Food
Compass meets with Southern DHB over meals
For weeks now, we've been covering the food a company called Compass is providing to Dunedin Hospital, Southland Hospital and meals on wheels recipients in the Otago-Soutland area. Audio
Feijoas expert June Allen
It's that time of year when feijoas are ripening. June Allen has been working on a collection of feijoa recipes. Audio
Restaurant Award - Sid Sahrawat
Auckland modern Indian restaurant Cassia has been named the Supreme Winner of this year's Metro Peugeot Restaurant of the Year Awards. It's one of two restaurants owned and run by Sid Sahrawat. Audio
Industry insider shells out advice on egg types
Do you know your colony-laid eggs from your free range? Checkpoint with John Campbell investigates the various methods used to farm eggs. Video
Lao food with Dai Phonevilay and Dal Philavong
Close friends Dai Phonevilay and Dal Philavong wanted to share their passion for Lao cooking and culture. After appearing on My Kitchen Rules, they've started their own business, Taste Lao and sell… Audio, Gallery
Indian restaurant tarred with Masala's brush
After Masala restaurants were shut down for paying staff $2 an hour, the Mount Eden branch's new owners - Indian Lounge - are suffering from a case of mistaken identity. Video, Audio
Compass meals spark further complaints
Checkpoint with John Campbell has been inundated with stories from Dunedin hospital patients and their families appalled by the quality of Compass meals. Audio
Food - Alexandra Tylee
Alexandra Tylee from Pipi in Havelock North has a recipe for Chicken and Poppyseed Pasta. Audio
Countdown pulls some eggs from shelves
A big supermarket chain has pulled Morning Harvest eggs from its shelves that come from a farm implicated in an undercover investigation, which showed hens packed into filthy, over-crowded cages and… Video, Audio
Southern District Health receive 25 complaints
Southern District Health have received 25 formal complaints about the pre-packed, frozen food it started serving at the start of the year. Audio
NZ Hungry for organics, lack of certification hard to swallow
Do you know the difference between 'certified organic eggs' and' organic certified eggs' ? NO ? Latest research into New Zealand's organic market reports that the organics sector has grown by more… Audio
Checkpoint: A taste of #cookingwithjohn
New Zealanders are taking to Twitter to show what they're making for dinner, while watching RNZ's newest show Checkpoint with John Campbell. Video
What's the right price for a cup of coffee?
A national coffee chain based out of Raglan says the raw materials for a flat white cost just $1. Founder Tony Bruce joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Animal rights
Animal rights activists say China's treatment of dogs in dog meat festival is blackening the country's name. Audio
Food - Vegan Food Fair, Auckland
Put the word "vegan" into a popular search engine and there are almost as many results as the word "vegetarian". Cafes and restaurants point out their vegan options and there are an enormous range of… Audio
Carl Nixon: Matthew, Mark, Luke and Joanne
Christchurch playwright Carl Nixon's new comedy Matthew, Mark, Luke and Joanne explores the tendency to listen to people who tell us how to think. Matthew's wife and best friend struggle to deal with… Audio
"Ukulele Russ" Copelin: one-man Alaskan band
Colin Peacock interviews a survivalist and ukulele virtuoso from Fairbanks, Alaska, who makes his second visit here for masterclasses, workshops and concerts in Auckland, and plays two songs live on… Audio
Michael Moore: Where To Invade Next
Colin Peacock interviews American documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, whose first film in six years, Where To Invade Next, looks at social welfare programmes across Europe, Scandinavia and the Middle… Audio
Health Minister describes encounter with hospital meal
And just a few minutes ago, our reporter Kate Newton spoke with Mr Coleman on his way to Dunedin airport and asked him what he ate and what he thought of his meal. Audio
