Sustainability
Consumer NZ to test products for sustainability and repairability
Consumer New Zealand says it's making the biggest change to its product testing process in more than 50 years of existence - by only recommending appliances that last. Audio
Bringing eco-design to space missions
Dr Priyanka Dhopade is a space sustainability researcher and firmly believes that sustainability should be integrated into projects from inception, at the design phase right through to launch and… Audio
Wai Pasifika: What we can learn from an indigenous approach
Without water, we'd be nothing. It's something environmental writer David Young, is on a mission to remind us, through his new book Wai Pasifika. Audio, Gallery
Testing the Waters
A group of farmers near Palmerston North are taking the lab into the paddock and learning to understand and measure what's running off their land into streams and creeks and eventually the Manawatu… Video, Audio
Calling Home: Mia Ayoub in El Gouna, Egypt
Former North Shore resident Mia Ayoub spent her formative years in Egypt before moving to New Zealand with her family when she was eight. But she always thought she'd return to the country of her… Audio, Gallery
Healing the Land
A gully at the base of Mt Taranaki surrounded by dairy farms has been transformed into a food forest nourished by home waste. The family who live here save energy and water by farming on terraces and… Video, Audio
Farming for the Future
It's hoped a dairy farm trial in Taranaki can provide some answers for dairy farmers needing to lower their environmental footprint. Country Life visits the Gibson Farm near Hawera to check out some… Audio
Being on the Great British Sewing Bee: Patrick Grant
Baking has Paul Hollywood. Sewing has Patrick Grant. The Great British Sewing Bee judge speaks to Jesse about a resurgence in the popularity of sewing. Audio
Home grown and pressed oat milk
Oat milk has become extremely popular in Aotearoa. At the start of this year cafe owners reported that they were running out of oat milk due to its popularity at barista counters across the country… Audio
Auckland food delivery - without the plastic waste
When Auckland makes it to Level 3, a new mobile kitchen will deliver restaurant-quality meals direct to your door. Chef and founder of the Sustainable Food Company, Amy Klitscher tells us what's on… Audio
Study shows Kiwis are more mindful about consumption
The Consumer Lifestyles Report (which has been running since 1979) was released from the University of Otago Business School this week. The report's aim is to provide insights into the lifestyles… Audio
Vegetarian recipes and no-dig gardening tips from Elien Lewis
Wellington food writer and gardener Elien Lewis has just released Homegrown Happiness - a guide to setting up a garden, composting, foraging and keeping things low-waste. She tells Kathryn Ryan about… Video, Audio
Making sense of ‘Milk and Money’
The recent Groundswell protest put farmers’ grievances about the government’s environmental policies front and centre. Good timing for a new six-part documentary series exploring the dairy industry,… Video, Audio
Calling Home: Amanda Ellis in Honolulu
Amanda Ellis arrived in Hawai'i in 2016 and no other place outside of New Zealand has had a stronger impact on her own personal growth than Hawai'i. She's Calling Home this morning from Manoa Valley… Audio
'Because we eat animals, we underestimate their mental abilities'
No generation has loved animals more than us. However, no generation has kept more animals in factory farms, or pushed more of them towards extinction, writes Henry Mance in his new book, How to Love… Audio
Thinking under Pressure on the Farm
Nuffield Scholar Corrigan Sowman has explored how the pressure that farmers around the world are experiencing affects their decision-making. Audio
New book challenges Kiwi farming stereotypes
Asked to think of a "typical Kiwi farmer" and your mind might stray to a Fred Dagg or a Wal Footrot, but a new book has captured the diversity of those making a living off the land. The Kiwi Farmers… Audio
Plumb crazy about crayfish
Strange fishy sculptures made out of recycled stuff are popping up on the shoreline at Riversdale. They're the work of country plumber Jeff Burnett, who can't keep his hands off junk. Audio
Vegetarians have healthier biomarker profiles than meat-eaters
New research suggests people on a vegetarian diet have healthier levels of disease markers than people who eat meat. Otago University's Dr Ali Hill joins the show to explain what biomarkers are, and… Audio
How much of the Seaspiracy message should we be swallowing?
A new Netflix programme - we're not calling it a documentary - is putting people world wide off eating fish. But how much of the message was massaged? Audio