Food
It's a lunch box staple - but should it be?
It'll come as no surprise that not all ham is created equal. It's a lunch box staple, for kids and adults alike, but is it actually good for us? And what cuts are better than others? To find out… Audio
How to limit processed meats for lunch
What's the difference between supermarket meats and what the butcher sells? How do I understand the ingredients?
"Magical little pocket" how cookbook club brings foodies closer
Making friends and home-cooked food - Ke-xin Li visits a cookbook club Audio
Rocket or arugula? How a salad vegetable mapped the Italian diaspora
The various words for this ubiquitous salad green are a linguistic fossil record revealing the history of Italian migration.
Wellington makes a bid for culinary capital!
Could Wellington become New Zealand's culinary capital? It certainly seems the Government hopes so, after Minister Louise Upston announced the latest funding from the 'major events and tourism"… Audio
Wellington food and beer events get cash injection
The Government's just announced 250-thousand dollars for Wellington's biggest food and beer festivals, aiming to draw more international visitors and cement the capital as a culinary hotspot. General… Audio
New hop off the trial block
Along the banks of the Wangapeka River in Tasman, a new hop variety is being commercially released after more than a decade of research and development. Audio
New hop variety in development in Tasman
Along the banks of the Wangapeka River in Tasman, a new hop variety named after the grower's love of beer and music, has been in development. Samantha Gee reports. Audio
Food businesses redistributing unsold food
New data shows some of New Zealand's biggest food businesses are cutting waste and emissions while feeding the community. Kai Commitment executive director Kaitlin Dawson spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
It's been a bad season for cherry exporters, Glenn Forsyth has the goss from the markets. Audio
Do meat eaters really live longer?
Nutritional therapist Nicola Shubrook is a registered nutritional therapist discusses recent research showing meat eaters are more likely to live to 100. Audio
Jane and Jimmy Barnes
Aussie rock icon Jimmy Barnes has certainly lived a full life but he hasn't been living his best life - until now. Audio
Kasey and Karena Bird in Singapore
This Waitangi Day, masterchef winners Karena and Kasey Bird have travelled all the way to Singapore. More specifically to Rise Restaurant at the magificent Marina Bay Sands, where they'll be treating… Audio
Hāngī for Waitangi gearing up
A Wellington marae is putting its hāngī made up of mostly koha kai underground on Friday, in preparation for the city's Waitangi Day celebrations tomorrow. Audio
What's on the menu at Waitangi?
It's all hands on deck as the team at the Treaty Grounds prepare to feed the masses on Waitangi Day.
Early starts for those preparing kai at Waitangi Treaty Grounds
It's been a big week in the lead up to Waitangi day at the Treaty Grounds, Shania Howard is the head of visitor experience there, she told us what's on the menu. Audio
What are the best fish and chip shop sides?
Are we crab-stick loyalists, is a spring roll non-negotiable - or is the deep-fried, sugar-dusted joy of a pineapple fritter the absolute essential?
Easy Eats: Making the most of barbecue season!
An economical cut of steak can be transformed into something very delicious after 4-24 hours in a crowd-pleasing marinade, before being cooked to smoky perfection on the barbecue. Kelly Gibney joins… Audio
Why has wine gone out of flavour for many of us?
Vineyards around the country are approaching harvest time, and while it is still too early to tell how the vintage will go, if it's anything like last year's, thousands of tons of grapes could be left… Audio
People are avoiding seed oils, but are they really that bad?
Are they really the dietary villains they're being made out to be?
