A New Zealand Food Story
A New Zealand Food Story is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 14 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in December 2025.
Last episode
21:46
21:46A New Zealand Food Story
Ben meets the CEO of Precinct Properties to see what the ramifications of covid-19 are to his restaurant. He then heads to Te Hēngā in Waitākere, west Auckland, to learn from the Hangi Master.
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21:36Back in Auckland there are more delays to the restaurant, so Ben hits Waiheke Island to taste the best oysters in town---before his world comes crashing down!
21:12Ben heads to Taupo to find his restaurant's perfect beef supplier. Then it's on to the Hawkes Bay where he meets the recently crowned 'NZ's most outstanding food Producer of 2020!'
21:44The Ahi restaurant pop-up allows Ben to test some of his menu. He then heads to Cambridge to select his tableware made of native timber.
22:08The Ahi team receive bad budget news. They then work on their pop-up restaurant at Seresin Estate's Waterfall Bay, which will be the first test of some of Ben's menu ideas.
21:53Ben visits Minaret Station to learn about high country lamb, and goes gravity fishing in Bluff to learn about Titi, the mutton bird.
21:28Ben Bayly walks away from his chef career to start a restaurant that will showcase New Zealand food. While the restaurant takes shape, he travels to the South Island to learn about crayfish.
Season 4
23:22
23:22Ben experiences the Ruapehu's region emerging food story and rich history of market gardening.
22:34It's stone fruit season! Ben visits a family run orchard in Central Otago known for its long season of stone fruit and a strong connection to the land and community.
22:57Ben takes a boat to visit a salmon farm in Akaroa and learns the difference between NZ King and Atlantic salmon. He catches salmon and cooks it on the shoreline overlooking the harbour.
22:58Ben's meets an Orchardist and Food Innovation specialist. They have a shared vision to make all natural varietal-led apple juice, using the best technology in the world.
22:58Ben's travels to Hastings and discovers a holistic fully vertically integrated approach to creating grass fed Angus beef.
22:33Ben visits High Peak Station in Canterbury and learns of their high-country farm to fork experience and tales of multigenerational stewardship.
22:41Ben's food journey starts in the West Coast of the South Island. He meets the only NZ cranberry producer at a farm in Hokitika and travels to Blackball to learn how chorizo is made. He cooks a range of dishes at the beach incorporating these local delicacies, matched with a local beer.