Fruit
Migrant workers allowed in to New Zealand for horticultural work
The Government has announced that about 2400 more migrant workers will be allowed into New Zealand for seasonal horticultural work. Audio
Supie: Kiwi startup wants to streamline supermarket shopping
Supie is a new online marketplace hooking people up directly with those who grow, bake, farm and catch our food. Video, Audio
Growers urge govt to open Pacific for workers to help NZ sector
Fruit, meat works and food processing industries are calling on the government to open pacific borders to tackle what they're calling their worst ever labour crisis.
At a media conference in Napier… Video, Audio
Okiwi Passion - Great Barrier Island's food bowl
It is shaping up to be a busy summer for Caity and Gerald Endt run the Okiwi Passion gardening operation.They grow a huge range of fruit and vegetables enjoyed by locals all year round and snapped up… Audio, Gallery
Is there any science behind the Sirtfood Diet fad?
Following recent photos of the dramatic weight-loss transformation by pop star Adele the Sirtfood Diet has become a hot topic. But what's the catch? Sarah Hanrahan from the NZ Nutrition Foundation… Audio
Wendyl Nissen: Living Simply Through the Seasons
A Natural Year follows Wendyl Nissen's tranquil life in the Hokianga countryside over a twelve month period. She joins the show to discuss her new book and how the move to self-isolation in the… Audio
Calling Home: Jackie Miller in Liguria, Italy
Jackie Miller is from Auckland's North Shore originally. She was a self-described 'city girl' before heading to Italy on something of a whim five years ago. Now she runs bespoke tours in the Liguria… Audio
Off Like a Rockit
New Zealand's tiny Rockit apples are proving a real hit with both consumers and growers. They're returning more than any other apple variety and demand is sky-rocketing in Asia. Audio, Gallery
Off Like a Rockit
New Zealand's tiny Rockit apples are proving a real hit with both consumers and growers. They're returning more than any other apple variety and demand is sky-rocketing in Asia.
AudioMidday Rural News for 11 November 2019
The farmer-owned meat Co-op, Alliance Group has taken on 40 staff members of an Oamaru meat company which was forced to suspend exports to China. Audio
Rick Stein: 'I keep asking to do a New Zealand food series'
Rick Stein has been visiting these shores since the 1960s, when he celebrated his 21st by eating crayfish in Kaikoura, and he's still pleading with his TV bosses to do a New Zealand food series. Audio
Enemy #1 - brown marmorated stink bug
Italy is suffering from a brown marmorated stink bug invasion. Damian Christie heads there to find out what New Zealand learn from their experiences. Video, Audio
Enemy #1 - brown marmorated stink bug
Italy is suffering from a brown marmorated stink bug invasion. Damian Christie heads there to find out what New Zealand learn from their experiences.
Video, AudioOur Changing World for 24 October 2019
Italy is experiencing an invasion of brown marmorated stink bugs that is crippling the fruit industry. What can New Zealand learn from their experience? Audio
Choosing the Right Genes
Dr David Chagne and his team from Plant and Food Research are working on ways to speed up improvements consumers and industry want to see in our plants and crops.. Audio
Choosing the Right Genes
Dr David Chagne and his team from Plant and Food Research are working on ways to speed up improvements consumers and industry want to see in our plants and crops..
AudioHow to store fruit and vegetables for minimum waste
Food wastage in New Zealand is difficult to quantify or break down into fresh produce wastage, but a study by love food hate waste suggests only 5% of households have no avoidable food waste. Dr Jenny… Audio
Fruit rots and workers suffer amid Hawke's Bay labour shortage
An official labour shortage has been extended in the Hawke's Bay region to allow tourists to apply for visa variations -- but orchardists say it's too little too late, and they're calling on the… Audio
Growing on
Graham Jensen has been growing fruit just north of Auckland for 42 years. He used to be one of hundreds of orchardists in the Auckland area - now only four remain. Audio
Growing on
Graham Jensen has been growing fruit just north of Auckland for 42 years. He used to be one of hundreds of orchardists in the Auckland area - now only four remain.
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