Food
Toxic foam results rising a year after testing began
Manawatu was meant to be the test case for how well officials handled the toxic firefighting foam contamination countrywide, but instead it's been like David in gumboots versus Goliath. Video, Audio
Hemp 'superfood' recipes and the push to legalise
New Zealand is the last country in the world to make nutritious hemp a legally consumable food, promoter Cameron Sims says, and New Zealanders are missing out on a powerful source of nutrition. He… Audio, Gallery
William Shatner: from Star Trek to eternity
Pop culture icon William Shatner, best known as Captain James T Kirk in Star Trek, is returning to New Zealand with Shatner's World: The Return Down Under in October. And while he's here, he will… Audio
Amber Rose - Chef celebrates wild food in her new cookbook
Amber Rose says her love of food stems from her childhood - growing up near the Northland town of Kaiwaka, where she roamed free, milked the cows, made bread, grew vegetables and foraged honey and… Audio
Kelly Gibney's home made Pesto
Cook and food writer Kelly Gibney uses pesto as a way to eat more greens and use up those extra herbs and green veges in the fridge. She shares her best pesto recipes. Audio
Grass vs grain-fed beef - can we tell the difference?
Can people taste the difference between grass-fed and grain-fed beef? Simon Gault helped our reporter Zac Fleming conduct a blind taste test to find out. Video, Audio
'Prison Bake' - Good Bitches Baking goes behind bars
'Prison Bake', a programme partnering Rimutaka Prison inmates with the Good Bitches Baking charity, has been giving prisoners an opportunity to give back to the community, founder Nicole Murray says.
…Story of the day for 20 August 2018
Well - it seems low carb diets may not be good at all - a new study has been published in The Lancet. Audio
Dr Brian Wansink: ending mindless eating
When it comes to eating right, willpower will only get you so far. That's because most of us eat without any thought. If a bag of potato chips is on the counter, they're gone before we even have time… Audio
Ron Finley: The Gangsta Gardener
Ron Finley almost got arrested for growing carrots in his South Central LA neighbourhood. Since then he's been dubbed the Gangsta Gardener. He decided to take action against the food desert he lived… Video, Audio, Gallery
Kiwi chef Anna Hansen: Putting women back in the kitchen
Anna Hansen is the Kiwi owner and head chef of the acclaimed London restaurant, The Modern Pantry. She talks about why is there are still fewer female chefs in the industry compared to men, but how… Audio
Julie Biuso: what is a duff?
Julie Biuso explains what a duff is as mentioned by Paul Turner in the song "Maunganui Duff". Audio
Celebrity revelations over a home-cooked dinner: Table Manners
Celebrity chat shows don't always give you many major insights into what makes the biggest stars tick. But when you throw in some food, have some famous mates, and get your mum to do the cooking, you… Audio
An Unexpected Kitchen: The George Foreman Grill
The American audio producing duo The Kitchen Sisters have made hundreds of sound-rich documentaries over their 30-plus years in the business. This is one of their stories that involves a famous… Audio
Food with Morgan McGlone
Chef, Morgan McGlone of Australia's Belle's Hot Chicken shares his recipe for Carolina rice cakes Audio
Whitebait sales ban would force a black market - fishers
The West Coast Whitebaiters Association says a commercial ban on the delicacy would create a black market. But other recreational whitebaiters say it's greed that's spoiling the fishery. Kate Gudsell… Audio
Whitebaiters on a possible ban
Forest & Bird is calling for a ban on commercial whitebait sales, and a quota for recreational fishing on the seafood, until stocks recover. But whitebaiters say a ban won't stop the fishing and won't… Audio
Henry Hargreaves: Birthdays that will never come
New Zealand-born, New York-based photographer and food artist Henry Hargreaves has created a photographic exhibition celebrating the 'uncelebratable' birthdays of baby names submitted, but then… Audio, Gallery
Should supermarkets allow BYO plastic containers at the deli?
A Wellington shopper has been left frustrated after staff at a Countdown deli told her the reusable container she'd brought with her, was no longer allowed. Video, Audio
Four Brazil nuts or one liquorice allsort for 68 cents
Go Bus boss Nigel Piper was adamant drivers didn't earn $17 an hour, but they do earn $17.68. So what can you buy with that extra 68 cents? Video, Audio