Food
Would you support a red meat tax?
The Lanet Commission of Obesity says a tax on red meat is an example of the kind of urgent action which could help mitigate the effects intensive farming has on the environment. Audio
Enviro groups say NZ missed chance for trawling clamp down
Environmental lobbyists are criticising New Zealand for missing an opportunity to clamp down on fishing that trawls the bottom of the ocean and destroys vulnerable corals and other rare species.The… Audio
Kawerau chlorination halt could last months - mayor
The Mayor of Kawerau says temporarily halting chlorination of the town's water supply could last weeks, or even months. Residents have complained about yellowy-brown tap water and discoloured pipes… Audio
Big change coming to chocolate marshmallow eggs
Cadbury's chocolate marshmallow eggs are going through a makeover - and people aren't too happy about it. Audio
Story of the day for 28 January 2019
It's diet season, that time when everyone wants to get back on track with eatng and exercising, get rid of the extra kgs they may have put on over the holidays. Audio
The Palestinian Table: three family recipes from Reem Kassis
Reem Kassis' recipe book is an ode to the family meals she had growing up in Jerusalem. She shares with us the recipes for three chicken dishes are particularly special to her family – Maqlubeh… Video, Audio, Gallery
Laurel Watson, professional chef and baker
January 27 is both the date of Jim Mora's first Sunday morning show on Radio New Zealand and, even more importantly, National Chocolate Cake Day. Laurel Watson has spent more than a decade as a… Audio
David Tamarkin: Food author
Cooking can seem like a chore. David Tamarkin's mission is to turn it into a joy. The New York-based chef is the man behind the Cook90 challenge, which urges participants to cook 90 meals in 30 days… Audio
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