Food
Piloting NZ beef and lamb vending machine meals in China
Consumers will soon be able to buy ready-to-eat meals, made with New Zealand beef and lamb, from vending machines in Shanghai.
Restaurant cancellation fees "could become the norm"
The Restaurant Industry Association says a trend for establishments to charge cancellation fees for no shows is likely to become normal practice across the sector. After covid lockdown restrictions… Audio
Why your caffeine fix is getting more expensive
The price of your flat white is going up. The Detail tries to find out why. Audio
Midday Rural News for 28 September 2022
News from the rural farming sector
New Zealand King Salmon has reported a net loss of $24.5 million dollars for the six months to July, with increasing fish deaths, a lower harvest and a decline in… Audio
The Art of Entertaining - Coming Soon!
Dinner etiquette is dead...BUT WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK! Audio
Rose Langbein: ideas for a delicious brunch
Food writer Rose Langbein recently shared two brunch recipes from her latest cookbook Summer at Home - Herbed Asparagus & Ricotta Fritters and a Best-ever Omelette. She chats to Jim Mora about cooking… Video, Audio
Italian Sausage, fennel and cherry tomato orecchiette
Today food stylist and cook Gretchen Lowe shares a recipe for her favourite go-to pasta. It's a recipe she's used for the past 15 years including when she's been travelling. Audio
Public health expert wants overhaul of chicken regulation
It's one of our cheapest meats, but chicken comes with a unpleasant risk for the unwary.
Poultry is thought to be responsible for more than 80 percent of campylobacter infections and a public health… Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
It's Friday and a long weekend awaits - and joining Nathan Rarere from the fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Vege, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: Californian Medjool Dates Audio
Three quarters of fish in southern NZ contain microplastics - study
An University of Otago study has found microplastics are present in three-quarters of commercially caught wild fish in New Zealand's southern waters. Audio
Consumer NZ wants examples of unclear, misleading supermarket pricing
Rising grocery prices mean it's more important than ever for shoppers to know they're getting their money's worth, but Consumer New Zealand says retailers use confusing promotional strategies that… Audio
Midday Rural News for 22 September 2022
News from the rural farming sector As you may have heard in the business news, Fonterra will pay farmers 9-dollars-30 a kilogram of milk solids for the 2021-22 season. The Ministry of Primary… Audio
75 percent of fish in southern NZ contain microplastics - study
Three-quarters of wild fish in southern New Zealand are filled with microplastics, according to a new Otago University study.
It's the first such study in those waters, which researchers say… Audio
The Panel with David Slack and Parmjeet Parmar (Part One)
Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists David Slack and Parmjeet Parmar discuss raising the Volcanic Alert Level for Taupo Volcano, whether or not the Return to Nursing Workforce Support Fund has… Audio
Growers say new policy statement a step in the right direction
Councils will now need to identify, map and manage productive land to protect it from inappropriate use and development.
