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Rescued Kitchen turns surplus bread into crumbs and tonnes of tomatoes into sauces.
Soil to salads: Scientists issue warning over microplastics
A new study has stressed that agricultural soils now hold around 23 times more microplastics than oceans or waterways.
Campaigners ask Auditor-General to look into food waste from school lunches programme
Anti-food-waste campaigners have asked the Auditor-General to look into wastage in the school lunch programme as part of his inquiry into the scheme. New Zealand Food Waste Champions executive… Audio
Schools serve up their own lunches: 'We all want to keep the programme going'
Despite slashed funding from the government's free school lunch scheme they are determined to stick with it. Audio
Schools making own lunches without govt funding
Schools that make their own lunches for students, despite reduced funding from the government scheme, are using more lentils and less yoghurt to make ends meet. Education correspondent John Gerritsen… Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
June is well underway, Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth talks 5+ A Day Audio
From five-star to feeding youth in need
Palmerston North chef Ashlee Savea swapped gourmet plates for purpose, feeding teens at a youth facility with just $20 a day.
Calling Home: Jake Harvey
Jake owns Heaps Pies and joins Jim to talk about his life in Atlanta and the popularity of his pies. Audio
Queenstown's Amisfield ranked among world top 100 restaurants
Queenstown's Amisfield Restaurant is the first ever from New Zealand to make it onto a prestigious "World's Best Restaurants" list. Audio
Ben Bayly: What is New Zealand food?
Chef, TV presenter and proud champion of Kiwi kai, Ben Bayly is back on our screens tonight with the fourth season of A New Zealand Food Story. The series has taken him all around the motu on a… Audio
Food with Sean Connolly
Sean shares the recipe for his Wedge Salad with Buttermilk Dressing Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
Minister of Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth has his Fruit of the Week (Australian navel oranges), and talks early winter veggies and fruit. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 5 June 2025
In today's episode, questions are being raised about why the Prime Minister's office did not know that a senior press secretary was investigated by police last year, it's a worrying time for residents… Audio
Grocery Commissioner on review into Grocery Supply Code
The Grocery Commissioner says major supermarkets and large suppliers use their power to set unfair terms, hurting small suppliers and new competitors. Pierre van Heerden spoke to Corin Dann. Audio