Food
Nights' Overseas Reports - Estonia
Editor-in-chief of Estonian World Silver Tambur reports from the Baltic region of Northern Europe, the Republic of Estonia. Audio
Bacon and egg pie wins top pie award
A bacon and egg pie from Patrick Lam's Gold Star Bakery in Tauranga has beat out more than 500 competitors to be named New Zealand's best pie - its baker's fifth Supreme Pie Award. Audio
Pea growers may be compensated for ban
Pea growers could be compensated for the government's ban on pea growing and distribution after a pea weevil was found in the Wairarapa.
Winning pie baker brings home the bacon
A Tauranga baker has won the New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards with a bacon and egg pie, netting himself a $7500 prize.
Sweet reward offered for stolen hives
A honey company is hoping a $20,000 reward will lead to the recovery of 200 beehives stolen from the Topuni Forest in Northland a fortnight ago. Video, Audio
Restaurant Brands
Fast food chain operator Restaurant Brands is looking to expand its Australian KFC franchise brand.
Cake creations with Niuafe Malupo
Niuafe Malupo's baking business, Niu Cakery, has taken off. The young West Aucklander has no formal baking training, but after posting his colourful creations on instagram, orders are pouring in. The… Audio, Gallery
Thomas Thwaites: acting the goat
Kim Hill talks to designer Thomas Thwaites, whose new book, GoatMan, tells about how he took a holiday from being human by becoming a goat in Switzerland, using special prostheses and attempting to… Audio, Gallery
Singapore street stalls receive Michelin stars
Two hawker street stalls in Singapore have been awarded a Michelin star, in a first for the famous culinary guide.
All about Hops
Steve Simms from the Birkenhead Brewing Company talks about hops, where it is grown and where the local industry is at. Audio
Food: Chef Shaun Clouston from Logan Brown
Wellington chef Shaun Clouston has been spending time with newly settled refugees from Myanmar, Iran, Syria and Egypt, learning their food culture and traditions. Audio
Cooking behind bars
Upskilling prisoners through food. Kathryn Ryan speaks to the vegetarian chef from the Wellington on a Plate Rimutaka Prison Gate to Plate event. Audio
Banana Republic: the ugly story behind New Zealand’s most popular fruit
From the top of a rusting observation tower, the leaves stretch out in every direction: thick, glossy, utterly uniform, as far as the eye can see. Video, Audio
Bougainville pushes to improve cocoa production
An MP in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville is delighted with the outcome of its chocolate festival in the south of the main island.
How to grow almonds
Riverina almonds in Marlborough has been a 30 year labour of love for Gill Smith and Graham Farnell. The pioneering orchardists developed their 11 hectare property in the Blenheim hinterland from… Audio
Robert Macfarlane: nature, landscape and language
Kim Hill talks to Dr Robert Macfarlane, a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Director of Studies in English. His first book, Mountains of the Mind (2003), and his second, The Wild Places… Audio
Wine with Joelle Thompson
Joelle talks about the alternative wine industry - and the increasing popularity of organic wine. Audio
Food: The Unbakery
Megan May is all about getting people to eat more veges. The founder of Little Bird Organics and Auckland cafes, The Unbakeries has now launched an app to help make it easier for people to eat fresh… Audio, Gallery
Ban aims to save Marlborough Sounds scallops
The government has banned scallop fishing in the Marlborough Sounds and parts of Tasman Bay for the next seven months.
Kiwi Kai - MAKSA and spicy mussel soup
Reni Wereta-Gargiulo runs Kiwi Kai, specialising in kaimoana. She makes and sells her 'Maksa' - a Maori seafood laksa at farmers markets in Nelson. Reni shares her Maksa recipe, and one for a Spicy… Audio
