A new app's being launched to try reduce the 50,000 tonnes of food waste thrown out in New Zealand each year.
The Foodprint app allows consumers to purchase surplus food from Central Auckland eateries otherwise destined for the trash at a reduced cost.
Founder Michal Garvey told Francesca Rudkin it's about keeping good food out of the landfill.
"I've always been a big proponent in not wasting food. It's really damaging to the environment when we are wasting food because food rots in landfill and emits methane."
The app is currently based around Central Auckland, but Garvey hopes to expand. 
How Foodprint works is that the eateries that have signed up can put food that has not been sold during the day on the app, and consumers have until the store closes that day to purchase it for a discount. 
Garvey says that the eateries that have signed up have been great to work with. 
"Eateries want to make sure that the cabinets fill with food when they walk in, but they don't know if they will have a slow day, so to have a back-up is really great for them."
She calls it a 'practical, easy to use' solution to reduce food waste. Garvey says that a number of similar apps in Europe that appear to have worked well. 
 
 

We all know someone who is an unpleasant person. Self-centred, inconsiderate, spiteful or just down right rude.
It’s these less than desirable people that are the subject of acclaimed Canadian director John Walker's new film: A-holes: A theory.
Inspired by the New York Times bestselling book of the same name, the film takes a look at the current state of society and the potential breeding grounds for this unseemly culture. (feel free to change this!)
John joined The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin to discuss his new film.
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We all know someone who is an unpleasant person. Self-centred, inconsiderate, spiteful or just down right rude.
It’s these less than desirable people that are the subject of acclaimed Canadian director John Walker's new film: A-holes: A theory.
Inspired by the New York Times bestselling book of the same name, the film takes a look at the current state of society and the potential breeding grounds for this unseemly culture. (feel free to change this!)
John joined The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin to discuss his new film.
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Harry Potter mania has hit a little closer to home.
Theatre production Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series, but the first written specifically for the stage.
After unprecedented award winning success in the UK and the US the show has now opened in Melbourne at the Princess Theatre .
Two of the main cast members are New Zealanders Gareth Reeves, who plays Harry Potter and George Henare, who stars as Albus Dumbledore.
The actors are back in the country and join The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin to discuss what working on the critically acclaimed production has been like.
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Harry Potter mania has hit a little closer to home.
Theatre production Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series, but the first written specifically for the stage.
After unprecedented award winning success in the UK and the US the show has now opened in Melbourne at the Princess Theatre .
Two of the main cast members are New Zealanders Gareth Reeves, who plays Harry Potter and George Henare, who stars as Albus Dumbledore.
The actors are back in the country and join The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin to discuss what working on the critically acclaimed production has been like.
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Scientists are urging “Rapid action” as they estimate up to 90 percent of seabirds are at risk of extinction.
A comprehensive review, focused on northern New Zealand, has identified multiple threats, grouping those into six categories – Invasive species, fisheries, climate change, disease, pollution and direct human impacts like coastal development.
Lead author Edin Whitehead from the University of Auckland is presenting this report to the Birds New Zealand Conference this morning. She joined The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin to share the research she has gathered from the review.
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Scientists are urging “Rapid action” as they estimate up to 90 percent of seabirds are at risk of extinction.
A comprehensive review, focused on northern New Zealand, has identified multiple threats, grouping those into six categories – Invasive species, fisheries, climate change, disease, pollution and direct human impacts like coastal development.
Lead author Edin Whitehead from the University of Auckland is presenting this report to the Birds New Zealand Conference this morning. She joined The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin to share the research she has gathered from the review.
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This week we are talking about broccolini, 


the vegetable which is in season now, so its cheap as chips
the vegetable that we planted a while ago and we keep on cutting the stems and it keeps on giving!
the vegetable that is rich in iron and vitamins
the vegetable thats sweet, crunchy and full of flavour

This recipe is so simple but absolutely delicious !

Chicken, broccolini & cashew Pad Thai (serves 6)
200g Boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into large chunks
Marinate2 tbsp soya sauce1 tsp sesame seed oil2 tbsp tamarind sauceCombine all the ingredients and refrigerate.
Pad Thai1 pkt broccolini shoots, sliced into 5 cm lengths½ pkt rice noodles (soaked in boiling water for 5 minutes then drained)½ cup coriander, roughly chopped2 cloves garlic, crushed1 small onion, peeled and sliced2 tbsp soya sauce2 tbsp tamarind sauce2 tbsp peanut butter½ cup coconut cream2 tbsp cooking oil¼ cup cashewssalt and pepper
Heat a large wok or large frypan on a low heat, add a touch of oil and fry chickenuntil cooked through. Remove and rest.
Place the onions and garlic into the fry pan and continue to sauté till soft.
Add in the broccolini followed by the combined cup of soya, tamarind, peanut butter and coconut. Once boiling add the drained rice noodles, chopped coriander, cooked chicken and finally the cashews.
Serve!

This week we are talking about broccolini, 


the vegetable which is in season now, so its cheap as chips
the vegetable that we planted a while ago and we keep on cutting the stems and it keeps on giving!
the vegetable that is rich in iron and vitamins
the vegetable thats sweet, crunchy and full of flavour

This recipe is so simple but absolutely delicious !

Chicken, broccolini & cashew Pad Thai (serves 6)
200g Boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into large chunks
Marinate2 tbsp soya sauce1 tsp sesame seed oil2 tbsp tamarind sauceCombine all the ingredients and refrigerate.
Pad Thai1 pkt broccolini shoots, sliced into 5 cm lengths½ pkt rice noodles (soaked in boiling water for 5 minutes then drained)½ cup coriander, roughly chopped2 cloves garlic, crushed1 small onion, peeled and sliced2 tbsp soya sauce2 tbsp tamarind sauce2 tbsp peanut butter½ cup coconut cream2 tbsp cooking oil¼ cup cashewssalt and pepper
Heat a large wok or large frypan on a low heat, add a touch of oil and fry chickenuntil cooked through. Remove and rest.
Place the onions and garlic into the fry pan and continue to sauté till soft.
Add in the broccolini followed by the combined cup of soya, tamarind, peanut butter and coconut. Once boiling add the drained rice noodles, chopped coriander, cooked chicken and finally the cashews.
Serve!

The circus, escaped lions and a dead poodle. It’s a real life murder mystery.
Kent Briggs was 7 years old on the day the lions escaped from the Whirling Brothers Circus in Rotorua on January 30 1986.
33 years later, he’s attempted to get to the bottom of the events that day, the result is his documentary series Who Killed Lucy the Poodle.
Kent joined The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin to talk about the series.
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