Food
Crisp crisis: Chip supplies cut as weather hits potato crops
Potato chip fans should savour every mouthful as a wet winter has caused a nationwide shortage of crisping potatoes. Ceaseless rain this winter means farmers haven't been able to harvest or plant new… Audio
Chips are down as potato shortage bites
Chippie lovers may have to go without, as a wet winter has caused a nationwide shortage of crisping potatoes.
Nemo's Garden - farming underwater
An Italian scuba diver is planting crops in biospheres 10 metres beneath the waters of Liguria Video, Audio
Fermented comfort food
Fermentation is more an art than a science, says Australian wholefood chef Holly Davis. She shares a recipe for Celtic speckled tea loaf from her new book Ferment: A Practical Guide to the Ancient Art… Audio
A new blue!
Blue cheese is one of those foods that people either love or hate. Those who love it are continually searching for more pungent, more intense blue vein. Normally when we think of cheese making we… Audio
The family living plastic-free
Rachel Benefield's family of five hasn't bought single-use plastic for six months. After attending a talk on zero-waste living, Rachel tried to do her first plastic-free grocery shop and hasn't looked… Audio
Research details packaging chemicals found in food
Chemicals from plastic and paper packaging are leaching into some foods sold in New Zealand, new research shows.
Carcinogenic chemicals leaching into NZ food - report
New research shows potentially cancer-causing chemicals from plastic and paper packaging are leaching into some foods sold in New Zealand. But the Ministry for Primary Industries says there are no… Audio
High prices push bakers to use French butter
The rising cost of butter and other dairy products is hitting bakeries and other small food businesses hard, the Baking Industry Association says.
Yotam Ottolenghi reveals his sweet side
The Israeli-British chef and restauranteur worked with one of the best bakers he knows, Helen Goh, on the new cookbook Sweet, which includes recipes for 'Ottolenghified' Anzac biscuits and pavlova. Audio, Gallery
Kids exposed to 'enormous amounts of junk food advertising'
A world-first study, using wearable cameras and GPS units, found children in NZ are exposed to around 27 advertisements for unhealthy food every day. Lead researcher Louise Signal talks to John… Video, Audio
Alliance Group invests $54m in technology
New Zealand's second largest meat company has unveiled a $54 million programme of capital expenditure for the next year.
Finding French finesse in the Capital
French chef Laurent Loudeac talks to Kathryn Ryan about celebrating 10 years at Wellington's Hippopotamus restaurant. He shares his recipe for 'Salmon Sashimi My Way' his signature dish. Audio
Scientists discover high rates of pesticides in honey
Dr Chris Smith has the latest on pesticides in honey and growing kidney diseases in a dish to develop new treatments. Audio
Drinks - Michael Donaldson
Beer expert Michael Donaldson tells us about judging the Brewers Guild Awards, and recommends some regional brews to try out. Audio
Getting wise to the meat-free burger
Luke and Tim Burrows' dream to bring plant-based burgers to the masses is coming true with Wise Boys Burgers. Luke shares their recipe for Smoke and Fire Tofu Burgers. Audio
Oysters: Tests as nervous wait continues
Ministry for Primary Industries is currently testing wild oyster beds near Stewart Island to find out if the culling of farmed oysters has stopped the spread of the bonamia ostreae parasite. Kathryn… Audio
New online hack shows we've been using strainers wrong
New online hack shows that we have been using our strainers incorrectly. Audio
Refugee's garden destroyed in targeted attack
Vandals have destroyed most of a Syrian refugee's market garden in the Hutt Valley in what a local charity says appears to be a deliberate, targeted act. Video, Audio
Boutique Kaikoura hotel finally reopens 11 months on
The Kaikoura Boutique Hotel had to turn away guests and cancel hundreds of bookings after the November 14 quake left the 130-year-old building badly battered. There'll be more on Kaikoura's recovery… Video, Audio
