Food
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 11th July 2025
In today's episode, the Tasman District is under a red heavy rain warning, with 80-120 millimetres of rain expected to land in the already flood hit region; the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the… Audio
More NZers dining alone: Restaurant Association
New Zealanders are getting an appetite for dining alone, the Restaurant Association says. Chief executive Marisa Bidois spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio
More people are learning to eat out on their own
Once an activity for the lonely or stood-up, dining solo is picking up in popularity in New Zealand.
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
Glenn Forsyth talks vegetables, fruit and unveils his Fruit of The Week... NZ Navel Oranges Audio
The lost pubs of London
A new book is commemorating the public houses that have shaped the great city, and which are no longer with us. A total of 204 pubs feature in the book, which have since been transformed into… Audio
Fast food ads harming children, should be banned - Lead researcher
Fast food ads on bus shelters are a recipe for harming our children and should be banned according to a junk food marketing expert. Researchers from Auckland and Waikato University reviewed 172 ads on… Audio
Balancing between land for food and land for housing
The government is proposing changes that would allow homes to be built on land categorised as suitable for farming and horticulture.
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Easy Eats: Salt and Pepper Tofu
Tofu is heralded as an excellent protein option, but it can be intimidating to cook with, and in the wrong hands positively tasteless. Fortunately, Kelly Gibney's got a dish that is great for tofu… Audio
Why KFC went after a teen's business logo
Explainer: Why does a giant global corporation care so much about the logo being used by a young Christchurch entrepreneur?
More work needed to protect horticultural land, says industry
Despite research ranking New Zealand as one of the most self-sufficient countries, a spokesperson says there's an imbalance in protecting prime horticultural land. Audio
Fisheries NZ on calls to close orange roughy fishing on Chatham Rise
Orange roughy stocks on the Chatham Rise have fallen to alarming levels - forcing officials to look at changing catch limits and potentially closing the fishery. Fisheries New Zealand director for… Audio
Study reveals NZ self-sufficient in 5 of 7 food groups
New Zealand food producers are heralding a study showing the country succeeding where many others aren't. United Fresh Technical Advisory Group Chair Dr Hans Maurer spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Audio
'I was one of the last anonymous critics in the world'
A birthday dinner at Melbourne's fanciest restaurant at age nine was all it took for award-winning restaurant critic Besha Rodell to get hooked on fine dining.
Dishing the dirt on restaurant life
One birthday dinner at Melbourne's fanciest restaurant at age nine was all it took for Besha Rodell to get hooked on fine dining. She turned that obsession into a career, becoming a James Beard Award… Audio
Award winning smoked mussels from the Far North
The tiny settlement of Houhora - 41 kilometres north of Kaitaia - is the home of award winning smoked mussel producer The Kutai Guy. Audio
ECE centres feeding thousands through free lunch programme
Early childhood centres in the government's free lunch programme say it is feeding thousands of children who live in poverty. RNZ's education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio
