Food
Waipapa vege growers sell cut-price kumara to Northland families
A trio of Northland brothers is on a mission to keep fruit and vege affordable for local families battling the cost of living crisis. Audio
Chef who cooked for thousands during cyclones hangs up apron - for now
A former chef who has cooked around 170-thousand meals for cyclone-affected families and volunteers in Hawke's Bay will soon hang up her apron for a well deserved break. Neela Neela has been feeding… Audio
Trio of brothers on a mission to keep fruit and veges affordable
A trio of Northland brothers is on a mission to keep fruit and vege affordable for local families battling the cost of living crisis. Kumara is cracking more than $13 per kg in some bigger stores. But… Video, Audio
Letting go of beloved Alison Holst's Kitchen Diary collection
It's always a dilemma when you're moving house to decide what to keep and what to let go. Many people find books and magazine collections particularly hard, especially when those magazine collections… Audio
Midday Rural News for 26 September 2023
The New Zealand wool flooring manufacturer Bremworth is hoping to boost confidence in the wool sector by offering ten-year contracts for farmer suppliers.
Susan Murray has the rural news. Audio
Food industry fighting proposed junk food marketing rules
Advertising of junk food is a "major contributor" to the diseases sending New Zealanders to an early grave, the Ministry of Health says.
Midday Rural News for 25 September 2023
Rainfall watches are in place through to this evening and totals over the past 24 hours are ranging from 70 to 150 millimetres in Bay of Plenty and 300 millimetres north of Gisborne.
Susan Murray has… Audio
Kai Cycle: Growing Kai in urban spaces
A group of Wellingtonians are striving to save food from landfill. The composting initiative, Kaicycle, takes compostable scraps from homes and offices and recycles them into living compost. The… Audio
Junk food advertising sending NZers to an early grave says Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health wants action against junk food advertising, which it says is helping send some New Zealanders to an early grave.
Documents obtained under the Official Information Act show… Audio
Fruit and Vegetable Report with Glenn Forsyth
It's time for our twice weekly whip around the fresh produce markets - with Nathan Rarere is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Audio
Labour extends school lunches
Labour is vowing to keep free school lunches in nearly one-thousand schools if it's re-elected.
Government funding had only budgeted for the programme until the end of 2024, but Labour is committing… Audio
Midday Rural News for 22 September 2023
Many farmers are in damage control, putting out supplementary feed and moving stock after heavy rainfall resulted in flooding across the Southland region.
Monique Steele has the business news. Audio
Grilled with National leader Christopher Luxon
While's there's been a bit of a scramble over his tax policy, the leader of the National Party, binds it together when it comes to breakfast.
In RNZ's new political series, Grilled, the top four… Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
Friday's greatest hit comes from the fresh produce markets - our Minister of Fruit and Veggies is Glenn Forsyth and he joins us now. Fruit of the Week: NZ Tomatoes Audio
Midday Rural News for 21 September 2023
Fonterra has made a record profit with the dairy giant's profit for the year to July was $1.6 billion dollars, a 170% lift on last year.
Monique Steele has the rural news.
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Labour was warned removing GST may not make fruit and veges cheaper
The Labour government was warned earlier this year that removing GST from fruit and vegetables may not make them more affordable.
Ministry of Health documents obtained under the Official Information… Audio