Food
Meat curing - a DIY guide
Have you had a go at making salami, bacon or sausages? Dawn Folkard runs Pure Food Kitchen, and teaches charcuterie classes in Kaipara, and shes joins us to talk about the wonderful world of curing… Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
It's May all of a sudden - which means citrus to many - joining the programme from very close to an orange is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. 4-2-1 Soup recipe on our Facebook page… Audio
Cheat's Gnocchi
Today chef and author Sam Parish has a fantastic recipe for gnocchi using a cheating ingredient. Born from her family of campers Sam's mum managed to find a way to make the potato dish using… Audio
Nuclear winter wouldn't stop NZ producing enough food to feed itself - study
But with imports of fuel, fertiliser, pesticides and machinery unlikely post-war, the situation would quickly deteriorate.
High supermarket prices driving demand for homekill meat
Rules around homekill are pushing people to look at hobby farming, or at least owning one animal, to keep their costs down.
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
With Nathan Rarere from the middle of an extremely productive field somewhere near Taupo is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week - NZ Satsuma mandarins Audio
Wild Irish food meets the Wairarapa: JP McMahon
JP McMahon has his fingers in many pies, not least a Dingle Pie. The prominent Irish chef is an ambassador for Irish food: both its produce (especially wild food such as foraged seaweed) and its food… Audio
Want to find a good scone in Christchurch? Now there's a map
Looking for a good cheese scone in Christchurch? There is now a website with a map.
A Christchurch man has created a map of what he believes are the best spots for cheese scones - and how much you'll… Video, Audio
Jobs safeguarded as Kono sells seafood operation to Talley's
The food and beverage company is selling its Marlborough-based seafood business to the food manufacturing giant.
Synlait revises earnings forecast by millions signalling possible $5m loss
The South Island dairy company has drastically cut its earnings guidance on falling demand and higher costs.
Westland Milk Products to invest $70m at Hokitika factory
Westland Milk Products is to invest $70 million to expand its manufacturing of dairy protein lactoferrin.
Cream tea in the mix as Fonterra eyes China beverage market
Fonterra has opened a new application centre in China which will look at adding dairy products like milk, cream, butter and even cream cheese into beverages.