Cheese

With New Zealand cheese month starting tomorrow what better time to go to one of the country's top cheesemakers.  Audio

Justin Gregory tries Daisy Lab's prototype precision-fermented products, which aim to have the texture and mouthfeel of dairy product, but are made without input from a cow. Audio

The joy of being declared Aotearoa's big cheese has melted a little into disappointment for an award-winning company that's been forced to close its Auckland bar.

Oamaru's Whitestone Cheese has been… Video, Audio

The recently signed EU deal  deal includes the ability to restrict cheese names in the future. Charlotte talks to New Zealand Specialist Cheesemakers Association board member, Daniel Shields of… Audio

NZ is currently negotiating a free trade agreement with the EU, and our cheese makers are worried they're about to be caught in the crossfire. The New Zealand Specialist Cheesemakers Association's… Audio

US researchers have suggested that some artificial sweeteners could affect the way the body metabolises particular drugs, including antibiotics, antidepressants and antivirals. Dr Ali Hill from the… Audio

Wallace Chapman and panellists David Cormack and Sally Wenley discuss the link between alcohol and cancer, homophobia in sport and Boris Johnson's claim people will be distracted by cheese if they… Audio

Jennifer and David Rodrigue have a small herd of bell-wearing goats at their Waipu farm. The goats browse on trees, shrubs and grass and produce milk that's transformed into award winning cheese. Video, Audio

One of the big winners in this week's NZ Cheese Awards was the Hōhepa Hawke's Bay cheesery. But Hōhepa is a cheese producer unlike any other.  Their products are crafted by artisan cheesemakers… Video, Audio

Watching Kiwi chefs get creative with their award-winning fresh cheeses is one of the perks of the job for Flavia Spena and Flavio Donati from ViaVio. Originally from Rome, the couple now produces a… Audio

A new study out of Sweden says decades of official dairy wisdom is incorrect, suggesting dairy fats can actually protect us against heart attack and stroke. Dr Ali Hill runs the rule over some of the… Audio

Jennifer Rodrigue and her husband David own a boutique cheese making operation, Belle Chèvre Creamery based in Waipu. What started out as a hobby has ended up in a Northland goat farm producing some… Audio

The Fearless Kitchen's Vanessa Baxter joins the show to share some top tips and offer up a traditional bread and butter pudding recipe. Audio

No generation has loved animals more than us. However, no generation has kept more animals in factory farms, or pushed more of them towards extinction, writes Henry Mance in his new book, How to Love… Audio

Our panellists look at the new Princess Diana memorial statue, why the war on drugs never mentions cigarettes, the Oranga Tamarik investigation, and whether New Zealand can really afford to keep its… Audio

Juliet Harbutt, often described as the 'Master of Cheese' is holding a master class in Auckland on Friday night.  Audio

Despite the hassles and frustrations that Covid-19 has brought with it, Cantabrian Sarah Argyle has thoroughly enjoyed her experience of living abroad in the Netherlands with fiance JJ for the past… Audio

It's the festive season and people are looking forward to indulging, so that means lots of wine and cheese. And It turns out that this might not be all bad, with research showing that consumption of… Audio

It is thought humans started consuming dairy products around 4500 years ago, during the Neolithic period when we started living alongside animals - however, we didn't always have the stomach for it. 

James Griffiths works as an independent sustainability advisor in Geneva and is more than happy with his lot, despite the high cost of living and the fact he still misses his fellow countrymen and… Audio