Food
How a restaurant on the brink of closure managed to turn things around
The recession has hit many businesses hard, particularly in the hospitality industry. For a time, it seemed like there was a restaurant closing every week. But there is hope. Jack Crosti has worked… Audio
Fonterra announces plans to slash fossil gas use by 38%
The country's rapidly depleting gas fields have sped up its electrification plans.
Traffic management called as queues for chicken store cause chaos
Lower Hutt's new Popeyes shop is proving to be so popular waiting customers are spilling onto the road.
Popeyes Chicken in Lower Hutt proves popular
Lower Hutt's Popeyes chicken is proving to be so popular, it has had to bring in traffic management to stop long queues from its drive-through and carpark spilling onto the road. Ashleigh McCaull went… Audio
Fonterra caught up in dairy product panic
A social media backlash is underway in the United Kingdom with well-known milk brands being poured down drains and people vowing never to buy them again. Audio
Shower Thoughts: How do chocolate flavours get invented?
New Product Development Manager at Whittaker's Megan Sinclair joins Emile Donovan to indulge his questions about chocolate flavour creation. Audio
The best Chinese vegetarian dishes, recommended by chefs
A lot of Chinese cooking features meat - but you shouldn't overlook delicious meals like tomato egg and vegetarian dumplings, chefs say.
Expert Feature: James Le Page on barbeques
It's a staple of any good Kiwi summer, but there's lots to talk about when it comes to BBQs. Between the BBQ itself and all the accessories you need it can be an expensive hobby, plus there's lots to… Audio
The secret art of fermentation
Have you ever wondered how food was preserved before there were preservatives? Audio
Fonterra reassures customers it isn't using Bovaer
Fonterra has taken to social media to reassure customers it is not using a feed additive designed to lower the climate impact of cows. Climate Change Correspondent Eloise Gibson reports. Audio
Summerfruit with Simon Webb
Susana is joined by fourth-generation Central Otago grower Simon Webb to hear how the season has unfolded. Audio
Peter Gordon shares special family recipes
Peter Gordon joins Summer Weekends for the final time this month and has some family recipes to share - including his Mum's pavlova and Dad's soufflé omelette. Audio
Peter Gordon: family recipes
Recipe by Peter Gordon
From Summer Weekends on Saturday 25 January 2025
Is there any truth to the 'five-second rule'?
What doctors say about eating food after you've dropped it.
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 24 January 2025
On today's episode, the group advising the government on overhauling the science sector is pleased most of its recommendations are being implemented, the government is setting up a new foreign… Audio
NZ's fruit bowl still shrinking, two years after cyclone
"Nobody who's been significantly affected will survive in their current form," local growers say. Audio
