Food
Festive foodie gifts
Kathryn Ryan talks to Belinda MacDonald about some foodie gifts you can make for Christmas. Belinda is a qualified food technology teacher and spends a bit of time foraging for seasonal ingredients… Audio
Call for bacteria level labelling on poultry
A public health expert wants raw chicken labelled with the amount of bacteria it contains.
Consumer New Zealand campylobacter chook shock
Consumer NZ's Sue Chetwin sounds a barbecue season warning over the deadly pathogens lurking in uncooked chicken but is unwilling to name those products which failed its testing of fresh supermarket… Audio
MPI rejects at-retail campylobacter tests for chicken
Nearly two thirds of fresh chicken tested by Consumer New Zealand was contaminated with campylobacter, but MPI argues its standards are safe.
A compendium of Christmas recipes
Some of our favourite recipes for a festive feast to remember.
Lower Hutt supermarket to be built in 24 hours
A pop-up New World supermarket is being built within 24 hours after its shop had to close during the demolition of the Queensgate shopping centre in Lower Hutt. Video, Audio
Beer with Michael Donaldson
Michael Donaldson is author of "Beer Nation - the Art and Heart of Kiwi Beer". Audio
Food with Julie Biuso
Chef Julie Biuso from sharedkitchen.co.nz with a marinated butterflied leg of lamb. Audio
Is the whitebait population fried?
Reports of a lacklustre catch in several regions this season are sparking calls for fishing for whitebait to be better regulated and researched. Audio
You can’t eat the black market meat
With Christmas approaching, officials are warning people not to buy black market meat, as it is risky and could make you sick. Audio
Socially conscious marketing
Sarah Barrable-Tishauer of Australian craft brewery Sparkke talks about the socially conscious branding on its products. Audio
Food - Sourdough
Neville Chun is a part-time baker whose bread ingredients could not be simpler: flour, water, salt and sourdough starter. He's been fascinated with bread since he was a child and following some… Audio
World-first solar powered, desalinating tomato farm
A South Australia farm is producing two truckloads of truss tomatoes every day using nothing but seawater and the power of the sun. Audio, Gallery
Kei Lum Chan - The definitive Chinese cookbook
Writer Kei Lum Chan joins Wallace to talk about his new book, The China Cookbook, which is set to become the new bible of Chinese cooking. Audio
Geoff Marsland on Coffee
Wellington's coffee baron Geoff Marsland has just released his book, The Havana Coffee Story, written with Tom Scott. He founded Midnight Espresso in Cuba Street in 1989, back when most Wellington… Audio
Pickling naturally
Kirsten Day talks pickling, and has some natural methods for pickling fruit and veges. And she shares a recipe for Indian Lemon or Lime Pickle Audio
Fridge sharing is caring
A new campaign is tackling the problem of getting wasted food to those who need it, with a community fridge in central Auckland. Audio
Labour wants observers kept on snapper boats
Labour's David Parker says it's clear there are some 'crooks' in the fishing industry and a far better monitoring system is needed on boats to make sure the law is followed. Audio