Food

Clarissa Mackay is the founder of advocacy group Eat Right Be Bright, which provides free lunches for two Auckland schools tomorrow. She joins us to talk about why school lunches should be funded for… Audio

Buckets of water from Auckland's Hauraki Gulf are being processed and refined into artisan sea salt. Landscape gardener, Greg Beattie was looking for an extra challenge, and his one man band venture… Audio

Nelson's peanut butter man, Pic Picot, has taken the world of spreads by storm. In 11 years, he has gone from making 200 jars in his garage with a concrete mixer to building a multi million dollar… Audio

You could say Rebecca Deed's stellar career in the science of wine was more accidental than chosen. At secondary school her preferred subjects were English, History and French but her tertiary studies… Audio

Chef Nadia Lim had a bit of a juggle when releasing her latest book, her eighth. Her second son, River, arrived earlier than scheduled. The book is Fresh Start Feel Good and an extension of her My… Audio

Right now asparagus is as good as it's going to get, says Julie Buiso. She shares a recipe for a delicious, filling and cheap pasta and some other asparagusy tips. Audio

Matt Fraser's been buying Popsicle Slushies for two decades. But lately, he's noticed the amount of slushy he's getting for his buck is slowly eroding ... so Matt wrote Tip-Top a Facebook comment -… Audio

Earlier this week we had a chat with Sarah Wilson about how a person's diet can affect their mental health. Victoria University's Lisa Te Morenga didn't agree with everything she said, and joins us to… Audio

Mei Peng is investigating whether we each have a 'sensory fingerprint' that determines how we react to food. Audio

The Ministry of Primary Industries is getting involved in the beer business. It's teamed up with Wellington-based craft brewery Garage Project to develop "super premium" hops. With us to explain what… Audio

Sarah Wilson created an empire with her programmes to quit sugar - now she's walking away from the business to focus on anxiety issues and the food-waste movement. Audio

Jason Ross is the co-founder of First Light - a wagyu beef and venison company headquartered in Hawkes Bay - so you'd expect him to be spreading the Gospel According to Carnivores. Not so! Audio

George Griffiths says his home wasn't built according to plans, and the Manawatu District Council incorrectly issued a code of compliance certificate. He has started a hunger strike as he can't afford… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she was appalled to find out government officials were shopping out access to New Zealand's fresh water, to overseas companies. That revelation's prompted calls from… Video, Audio