Food
Meet the 'food computer'
It's a mini AI-powered hothouse where UV light exposure can be carefully controlled to produce nutritious crops that taste great. Risto Mikkulainen is one of those responsible for designing the AI… Audio, Gallery
Beekeeper arrested after mass hive thefts
Police have arrested a beekeeper in relation to the theft of nearly $200,000 worth of beehives in the Bay of Plenty.
Vegetarian goodness
Next week is Meat Free Week, so Cuisine magazine's senior food writer Ginny Grant shares a recipe for Corn Tortillas with black beans, corn and green grape salsa. Audio
Marie Monmont - Wildness!
Marie Monmont is a French chef and chocolatier who founded Wildness in Wellington. The organic vegan chocolate is made with the Brazilian fruit cupuacu, which she discovered when she and her family… Audio, Gallery
Healthy eating for vibrant and healthy kids
Helping our kids to live healthy and happy lives is a goal all parents strive to achieve, but with obesity becoming a growing global issue, are we doing enough? New Zealand now rates as the third… Audio
Price of butter jumps
Butter is back with high demand being credited for pushing prices to a record high. Audio
Butter boom: Grocery prices churn higher
The cost of baking just got more expensive with butter prices hitting a record high, and chocolate also becoming more costly.
Butter price hits record high
Butter has hit a record high - $5.39 for a block. So what's behind this boost? ASB Economist Nathan Penny says it's all about what's in fashion in the foodie world. Audio
Barbers say police warn them to cut out serving a tipple & a trim
Police warn barbershops not to serve their customers alcohol when they're getting a haircut unless they have a licence. Audio
Donations flood in after decile school lunchbox comparisons
Children at a South Auckland primary school won't go without lunch anymore, after Checkpoint looked at the state of lunchboxes at Auckland schools. Video, Audio
Salt, fat, acid and heat - the four elements of good cooking
New York Times food columnist and former chef Samin Nosrat has written a book that teaches people how to think for themselves in the kitchen, guided by the 'four points of the cooking compass'. Audio
'They've been in power for so long and so little's been done'
Chris Williams, the Principal of Kingsford Primary School, a decile one school in Mangere, says the Government is ignoring child poverty. Video, Audio
One hungry child is too many - Bill English
The National Party leader was asked to respond to Checkpoint's story that revealed 15 out of a class of 26 children at Kingsford Primary had turned up to school with nothing for lunch. Video, Audio
How do lunches at different decile schools compare?
A simple social experiment: Go to a decile one school, and go to a decile 10 school, and ask to see what the children are having for lunch. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio
Wine with Yvonne Lorkin
Wine writer and educator, Yvonne Lorkin joins us from Sunny Hawkes Bay where she's been enjoying rosé in this spring weather. Audio
Nadia Lim on her new book of family favourites
Nadia Lim shares a recipe for banana and blueberry bran muffins from Let's Eat! - her seventh cookbook and the first she's self-published. It's full of recipes she's cooked countless times for… Audio
Food-tracing firm goes trans-Tasman
A Dunedin forensics company is expanding into the Australian market due to high demand for food traceability.
Ex-MPI boss gives evidence at kiwifruit claim
The High Court hears a case in which kiwifruit growers are seeking compensation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, which they say failed to protect them from known biosecurity risks by… Audio
Marlborough oyster cull almost done
The removal of oysters from areas in the Marlborough Sounds is almost complete.
