Vegan
Recipe: Vegan Miso Hot Cross Buns
Chef and author Sam Parish has partnered with StoryBites to create Miso Hot Cross Buns. Watch Sam's demonstration below on how to make these delicious Easter treats, which are dairy-free and deliver a… Video, Audio
Cauliflower ice-cream anyone?
When a vegan and a food technologist met at an ideas competition two years ago a new vegan ice cream company was born. The sustainable food start up Kinda is planning to launch its cauliflower based… Audio
Southern sushi on the menu at Invercargill's first vegan food truck
Southern sushi is rolling out of the oven at Invercargill's first all-vegan food truck. Born-and-bred Southlander Chayse Leith – who runs Herbie Fully Vegan with his partner Jessinta – says he's glad… Audio
Brothers quit corporate life to start vegan food truck
Brothers Tim and Luke Burrows quit the corporate world to start a vegan food truck, and a business called Wise Boys. Audio
Stuart Nash details funding for plant-based 'meat' producer
The government is looking to grow the plant-based meat market investing more than $1 million in a sustainable food company.
The loan is from the $200 million Regional Strategic Partnership Fund which… Video, Audio
Keeping it simple with Sophie Steevens
It was widely reported a while back that a third of New Zealanders were/are reducing their meat consumption, becoming more flexitarian. Correct statistics about the number of actual vegetarians and… Audio
Vegan Society encourage Kiwis to try 'FebNoDairy'
The Vegan Society wants us to go "cold turkey" on dairy for a month and they're calling it 'FebNoDairy'. Spokesperson for the Vegan Society Aotearoa New Zealand Claire Insley chats with Bryan to… Audio
How to manage pain better through diet
Rowena Field is a PhD student in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney whose just-completed thesis investigated the effects of a low-carb ketogenic diet on chronic pain. Audio
'Because we eat animals, we underestimate their mental abilities'
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
Could consuming more mushrooms reduce cancer risk?
A meta-analysis of 17 observational studies has found that higher mushroom consumption is associated with a lower risk of cancer. Along with being rich in fibre, vitamins and minerals, mushrooms are a… Audio
Calling Home: Tom Elliot in Luxembourg City
Luxembourg wasn't the end point environmental scientist Tom Elliott had in mind when he launched a plan to sail and cycle from NZ to Europe in 2015, but he has enjoyed an immensely productive time… Audio
The 'singing vegan': animal welfare activist Sandra Kyle
Each week retired polytechnic lecturer Sandra Kyle visits two local meatworks to conduct (usually solitary) vigils for animals on their way to slaughter. A committed vegan and local representative of… Audio
Two Raw Sisters: plant-based eating without the pressure
Christchurch-based Margo and Rosa Flanagan, better known as Two Raw Sisters, build their delicious recipes starting with vegetables, unprocessed and whole food pantry staples. The meat, dairy, fish or… Audio
Raw Strawberry Cheesecake
Recipe by Alexandra Tylee
From Nine To Noon on Thursday 8 October 2020
Many varieties of vegan cheese
Sarah Page is the founder of Diva Plant Cheese, her handmade products include cheddar and camembert. Audio, Gallery
Sunday Cantina cooking classes
Fi Greig specialises in raw, vegan and vegetarian dishes at her Sunday Cantina cafes on the Kapiti Coast. She'll show you how to make winter warming broths, breads, risottos and pimped-up salads at… Audio
Van life: Going vegan
Jackie Norman and Gareth Scurr share vegan recipes for busy people - all developed in their camper van kitchen. Audio
Musician Frank Turner on the stories of 'No Man's Land'
English folk-punk singer Frank Turner's about to come back to New Zealand next month, and he's just put out his eighth studio album, No Man's Land, which is entirely made up of the stories of… Audio
From dairy farming to hemp cultivation
Reefton dairy farmers Aaron Silcock and Sarah Gibson think the future lies in hemp. Aaron is a fourth-generation dairy farmer at Larry's Creek but says he'd like to eventually put his herd into… Audio, Gallery