Distillery
Gin distillery fizzes with plans for home-grown juniper
11 Aug 2023
Kapiti distillers harvest kawakawa from their historic Wairarapa farm to make award-winning gin. They're also trialling growing juniper berries and planting more natives. Novel pest traps, a bottle… Audio
A rum tale
20 Nov 2021
Her parents were among New Zealand's first macadamia nut growers but Janet Charteris has taken over the original orchard shed near Oakura in Taranaki and installed a big and shiny copper still. Janet… Video, Audio
The Tale of the little distillery in Puhoi
9 Mar 2021
If you think of Puhoi, you're more likely to think of feta cheese than vodka, but we're chatting to a family with a unique set of skills running a distillery in Puhoi, just north of Auckland. Audio