Food
Countdown to bin plastic bags by the end of 2018
The supermarket chain has vowed to get rid of single use plastic bags, and says the ban will result in 350 million fewer plastic bags ending up in rubbish tips. Audio
Extra servings for Rotorua School Kids
A new school meals project in Rotorua is doing so well it's about to double its output. Ka Pai Kai started at the beginning of last term providing meals to four schools in the area and they're about… Audio
Alliance calls for more merino lambs and hoggets
The country's biggest sheep meat processor Alliance is calling for more merino farmer suppliers for its Silere brand, as Asian demand for the meat grows.
October Eat Kind challenge
This month is World Vegan month. Animal charity, SAFE, have embraced the month by signing up some well known New Zealanders to take on an all vegan challenge for October. They have called the… Audio
Christchurch urban garden provides purpose, connection
An urban garden in central Christchurch has become a 'safe place' for the city's at-risk youth and homeless people. Youth worker Fiona Heargraves and ecologist Bailey Perryman are the pair… Video, Audio
The Pasifika food revolution
With Auckland's first downtown Pacific restaurant Kai Pasifika now up and running, chef Robert Oliver is planning his next move – a Pacific Islands health initiative which will include a reality TV… Audio, Gallery
Sugar planet: rising CO2 adds carbs to crops
The world is getting sweeter, as rising CO2 levels change not only our climate but our plants. Key crops like rice, wheat, barley and potatoes now contain more sugars and less protein than ever… Audio
Al Brown revisits Kiwi food classics
We should be wonderfully proud of New Zealand food culture, says shepherd-turned-chef Al Brown. He updates Kiwi classics like such as roast lamb, corned beef and cheese scones in the new book Eat Up… Audio
Food with Chelsea Winter
Former Masterchef Winner, Chelsea Winter is our food guest today - and she has a new cookbook out, called EAT and shares her recipe for Lemon Squeezy Slice. Audio
NZ scientists aim to breed 'super' berry
Scientists are investigating the potential for a new commercial crop of a "super" hybrid blueberry with the colourful flesh of bilberries.
Recipes from an English garden
New Zealander Aaron Bertelsen is head vegetable gardener and cook at The Great Dixter – a historic house and garden in East Sussex. He talks about the value of good soil and shares a fennel and a kale… Audio
Jacinda Ardern’s partner Clarke Gayford talks to John Campbell
Clarke Gayford is serving food to media and gatherers outside the Auckland home he shares with Labour leader Jacinda Ardern. Video, Audio
Egg eaters prefer those from caged hens
Michael Brooks of the Egg Producers Federation says customers prefer eggs from caged hens. Audio
Sad arse dinners for one
Sarah Tuck's new cookbook Coming Unstuck is all about the meals she cooked when her life turned to crap. She shares some of the feel-good dishes that helped get her mojo back. Audio
Pukekohe vege growers battle hail, humidity
Recent weather in the market garden town of Pukekohe is causing the perfect storm for crops to be affected by diseases, the local Vegetable Growers Association says.
Uncertain future for volunteer-run community cafe
The lease at the Marfell Community Cafe in New Plymouth expires next month and volunteers are worried it might close down if it's sold to someone who does not support their cause. Video, Audio
Rotorua whānau go without food to pay bills
Rotorua locals say whoever is voted into government this weekend needs to address the fact so many families are struggling to put food on the table.
'What She Ate' reveals eating habits of six women of history
What we eat says a lot about who we are, says culinary historian Laura Shapiro. In her new book What She Ate, Shapiro serves up dietary portraits of Eleanor Roosevelt, Eva Braun and four other notable… Audio
Hand made real food: paleo muesli
Based in Titahi Bay near Wellington, Anna Te Puni runs Bay Drive Food with Freedom, where she makes gluten free paleo mueslis, and mint avocado, Gisborne naval orange and peanut butter bon-bons. Anna… Audio
