph Coutts from Craft Beer College in Wellington. Today's tipple: Cucumber Hippy Berliner, by 8… Audio
Food with Kathy Paterson
Talented chef and food writer Kathy Paterson is in the studio today to share her recipe for Eye Fillet of Beef and Summer Farmers' Market Salad. She's bringing in a sample of the food to share. She… Audio
Food with Julie Buiso
Summer food is the theme for our first foodie on Karyn Hay and Friends. Award winning chef and food writer Julie Biuso is in the studio to talk about what to do with the abundance of corn and avocados… Audio
Food with Julie Buiso
Summer food is the theme for our first foodie on Karyn Hay and Friends. Award winning chef and food writer Julie Biuso is in the studio to talk about what to do with the abundance of corn and avocados… Audio
Food with Julie Buiso
Summer food is the theme for our first foodie on Karyn Hay and Friends. Award winning chef and food writer Julie Biuso is in the studio to talk about what to do with the abundance of corn and avocados… Audio
Julie Biuso's green tomato and avocado salad
Summer food is the theme for our first foodie on Karyn Hay and Friends. Award winning chef and food writer Julie Biuso is in the studio to talk about what to do with the abundance of corn and avocados… Audio
