Food & Recipes

A Wellington café owner says its coffee prices will increase by up to 30 cents per cup before end of the month, as the wholesale price of coffee continues to rise. Audio

Coffee drinkers brace for price rise as beans hit record high

food

10 Feb 2025

Coffee drinkers beware, the price of your daily cup could shoot up to $10. Wellington-based Flight Coffee director Richard Corney spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio

Midday Rural News for 10 February 2025

food farming

10 Feb 2025

Midday Rural News for 10 February 2025 Audio

The robots that could replace fungicides

Country food

10 Feb 2025

Led by Bragato Research Institute in partnership with A Lighter Touch, the research project aims to see if UV-C light can be used to control powdery mildew in place of traditional fungicides.

Rowan Bishop on how a simple relish can transform a meal

food books

10 Feb 2025

Food writer Rowan Bishop on how a simple chutney or relish can transform a meal Audio

Bananas becoming popular to grow in Northland

food environment

10 Feb 2025

When you're buying bananas at the supermarket - you'll see they come from places like Ecuador or the Philippines, and you could be forgiven for thinking we can't grow them in New Zealand. First Up's… Audio

More Kiwis growers getting into the banana game

Country food

10 Feb 2025

Northland growers are taking on many varieties, more than the Cavendish kind we see in stores. Audio

Large schools paying more under new school lunch programme: Principal

food education

10 Feb 2025

A high school principal says large schools are being forced to pay extra under the new school lunch programme. Papatoetoe High School principal and Secondary Principals' Association head Vaughan… Audio

Morning Rural News for 10 February 2025

food farming

10 Feb 2025

News from the rural farming sector. Audio

Northland banana growers taking on many varieties

food rural

10 Feb 2025

Leonard Powell meets the Northland farmers growing multiple varieties of bananas. Audio

Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

food

10 Feb 2025

China's marketplace is increasingly becoming a hub for premium fruits from around the globe, including New Zealand kiwifruit. First Up's minister of Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth has all the details. Audio

Northland man's wetland destruction leads to court order

New Zealand food

9 Feb 2025

Northland's largest wetland has suffered significant damage to an area the size of 54 rugby fields after a landowner allowed livestock to enter, sprayed pesticides and illegally installed drains.

Is Barbequing a sport? Or even an art? Champion grillers Damon and Lu Holter

food sport

9 Feb 2025

Husband and wife duo Damon and Lu Holter from Wisconsin are champion grillers in the world of American BBQ and competitive 'foodsport'. They've competed at the world's largest culinary festival, the… Audio