Food
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 27 February 2025
In today's episode, Parliamentary terms could be extended from three years to four; some schools are choosing to make their own lunches rather than use the government's programme; breaking news in… Audio
The case for ethical whitebait
This seafood delicacy is traditionally enjoyed as a fritter between two slices of white bread, but can also come with a dollop of guilt. Audio
Levin school makes its own lunches
A school making their own kai for students say David Seymour's lunch programme was set up to fail. Carol Shore is the business manager at Waiopehu College, which makes its own lunches for its 500… Audio
'How many days in a row can you eat this?' - Schools slash lunch orders
"For the last eight days in a row we've had food that has been produced by Pita Pit," one principal at a school cutting back says.
Beer more popular than wine and spirits in 2024
We drank more beer last year but eased back on wine and spirit-based drinks. Those were the findings in Stats NZ data about alcohol consumption in 2024, with beer having bounced back from a lean year… Audio
Schools cut hundreds of lunches from orders to curb waste
Two big Auckland schools have cut hundreds of lunches from their daily order with the government's new supplier, the School Lunch Collective, because students are not eating them. One principal says… Audio
School lunch at Kelston Boys High School
Mahvash Ikram joined Kelston Boys students for lunch as provider Compass attempted to fix issues with its service Audio
Dairy without the cow? Auckland food-tech startup explains how
It is NZ's most profitable export industry, but also one of our biggest carbon emitters - so what if the cow, and methane, could be taken out of the production process altogether? Audio
Easy Eats Recipe: Spiced lamb mince with hummus and flatbreads
Recipe by Kelly Gibney
From Afternoons on Wednesday 26 February 2025
Easy Eats: Spiced lamb mince with hummus and flatbreads
Kelly Gibney brings a meal full of crowd-pleasing flavours that's perfect for weeknights. Audio
Nights at the Museum: Cyril Callister Museum
The name Cyril Callister may be unfamiliar, but the Australian scientist's work is not: Cyril invented Vegemite back in 1923. Audio
11 days of butter chicken: More problems with school lunches
After weeks of late, unsuitable or unsavoury lunches, two schools had sa first opportunity to speak to an actual person from the provider. Audio
Principals put concerns to group behind school lunch programme
After weeks of late, unsuitable or unsavory school lunches, two west Auckland schools today had their first opportunity to put their concerns to a real-life person from the group behind the revamped… Audio
Nutritionist speaks on govt school lunches programme
A Ministry of Education Nutritionist has raised a litany of issues with the healthy school lunch programme, including massive wastage, the concerning quality of meals and the safety of supposedly… Audio
