Food

Margaret Brooker has republished an updated version of her popular 2010 cookbook The Kids Turn to Cook. She talks about why cooking is an important life skill for kids to learn and shares easy recipes… Audio

Turning up to the take away shop with your own plastic container may be a thing in parts of Auckland soon. If you're a Mt Albert resident, then 'BYO container' might be coming to a food outlet near… Audio

Agriculture officials have begun seizing 55,000 fruit tree cuttings imported from the United States after it was found the paperwork allowing them into the country was defective. The Ministry for… Audio

Most of us love to hate processed food. It is a modern culinary conundrum; we want food to be wholesome and fresh, but we also want bread that doesn't go stale after two days. Audio

Sometimes you have to feel the fear and do it anyway, says David Walshaw, who left a 25-year finance career to become an olive grower. He and his wife Helen turned 20 acres of bare paddocks into a… Audio

Wanaka's very own Annabel Langbein is now an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit thanks to her services to food writing. Audio

At the moment it's very difficult for consumers to establish the provenance of tuna. WWF New Zealand hopes blockchain technology will soon enable people to find out whether the fish has been caught… Video, Audio

Macaroni cheese was the first thing Kelly Gibney learnt to cook as a kid. Her gluten-free mac & cheese is "a more wholesome spin on a comfort food classic" made with cauliflower puree instead of… Audio

Greenpeace says previously suppressed reports show the Ministry for Primary Industries has been captured by the fishing industry. Last week the ministry published a 2012 report detailing how fishing… Video, Audio

Researchers have discovered listening to quiet classical music can help you make better diet choices. Video, Audio

We discover what listening to soft music does to your waistline, Classic Brits nominees the Ayoub Sisters speak out against music education funding cuts and Pene Pati & Amina Edris on love and opera.

A lager made by Hop Federation, a small craft brewery in Riwaka, has been named the overall champion lager in New World's beer and cider awards, beating out big names. Video, Audio

Wellington pâtissier Maxine Scheckter –fresh from working at celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal's restaurant - shares her recipe for chocolate canelés. Audio, Gallery

More than 100 mussel farms are closed in the Marlborough Sounds after a toxic algae ripped through the region earlier this month - the biggest shutdown the industry has experienced in over a decade… Audio

Dairy and beef farmers find out today whether the Government will try to eradicate the cattle-disease Mycoplasma Bovis, or instead go for containment. Audio

It's decision time for the government on the cattle disease Mycoplasma Bovis later on Monday, when it will reveal whether it will try to eradicate or contain. The disease was discovered in July last… Audio

Two varieties of single origin chocolate made in New Zealand from Solomon Islands cacao have won bronze awards at an international event in London. Audio