More fertiliser and feed does not necessarily raise dairy farm profits but increases climate harm

by David Wrigley | Apr 13, 2023 | Opinion

Wanglin Ma, Lincoln University, New Zealand; Alan Renwick, Lincoln University, New Zealand, and Kathryn Blackman Bicknell, Lincoln University, New Zealand New Zealand is in an unusual position in the developed world when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions. About...

Outside of the box: Dicey wine and the art of doing things differently

by David Wrigley | Apr 6, 2023 | Opinion

For many New Zealanders, bag in box wine brings to mind teenage excursions into the world of binge drinking; moribund corporate gatherings with ‘refreshments’; or at best, a decent bolognaise sauce. It certainly does not conjure thoughts of high-quality wines grown...

Culinary hubris: tripe sausage, fish porridge and sewer crab

by David Wrigley | Mar 31, 2023 | Opinion

In the second installment of a regular series featuring our witers’ worst meals, David Wrigley looks back on some questionable decisions made in the face of sensible advice. I have a terrible memory. I can’t remember faces and I can’t remember names. My kids...

Thank Christ for hot cross buns. Or even better: don’t

by David Wrigley | Mar 24, 2023 | Opinion

Easter is looming. When is it going to get here exacty? I don’t know. Who can say? The pope? The Easter Bunny? Probably. Easter is the only New Zealand public holiday dictated by the lunar calendar. It’s a celebration of promiscuous rabbits and chocolate...

Aotearoa’s biggest dinner party, status-boosting sourdoughs, and other ways to donate to cyclone relief

by David Wrigley | Mar 9, 2023 | News

The clean-up continues after cyclone Gabrielle, with the Hawke’s Bay and Tairawhiti regions the most in need of support. You can read here about the dilemmas faced by hospitality and tourism operators in the Hawke’s Bay and here for a first-hand account from wine...