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Champion brewery 8 Wired up for sale
Owner and head brewer, Søren Eriksen, said the decision to put the brewery up for sale was not an easy one.
10 great bakes for Easter weekend
Got a long wet weekend stretching out before you? There's no better time to get your bake on with these treats from RNZ's recipe collection.
Mike Jeffries: NZ's award-winning barbecue king
When former truck driver Mike Jeffries started a mobile barbecue business 14 years ago, he was one of the "originals". Now, as well as running branches of The Big Smoke Barbecue Co in Tauranga and… Audio, Gallery
Midday Rural News for 28 March 2024
An over-reliance on supplying logs for China's once booming construction sector is biting, as demand dries up - pulling prices down as forestry exports are forecast to drop 9 percent.
Sally Murphy… Audio
How climate change could impact your favourite foods
Hold on to your flat whites and your Easter eggs - climate change could be coming for your favourite foods.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, worldwide yields of coffee and… Audio
Morning Rural News for 28 March 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Iconic cereal brands set to go
With news that Sanitarium is looking to discontinue some of its iconic cereals, RNZ Nights enlists the help of Anna from ‘Just A Mum's Kitchen' for some for some DIY cereal recipes. Audio
Sanitarium proposes cutting 49 jobs, will axe some breakfast cereals
Muesli, granola, flake, clusters, and puff cereal will stop being made by the company.
Sesame-Crusted Salmon Burgers
Recipe by Sam Parish
From Afternoons on Wednesday 27 March 2024
Easy Eats: Sam Parish's sesame crusted salmon burgers
Each week chef, author and mum of two young children Samantha Parish is with Jesse for midweek meal inspiration. This week she's got a recipe that would also be a Friday fake away meal, sesame crusted… Audio
The last flour mill in the southern hemisphere in Foxton
If you've driven SH1 in the North Island it's likely you've seen it - Foxton's iconic windmill. It's also the only one in the Southern Hemisphere milling flour. Audio
Midday Rural News for 27 March 2024
Farmers spending less is having flow-on effects in the regions, and it's been especially tough in Southland where some businesses have had to close down due to the economic downturn.
Sally Murphy has… Audio
25 years of Tuesday dinners celebrating food, friendships
People have met lifelong friends and even spouses at the Wellington dinners, which marked their 25th anniversary this week. Audio
Shoppers still waiting to see savings on fruit and vegetables
Supermarket shoppers say they're holding out for savings on fruit and vegetables, after the announcement that prices have fallen.
Woolworths New Zealand says better growing conditions are to thank… Audio
Morning Rural News for 27 March 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
NZ importing battery eggs, despite local ban
Much of the country's imported animal products come from countries with lower welfare standards, report shows.
Fruit and vegetables drop in price
Supermarket shoppers are seeing a noticeable drop in the price of fruit and vegetables.
Woolworths says the price of some autumn vegetables has fallen as much as 40 percent, and the trend is expected… Audio
Midday Rural News for 26 March 2024
As part of the European Union Free Trade Deal, some cheese names like feta and gorgonzola will be protected so can't be used by New Zealand producers.
Sally Murphy has the rural news. Audio
Morning Rural News for 26 March 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
High demand for NZ goat cheese
Markets for goat and sheep milk have been turbulent, both domestically and overseas.
Simon Lamb from Cranky Goat cheese in Marlborough joins Emile Donovan. Audio
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