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How to start a vegetable garden from scratch
The summer harvest might be in full swing but now is a great time to plan a vegetable garden that will return a dividend for years to come. Audio
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David Robson: Is alcohol a placebo?
2 Feb 2025Many people looking to cut down or stop drinking worry about losing the social buzz, but new research from the University of Washington in Seattle might help to… Audio
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Did the weird diet fads have it right?
2 Feb 2025Who remembers the grapefruit diet or the cottage cheese diet? Audio
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Man takes hotel to court over Coke dispute
1 Feb 2025Coke No Sugar, or Coke Zero? A bartender told a customer they were virtually the same thing.
Midday Rural News for 3 February 2024
Midday Rural News for 3 February 2024. Audio
Sugary drinks could be off the menu at Palmerston North venues
Sugary drinks could be off the menu at a series of Palmerston North sports venues if the council has its way. Speedway promoter Bruce Robertson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Morning Rural News for 3 February 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
The Minister Glenn Forsyth updates us on the state of the produce market and the best buys for this week. Audio
How to start a vegetable garden from scratch
The summer harvest might be in full swing but now is a great time to plan a vegetable garden that will return a dividend for years to come. Audio
David Robson: Is alcohol a placebo?
Many people looking to cut down or stop drinking worry about losing the social buzz, but new research from the University of Washington in Seattle might help to allay these worries. Audio
Did the weird diet fads have it right?
Who remembers the grapefruit diet or the cottage cheese diet? Audio
Man takes hotel to court over Coke dispute
Coke No Sugar, or Coke Zero? A bartender told a customer they were virtually the same thing.
Growing a veggie garden from scratch: Kath Irvine
If you want to have fruitful, relatively fuss-free crops, there are a few steps to take to set you up for the rest of the year. Resident permaculture expert Kath Irvine shares some tips and tricks for… Audio
This Weekend: Degustation BBQ competition in Christchurch
We're touching down in Christchurch where this Sunday, Alan Wenmoth from BBQs Direct is cooking up a barbecue degustation competition, with 25 competitors firing up their grills. Audio
Beer accounts for almost 1% of New Zealand's GDP - report
The industry also generated $1.7b of tax revenue for the government each year, the report found.
Midday Rural News for 31 January 2025
Midday Rural News for 31 January 2025 Audio
New food, music festival to showcase farming and soil in North Canterbury
The inaugural Underground Festival will be held at Greystone Wine's regenerative organic vineyard in mid-February.
Former school lunch provider critical of new programme
A former school lunch provider says the government's new programme is set up for failure. Trust House chief executive John Prendergast spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Morning Rural News for 31 January 2025
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
The Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth reveals the Fruit of the week (NZ Cherries) Audio
Midday Rural News for 30 January 2025
Midday Rural News for 30 January 2025 Audio
Coffee drinkers may soon be paying more for daily fix
Coffee drinkers could soon be paying more for their favourite brew. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Morning Rural News for 30 January 2025
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Easy Eats Recipe: Vietnamese-inspired chicken noodle salad
Recipe by Kelly Gibney
From Afternoons on Wednesday 29 January 2025
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