Food
Fresh, Fast Food with Mark Townsend
Wellsford chef, Mark Townsend joins us with barbequed Thai flavoured butterflied leg of lamb. Audio
Vegie bug focus on single paddock
Documents released today show people who ate lettuce and carrots from either New World or Pak n Save were more than twice as likely to have contracted a severe form of gastroenteritis than those who… Audio
Aaron Hawkins - Cheese roll councillor
Dunedin City councillor, broadcaster, writer, and actor Aaron Hawkins responds to Wallace Chapman's cheese roll demands. Audio
Signs
A restaurant where you have to use your hands, because you have to order in sign language. Audio
Soylent
The total meal replacement system - it's called Soylent and means you'll never have to plan another meal. But is it edible? Audio
Natalie Jeremijenko: reinventing environmentalism
Artist, engineer and "thinker" whose work blends engineering, bioscience, art and design. Audio
Fresh fast food with Laura Vincent
Wellington food blogger and writer, Laura Vincent with a halloumi, fried potato and raw fennel salad. Audio
Tony Smith cooks produce gathered from the wild
Chef, conservationist and outdoorsman, Tony Smith, talks about the variety of food, game and produce he hunts and gathers to inspire what he cooks, and he'll run through a couple of recipes. His book… Audio
The art of making sauerkraut
The Chinese were eating it 6000 years ago, the Ancient Romans consumed it and it was a staple for Captain Cook. Pip Martin and Emily Williams teach the art of sauerkraut fermentation. Audio
Matt Lambert: muskets and Michelin
New Zealand executive chef and co-owner of The Musket Room in New York, which received a highly coveted Michelin Star four months after opening. Audio
Weekend Wine - Belinda Jackson
Blenheim wine consultant Belinda Jackson takes us through two wines and one craft beer: Vidal Reserve Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2013 $18, Wolf Blass Gold Label Shiraz 2012 $22 and Craft beer Renaissance… Audio
Fresh Fast Food - Jacob Brown
Jacob Brown is owner and chef of The Larder restaurant in Miramar. Audio
US demand dries up local meat supply
There tends to be a shortage of meat at this time of year as processing activity slows, but Beef and Lamb New Zealand says this is the worst they've seen it and its pushing prices up. Audio
Old-fashioned milk and cookies from a young entrepreneur
Deanna Yang didn't have a cooking or business background when she graduated from university and decided to enact her childhood dream of opening her own cookie shop. Auckland's Moustache Milk & Cookie… Audio
2014: "If you’re not the lead dog, the view never changes" - Mary Quin
In the 2014 Reeves Lecture, Dr Mary Quin, the inaugural CEO of Callaghan Innovation and the first New Zealand woman to graduate with an MBA from Harvard Business School, offers insights into what… Audio
Nicanor Perlas, solidarity economics
Filipino political activist, environmentalist, future-thinker, and multi-award laureate on what he calls solidarity economics. Audio
Lobsters, elks and apartments
Lobster tourism, drunk elks and the 20 year wait list for an apartment with Maddy Savage. Audio
Weekend Wine - Yvonne Lorkin
Weekend Wine - Yvonne Lorkin Cheap n Cheerful Villa Maria Private Bin 'Light' Pinot Gris 2014 $10-$15 Mid-Price Magic Leveret Estate Hawke's Bay Syrah 2013 $19 Treat Yourself Matua Single Vineyard… Audio
Fresh Fast Food - Richard Till
Richard Till's super easy sauces for fish: Red Pepper Butter Sauce and Green Sauce. Audio
Food with Michael Hills
Michael Hills is owner/operator of the Joseph Street Kitchen in Palmerston North, where his speciality is salads. He shares a recipe for the JSK Deluxe Salad, and his French dressing. Audio