Food Waste

Claire Concannon heads to the Tairāwhiti Environment Centre to learn about their mahi, and about their neighbours – Gizzy Kai Rescue.  

This centre is one of 22 across New Zealand that falls under… Audio

Avocado seed powder to make snacks, fish waste skin for wound healing, and bioactive compounds made from brewer’s spent grain – Claire Concannon visits a food lab at AUT turning food waste into… Audio

Why are Kiwi households throwing away 130,000 tonnes of food each year ? Supermarkets rotate stock - why can't we? Kaitlin Dawson of NZ Food Waste Champions reveals the contents of her fridge and… Audio

Kathryn speaks to Alex Elliott-Howery, one half of the Cornersmith cafe and cooking school in Sydney, which she runs with her longtime friend Jaimee Edwards. The Food Saver's A-Z: The essential… Audio

Wallace and panellists Dr Ella Henry and Mark Knoff-Thomas hear from economist Tony Alexander about why the New Zealand housing market has gone from the fear of missing out to the fear of paying… Audio

Food waste advocates are welcoming plans to kick food scraps to the kerb and save them from landfill.

The government wants roll out kerbside collection of food waste for most urban households by… Audio

From humble beginnings operating out of the boot of a car to a nationwide network diverting food from landfill and delivering it to people in need. KiwiHarvest. Founder Deborah Manning talks… Audio

It's no secret that we have an issue with food waste in Aotearoa. 15,000 tonnes of bread, 12,000 tonnes of leftovers and 5,000 tonnes of potatoes go in the bin every year. Otago University's Food… Audio

Every year, an enormous 160,000 tonnes of food waste is sent to New Zealand landfills. The hospitality sector contributes a lot to this and food industry players now have the opportunity to have their… Video, Audio

A young New Zealand woman is making her mark in the world by fighting the good fight against food waste. Francesca Goodman-Smith talks to Jesse about her work which has landed her a job in Australia.

26 year old Francesca Goodman-Smith is on a mission to tackle New Zealand's food waste problem. Working for Foodstuffs, one of the country's biggest supermarket chains, she's designed an award-winning… Audio

We waste $1.16 billion worth of food every year. Nearly 160,000 tonnes.

With more and more people needing help putting meals on tables in the wake of the coronavirus, Two Cents' Worth looks at… Audio

New research out says global food estimates have been grossly underestimated, with countries like New Zealand binning about one third of their food every year. Audio

Every year 50,000 tonnes of food is chucked out by cafes, restaurant, and supermarkets. Most of this food is still good to eat. A new app, Foodprint, has been created to rescue that food and save… Audio

Australian corporate events executive, turned food waste campaigner, Ronni Kahn, talks about her fight against the global food waste problem, her charity OZHarvest, and the Food Fighter documentary… Video, Audio

The UK government may soon force restaurants to offer takeaway leftovers to reduce food waste. Audio

Whether you're decorating them, eating them, rolling them or all three, there's no denying that hen's eggs are a huge part of the Easter season. In New Zealand eggs are now officially safe to eat up… Audio

Worm farms, smaller portions, rescuing food and educating marae are some of the methods being used to prevent food waste a select committee has been told.  Audio