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Sara Lee being sold after entering voluntary administration last year
The acquisition of Sara Lee's Australian and New Zealand businesses is set to save more than 200 jobs.
Rick Stein's simple suppers
In June 2022, renowned chef and restaurateur Rick Stein would have a meal of haddock that would set him on a path to simplifying his life and his work. We talk to Rick Stein about Simple Suppers, his… Audio
Whanau cooking for whanau, how Kura Kai feeds the community
What began as a request for freezer meals on social media back in 2020, has developed into Kura Kai - a regular fixture in 38 schools around the country. General manager Marie Paterson explains the… Audio
Demand for school lunch service soars
It's back to school this week for thousands of children and for some it will be a chance to get a proper meal.
The charity Kids Can says due to cost of living pressures, demand for its services has… Audio
Midday Rural News for 29 January 2024
With parliament sitting from tomorrow, farmers want to know what the Government's plan is for the roll-back of rules and regulations it campaigned on last year.
Sally Murphy has the rural news. Audio
Making cooking more affordable
Nadia Key and her Mum Elke are behind the social enterprise Husk and Honey and together they have compiled a cook book called Collectively Homegrown. It features recipes from a range of cultures… Audio
Morning Rural News for 29 January 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
Our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth with the lowdown on good produce buys this week. Audio
Tenuous Connections
It's Friday Night so it's time to put on a playlist of music with a loose theme based off an even looser starting point Tonight it's songs about vegetables in honour of Paul Newman the actor and… Audio
Egg farmer cracks the paddock-to-plate market
Scott Jimmieson sold cars to upskill for his paddock-to-plate free range egg business. It was tough-going but good training for understanding his customers. Country Life hops in the delivery van… Audio
The perfect storm for avocado growers
The current New Zealand Hass avocado season will be one growers will want to forget.
'If you had rats in your pantry, you'd be concerned' - union
Shoppers could be buying contaminated food from a Dunedin supermarket grappling with a rat problem, employees say.
Sam Parish's ice cube pesto pasta
Chef and author Sam Parish is back with us after having her second baby in September last year. This week she's sharing a great recipe for a pesto you can make and store in the freezer, all ready to… Audio
Midday Rural News for 26 January 2024
The current avocado season will be one to forget with record low volumes of avocados exported, down by more than a million trays so far, with many orchards still recovering after three seasons of… Audio
Tips for the home brewer
Brewing your own beer used to be a hobby fraught with undrinkable results, but these days homebrew can cut it with the professional stuff, says a brewery founder.
Morning Rural News for 26 January 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Apples to return to supermarket shelves
Apple lovers everywhere, relax.
After a long wait, growers are now starting to pick the fruit, and it'll be appearing in supermarkets soon.
Popular varieties of apples have been largely absent from… Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
First Up's Minister of Fruit and Veges has the latest news from the world of fresh produce Audio
Diplomatic intervention after American suggests putting salt in tea
The US Embassy in London has intervened over a controversial tea recipe by an American academic. Audio
Fight over origin of butter chicken steps up
The great butter chicken debate has stepped up another notch - this time with legal action between two Indian restaurant chains.
The family behind a famed Delhi restaurant brand, Moti Mahal, claims… Audio
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