Food
Food inflation slows to lowest level in over a year
Cheaper fruit and vegetables have helped to ease the cost of living last month, but food prices continue to be volatile overall.
Midday Rural News for 11 October 2023
A sheep milk exporter says changing rules around the export dairy quota allocation system will let the fledgling industry expand more easily.
Susan Murray has the rural news. Audio
Authors' work used to train AI without permission
Authors have been shocked to find out their books are being used to train AI. Alex Reisner, an American journalist with the Atlantic, acquired a data set of nearly 200,000 books known as "Book3"… Audio
Midday Rural News for 10 October 2023
Massey University is proposing reducing staff in food technology and plant and natural sciences by 60 percent with more than 100 jobs expected to go.
Susan Murray has the rural news. Audio
Bakery causes a stir with viral video on how to cut a custard square
A Melbourne bakery is thinking outside the square, the custard square that is. And to use a culinary term, it's causing a stir. Apparently the uneducated masses have been cutting-up these delicious… Video, Audio
'Pacific Food Revolution' co-host makes TV debut
Celebrity chef and activist Robert Oliver is on a mission to revitalise Pacific food by showcasing local cuisine knowledge. Season three of his reality show 'Pacific Food Revolution' launched on TV1… Audio
Midday Rural News for 9 October 2023
Dairy giant Fonterra has increased its milk forecast payout for this 2023/24 season by 50 cents.
Susan Murray has the rural news. Audio
Festival kicks off summer in Bay of Islands
The it! festival in the Bay of Islands brought a taste of summer to Paihia on Saturday, after years of cancellations due to Covid and extreme weather. Audio
It Bay of Islands Food and Wine Festival returns to Paihia
After years of disruption and cancellations, the "It" Bay of Islands Food and Wine Festival made a triumphant return to Paihia on Saturday.
Reporter Peter de Graaf went along. Audio
Spare fruit inspires Ugly's community pantry
We all see those trees around the neighbourhood laden with fruit that never gets eaten, resigned to falling away and rotting on the ground. Well a Devonport man thought enough with the waste, there… Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
For our first visit to the produce markets this week, we're joined by our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Audio
Call for tax on ultra-processed food to protect children
A New Zealand Medical Journal editorial says politicians must tax ultra-processed food if they are serious about improving mental health for future generations.
The Week in Detail: El Niño, The Voice, and community gardens
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Sticky fried chicken burgers
This week we catch up with Kitty Williams who we first met during one of the COVID 19 many lockdowns! Her claim to fame during that time was her recipe for sweet chilli, ham and cream cheese scrolls… Audio
Feeding the community
Earlier this week we spoke to Dunedin vet Dr Helen Beattie about giving away surplus produce from her garden to people in her community. We then heard from a Gisborne resident with a similar story… Audio