Food
Midday Rural News for 8 September 2023
North Carolina company Hoofprint Biome has developed a feed supplement with natural enzymes that reduced methane emissions by up to 80 per cent in lab trials on artificial rumen.
Monique Steele has… Audio
What happens when prices keep rising, but your budget does not?
Budgeting services say they are seeing families who have made all the cutbacks possible, yet prices just keep on going up. At one supermarket, a dozen barn eggs increased from $3.91 to $10.49. Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
It's getting closer and closer to coconut season - with us from the produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: Gold Kiwifruit Audio
Kumara gelato
When you think of kumara, you don't really think of gelato. But one patisserie engineer has developed a frozen dessert with toka toka, gold kumara, and is using kilos of produce that could otherwise… Audio
Lab grown fruit, cellular horticulture research
Would you eat lab grown fruit? That's the next frontier - with a team of New Zealand scientists looking to break new ground with regards to cellular horticulture by doing just that! Plant and Food… Audio
Midday Rural News for 7 September 2023
Animal rights group SAFE launched a new advertising campaign focused on National's live export policy.
Monique Steele has the rural news. Audio
Canterbury scientists working to create 'balls of fruity deliciousness'
Could lab-grown plant cells be part of the solution to population growth and climate change? Audio
Scientists explore lab-grown fruit
You've heard of lab-grown meat, well how about lab-grown fruit.
A team of Canterbury scientists are exploring fruit production, using plant cells developed in the laboratory.
There's not a tree… Audio
The Caker closes iconic Karangahape Road bakery
It's the end of an era of deliciousness in Auckland. Much-loved bakery - The Caker - has closed its flagship store on Karangahape Road. Founder Jordan Rondell started making her incredible iced… Audio
Lyon reviewed: The gastronomic capital of France doesn't disappoint
Opinion - Putting rugby aside for a few hours to sample the cuisine in the All Blacks' host city proves to be an experience to savour for Jamie Wall.
Midday Rural News for 6 September 2023
After blocking imports of our dairy products, Canada has been told it's been breaking international trading rules and needs to stop.
Monique Steele has the rural news. Audio
Pilot program using flies to make high-protein animal feed
A multinational company has partnered with the Ministry of Primary Industries and researchers from Massey University to pilot a program that uses flies to convert waste from breweries, orchards and… Audio
Kiwi ice cream company using rejected Kumara to make gelato
A kiwi ice cream company is using reject gold kumara that would otherwise be destined for landfill to make gelato. Island Gelato Co. says recent flooding has seen the price of kumara reach record… Video, Audio
New burger crowned best in the capital!
Wellington on a plate last night celebrated a new burger winner - this year's Burger Wellington 2023 award went to One80 Restaurant's Goan Chicken Ros Pao burger. Audio
Midday Rural News for 5 September 2023
The recruiting of rural general practice doctors from overseas has just received a financial boost. Doctors applying to work in rural primary-care practices can now access a relocation allowance.
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Indian inspired burger takes out top prize at Burger Wellington
An Indian street food-inspired burger has taken out first prize at the Burger Wellington awards.
There were more than 200 entries into the Festival this year.
Burger fans across the Capital tested… Audio
