Food
Home cooked Chinese New Year
Carolyn King talks to Kathryn Ryan about her love of Chinese home cooking and recreating the dishes that her grand-parents would have cooked before coming to New Zealand. She is the author of Por… Audio
Would you eat steak grown in a lab?
Would you eat steak grown in a lab?
With the supply of fossil fuels used for fertilisers dwindling, the question is once again being posed: how do we make sure we have have enough food to feed the… Audio
Wellington Pasifika Festival
Tagi Fiu will be working on a food stall at the capital's annual Pasifika Festival on 23 January as the sights, sounds and flavours of the Pacific Islands go on show. Audio
Food with Anne Else
Writer and gourmande Anne Else talks about seasonal eating, top tips and her food philosophy. Audio, Gallery
Wine with Joelle Thomson
Joelle Thomson, who runs an online wine guide called Vino, helps you find your perfect drop this summer! Audio
Vegemite to return to Australian ownership
Vegemite is set to return to Australian ownership as part of a wider $480m deal between Bega and Mondelez International.
Health with Claire Turnbull
Claire Turnbull - Healthy Food Guide Nutritionist. All your heath tips and tricks boiled down into a short segment. Audio
Don't kill kākā with kindness
They were extinct in Wellington for around 100 years before Zealandia re-introduced them in 2002, but now kākā are making themselves at home again in the capital. Audio
Food with Julie Biuso
Julie offers suggestions for sweet corn, zucchini flower, and eggplant. Audio
Permaculture & Brian von Helzen
Brian von Helzen is the US-based founder of the Climate Foundation which looks in depth at food security and carbon balance in soils and seas, and mitigating climate disruption in critical eco-systems… Audio
Good Bitches Baking
Making the world a better place one cake at a time, is the catchphrase of the baking charity Good Bitches Baking. It's now a nationwide movement. Audio
Wine with Yvonne Lorkin
Yvonee tells us about "the best new vineyards you've never heard of". Audio
Sports and alcohol advertising
A study has found New Zealand children are exposed to up to 200 ads per hour when they watch sport on television, many of them alcohol ads. Given alcohol-related injury and illness cost the country… Audio
'Tis the season for atonement
It’s the season of atonement for many of us, when the dues are paid for the holiday bacchanal. But is this a wrong-headed mindset? Audio
Seeking unusual vege varieties
Tim Martin is an ecologist who in his spare time cultivates a magnificent fruit and vege garden at his Mt Wellington home in Auckland. Audio, Gallery
The Senses
The senses are amazing systems which help us find our way in and experience the world. But some people have the misfortune of losing one or more of their senses. A new event is taking place next month… Audio
Should we teach children to drink the French way?
Is parents supplying their children with alcohol the best way to teach healthy drinking habits? Audio
Food with Megan May
In the few years that Little Bird Organics and its Unbakeries have existed, Megan May has cemented her place as one of Auckland's most important and influential chefs. Audio
Your food resolutions will fail
A week in, how are those resolutions going? Have fat, sugar and carbs been banned from your diet. Or is the old willpower starting to crumble?
Niki Bezzant from the Healthy Food Guide explains why… Audio
Annabel Langbein: companion planting
Which plants make happy bedfellows and which don't? Cook and gardener Annabel Langbein talks about good combinations of plants - like tomatoes and basil, beans and corn, and beans and potatoes, and… Audio