Food
Bonamia parasite could threaten Bluff oyster industry again
Marine farmers are being urged to limit the movement of boats and equipment after the discovery of a parasite that could devastate New Zealand's oyster fisheries. Video, Audio
The hot buffet lunch Auckland Councillors get for free
Auckland Council spends around $150,000 a year catering lunches for its meetings. We sent Zac Fleming down to Auckland's Town Hall to take a look. Video, Audio
Hundreds lose jobs as Fairton meatworks closes
Silver Fern Farms has confirmed it will be going ahead with the closure of its sheepmeat plant near Ashburton - affecting 370 workers.
What's the deal with water trading?
In Canterbury a de facto water market has sprung up where people can buy and sell water permits - but should this be formalised nationwide in a similar way to Australia? Kathryn Ryan talks to Warwick… Audio
Reducing junk food advertising to children
Efforts to reduce the amount of junk food advertising targeting children are being panned before they've even been introduced. Audio
How much sugar to you need to have in an electrolyte drink
John Campbell asks MPI's Roger Cook how much sugar you need to have in an electrolyte drink. Video, Audio
KFC's sponsorship of Rugby League World Cup slammed but Govt comfortable
Obesity experts and consumer groups say KFC's sponsorship deal at this year's Rugby League World Cup is a public health tragedy, but sports and Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says he's comfortable… Video, Audio
Watercare makes decision on treatment plant site
The Oratia community is delighted after Auckland's water authority Watercare decided against uprooting dozens of families in the Auckland suburb to make way for a new water treatment plant. Video, Audio
Girls toys boys toys
McDonalds is being criticised for offering kids a choice or a girls or boys toys. Audio
KFC sponsors league
KFC is sponsoring this year's Rugby League World Cup. Is there realy anything wrong with mixing sport and fast food? Audio
Healthy or Hoax?
Healthy or Hoax is a new podcast series from RNZ that looks at the new-fangled fads and tempting new trends and asks if they're really up to much. In short: Do. They. Work? Presented by Carol… Audio
Purest mānuka failing new honey standards
Some of the best mānuka honey in the country is failing the government's proposed new testing standards designed to protect the market from fake products, an industry advisor says. Audio
Exporting NZ Cervena to Europe
Kathryn Ryan meets Jan Kunz, director of the Dutch food company Luiten Foods, who is marketing chilled New Zealand Cervena venison to northern hemisphere markets. He says Europeans are learning to… Audio
Bugs for breakfast?
There's a growing interest in breeding and consuming bugs as a more eco-friendly and sustainable protein source than farmed meat. Malcolm Diack is a locust farmer breeding what he calls "sky prawns"… Audio, Gallery
Wine with Joelle Thomson
The kind of innovative varieties you might get to sample on a winery visit. Audio
Thai Food
Wichian Trirattanavatin, known as Lek, Ponsonby's Saan Restaurant shares his recipe for Kua Gai. Audio
He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite ? sandwich
Kraft, one of the world's biggest food brands, of which Vegemite is possibly the most famous, is to be phased out in Australia and New Zealand. But don't panic! The products will stay, it's just the… Audio
Scott Dixon robbed at gunpoint
Scott Dixon, who won pole position for next weekend's Indy 500 at the weekend, was robbed at gunpoint just hours later while going through the drive-thru at a local Taco Bell. Video, Audio
Sausage sizzles under threat
The government's Healthy Families campaign would like to see the end of sausage sizzles as fundraisers. Audio
Best Pizza
Frank Pinello is owner of "Best Pizza" in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He's been sampling the pizza culture from Brooklyn to Seoul, Chicago to New Haven. With pizza culture everywhere Frank shares the… Audio
