Milk
From grass to glass: Milk bottles making a comeback
Glass milk bottles were replaced by cartons in 1989, and milk deliveries stopped in the mid 90s. Nowadays milk is mostly sold in plastic bottles but some farmers have gone back to the future including… Audio
Lait of the Land
Canterbury dairy farmers Wendy and Lance Main are former 'townies'. After working their way up the share-milking ladder, the couple now produce premium milk on their own 250 hectares near Oxford. Audio
The Not-Lonely Goatherd
Tapawera dairy goat farmer Tracy Hay has given each of her hundred or so kids a name. The self-confessed 'goatie' has hand-raised Tinkerbell, Treasure, Tambourine and Truffle et al so that they are… Audio, Gallery
Ewe & Me
Julie Brownlee's Neudorf Valley sheep milking operation supplies milk to Thorvald, a company that produces sheep's milk cheese and yoghurt in a factory right next to Julie's milking shed. Audio
New PNG dairy farm aims to cut country's imports
A dairy farm and processing centre established just outside Port Moresby is aiming to capture a third of the Papua New Guinea dairy market. Audio
Using light to reveal hidden molecular information
Michél Nieuwoudt uses light to uncover hidden information in different kinds of material, from milk to works of art. Audio
What do we do? Agriculture in the age of synthetic food
If technologies like meat grown from stem cells and milk grown in vats take off, how will the New Zealand agricultural sector respond? Audio
Keeping it Natural
With a passion for healthy living and a belief that conventional farming was affecting people's health, Southland farmers Lois and Robin Greer stopped using chemicals on their Tuturau dairy farm 15… Audio
Is anyone worth what Fonterra's CEO is paid?
Geoff Plimmer of Victoria University doesn't think Fonterra CEO Theo Spierings' huge salary increase stacks up. Audio
No evidence found to support Fonterra's light-proof bottles
Consumer New Zealand is calling on dairy-giant Fonterra to apologise to consumers for potentially misleading them over the nutritional benefits of Anchor's light-proof milk bottles. Video, Audio
Fonterra lifts forecast milk price for farmers
The dairy giant has lifted its expected payout by 25 cents to $6.75/kg milk solids due to growing global demand.
Getting milk out of an almond
A raft of new dairy substitutes are turning up on supermarket shelves, but in part four of Healthy or Hoax we ask: can they really be called milk? Audio
Hawke's Bay dairy farm steps up after milk recall
A small Hawke's Bay milk producer has stepped up to supply milk to the local market after Anchor pulled its milk off shelves because of a funny taste.
The Butcher Shop: Dairy
A driver of the economy or a killer of our waterways? A trusted source of baby formula in China, or just a product to be redefined by a series of TV commercials? We take a look at what dairy means to… Audio
Māori trusts to build unique geothermal milk plant
A group of Māori trusts is spearheading a first-of-its-kind milk processing plant in Kawerau, which will create 30 jobs.
Dairy value drop in 'challenging' year revealed
The dairy industry's value to the economy has nearly halved since milk prices boomed in the 2013/14 season, new figures show.
Expired NZ milk powder repackaged for sale in China
Fonterra is working to trace how almost three hundred tonnes of expired milk powder that was repackaged and sold illegally in China. Police in China arrested 19 people over the weekend in relation to… Audio
Fonterra's premium status makes it vulnerable, says expert
Fonterra is reviewing its rules for milk powder resellers in China, after 19 people were arrested for on-selling milk powder that should have been thrown out. David Mahon, the chief executive at Mahon… Audio
Govt ponies up $12m for sheep milk
Growing demand for sheep milk products has prompted the government to invest $12 million into a new partnership with a Taupō-based company.
'Milk on a disc'
Shining a light on milk to reveal its secrets will allow 'point of cow diagnostics' about the quality of milk and the health of individual dairy cows. Audio