Food
Discovering the superpower of cranberries - on the West Coast
Owners and operators of the country's only commercial cranberry farm, artist Kate Buckley and farmer Kevin MacGregor share how a native North American berry came to be thriving on New Zealand's west… Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
Minister of Fruit and Veggies joins First Up for his only appearance this Matariki week Audio
Good Bitches Baking: New cookbook pays homage to family
Good Bitches are still baking across the country and the collective has just released its third cookbook Familiar Foods. But it's not the classics you may be imagining but rather family recipes; some… Audio
Are Vegetarians more power hungry than meat eaters?
A study has shown the perception of a peace-loving vegetarian may be due for revision. Professor John Nezlek explains the difference in values between those who eat meat and those who do not. Audio
Can you pick a wine based on the animal on the label?
Picking a bottle of wine can be fraught, but could the winemaker's choice of animal imagery tell us anything about the wine's quality or value, or both?
Do we need more fat in our diets?
On discovering indigenous groups world-wide have traditionally derived 30-80 percent of their calories from saturated fat, Kay Baxter found it impossible not to question her existing assumptions. Audio
Seaweed salad and no 'woke sushi': How Japan does school lunches
While Kiwis debate the government's free school lunches, Japan's embassy has demonstrated what goes into the country's 136-year-old lunch programme.
This Weekend: New Zealand Latte Art Championships
Event organiser, and New Zealand's first barista champion, Emma Barkland Webster joins Mark Leishman. Audio
Japanese school lunches example for Kiwi counterparts
The free school lunch programme has gotten major backlash over the cut-price lunches provided by the School Lunch Collective. But in other countries, similar programmes have thrived. Japan has been… Audio
Food with Alice Taylor
Alice Taylor is a trained pastry chef & former Masterchef contestant. She shares her Nana's recipe for Fijian Chicken Curry. Audio
Daniel Rankin A.K.A Man Can Cook
Daniel Rankin runs one of New Zealand's most successful baking Instagram pages - Man Can Cook. He takes an Only Fans approach...Mixing recipes with shirtess photos, pouring stuff over his abs, and… Audio
Hunters feeding hungry Cantabrians with tonnes of venison meat
Hunters around North Canterbury have their eyes on the target to help feed around 8000 residents in need each month with donated venison meat.
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth joins us for his trademark Fruit of the Week - NZ green kiwifruit
YAM CAKE
For one cake tin
4 eggs
240g butter
¾ cups brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
… Audio
The company doing things with food nobody else wants
Rescued Kitchen turns surplus bread into crumbs and tonnes of tomatoes into sauces.
