Food
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
Glenn Forsyth has the first market update for July and reveals his Fruit of the Week Audio
Easy Eats: Delicious soup for chilly days
Wednesday means it's time for Easy Eats and this week Kelly Gibney shares her recipe for chicken and risoni soup with turmeric, lemon and rosemary. Click here for the recipe. Audio
Watercare on seven-year battle with oyster farmers
Oyster farmers north of Auckland have not been able to harvest this year because of pollution in the Mahurangi Harbour from a wastewater overflow in nearby Warkworth. Watercare chief executive Jamie… Audio
Jaffas to be discontinued
The New Zealand manufacturer of Jaffas, RJ's, has confirmed falling sales has meant it cannot keep making them. Massey University marketing professor Bodo Lang spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Oyster farmers' seven-year battle with Watercare
A group of oyster farmers north of Auckland have been in a seven-year battle with Watercare to stop sewage overflowing into the Mahurangi Harbour. Victor Waters reports. Audio
Have school lunches been fixed?
The school lunch programme has been a "success by any measure" in term two, according to David Seymour. Lillian Hanly reports. Audio
The Panel with Steve McCabe and Wendyl Nissen Part 2
This half hour the panel talk about weight loss drug Wegovy which is now available in New Zealand and they hear about the chicken tree of Waianakarua and how it's in the running for tree of the year.
…Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 1 July 2025
In today's episode, more than a thousand people are expected at Opaea Marae as Te Pati Maori MP Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp is laid to rest, friends and family of the farmer who was killed while trying… Audio
Surprising pick for NZ's top cafe
If you're looking for the best café in New Zealand, you won't find it on Auckland's Karangahape Road nor Wellington's Cuba Street, or even in the heart of Christchurch.
Foodbanks struggling with winter demand
Foodbanks already struggling with demand are bracing for a winter surge and calling on the government for guaranteed permanent funding. Amy Williams has the story. Audio
Far North foodies win big at national hospitality awards
Far North foodies are celebrating a big win at the nation's top hospitality awards. Northland reporter Peter de Graaf checks out the mood, and the menu, in Kaitaia's Peekaboo Backyard Eatery. Audio
Revealed: How much supermarket prices have gone up since 2022
Over the last three years, Checkpoint has been tracking a weekly shop from the same suburb at a Woolworths and PAK'nSAVE supermarket. Audio
Hitting the pie trail
For the month of July, North Canterbury is celebrating all things flaky, steamy and meaty: The Made North Canterbury Pie Trail will direct pie-lovers to over 20 local artisans. Kelly Lynch, of… Audio
Supermarket prices up highest amount since 2023
Whether it's a block of butter or cheese, a kilo of mince, a dozen eggs or a cooked chook, food prices have gone up rapidly. The latest Stats NZ figures show in the past 12 months food prices have… Audio
Keeping the winter bugs away with kadha
Kadha is a hot spiced drink that has been an Indian mum staple for centuries, and with winter bugs doing the rounds, it's the perfect tonic to keep illness at bay. Perzen Patal shares the recipe and… Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
Minister of Fruit and Vege Glenn Forsyth pays tribute to an industry legend - Alan Wilcox who has died at the age of 101 Audio
Jobs at stake for meat workers
Meat plants across Aotearoa are struggling to match low volumes of livestock coming through with staffing levels.
