Food
It's Cup Day today - the highlight of Chch's racing calendar
Thirteen hundred lamb racks, 3 thousand 600 oysters and 240 kilograms of mussels. all ingredients that will fuel the 25 thousand or so punters who will be at Trotting Cup Day in Christchurch today. Audio
Food for the soul - Pomegranate Kitchen
An initiative that unites a group of former refugees - women from Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and Africa - is launching in Wellington. They're making a living from what they love doing best - cooking and… Audio, Gallery
Food for the soul - Pomegranate Kitchen
An initiative that unites a group of former refugees - women from Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and Africa - is launching in Wellington. They're making a living from what they love doing best - cooking and…
AudioAward winning kiwi Sake
Kathryn Ryan talks to Dave Joll, the Queenstown based brewer behind the New Zealand made sake that has taken out the best of Japan in international awards. Audio
Acrylamide in food: should we be worried?
Acrylamide's a chemical produced when starchy foods are cooked at high temperatures, so we ingest low doses of it in things like chips, toast, cereal and instant coffee. It's been in the news in… Audio
Summer food with Annabel Langbein
Annabel Langbein has just released her new summer annual and shares 3 easy summer recipes that all tie together: Green Goddess Hummus, Aquafabulous, and Mayonnaise, Le Grand Aioli. Audio
Foraging for Food in New Zealand
Seaweed, mushrooms, wild parsnips and watercress. A bounty awaits those who forage for food. We talk to environmental researcher and forager Peter Langlands. Audio
Coffee in short supply
The youth market for coffee is behind an impending global shortage. Audio
Are food taxes a solution to NZ's diabetes epidemic?
Diabetes NZ agrees sugar taxes are not the best solution to the growing health problem. Audio
Beverage Council argues there's no need for sugar tax
The Beverage Council says it has new information that soft drinks are not the prime reason for obesity in this country - and it says it shows there's no need for a sugar tax. Audio
MPI sting nets 'multiple' Sounds cod fishers
A Labour weekend sting by fisheries officers caught 'multiple' people illegally fishing blue cod in the Marlborough Sounds, including a charter vessel.
Cheeses! It's nearly Christmas
Jean Mansfield is a long-time cheesemaker from Waihi. She talks to Nine to Noon about why cheese makes the perfect festive gift. She has recipes for feta in olive oil with herbs, halloumi cheese… Audio, Gallery
Global granny grub
A New York restaurant has started showcasing the best in global granny grub, and it's getting rave reviews. Audio
Kim Evans: doughnuts and food ethics
Kim Hill talks to Kim Evans, who started her first Little & Friday café in 2007, using fresh, free-range and organic produce, making everything from scratch, and opening only on Fridays. She now… Audio
Food with Yael Shochat
Auckland chef and restaurateur Yael Shochat grew up in the Israeli city of Haifa, eating fresh local market foods at home and at the local Arabic and Jewish restaurants. When she came to New Zealand… Audio
Pioneer organics firm still going strong
Commonsense Organics started off as a small communal farm in Te Horo in the early 1970s has grown in to a flourishing business. Audio, Gallery
MPI defends new food safety rules despite criticism
The Ministry of Primary Industries says early childhood centres shouldn't accept the skyhigh fees and should be contacting MPI. Verifications should take two hours and probably cost less than $500. Audio
Early childhood centres unhappy with MPI's food safety rules.
The chief executive of the Early Childhood Council says cash strapped childcare centres are being quoted thousands of dollars to have their kitchens inspected under the Government's new food safety… Audio
