by Peter Wright | Jan 27, 2022 | News
Annual food prices were 4.5 percent higher in December 2021 than they were in December 2020, Stats NZ said today. This is the biggest annual increase since September 2011, when annual food prices increased 4.7 percent. The main contributor to this increase was higher...
by Peter Wright | Jan 27, 2022 | News
By using the kerbside food waste bin, Hamiltonians saved 50 extra tonnes of food waste (or 5million apples) from landfill in September 2021 compared to October the same year. While this may not seem a huge variation between months, Hamilton City Council’s Rubbish and...
by Peter Wright | Jan 27, 2022 | News
The highest grocery price rises in a decade reinforces a new report’s call for increased household revenue through government intervention to allow all families fair access to healthy food. The How healthy are Aotearoa New Zealand’s food environments 2018-2021 report...
by Peter Wright | Jan 19, 2022 | News
Insects are popular delicacies and a cheap source of protein across the globe but the trend has not caught on in Aotearoa. Edible insects appeared in protein bars, lollipops and chocolates as the perfect prank gift and hell, even on top of Hell Pizza in New Zealand in...
by Peter Wright | Jan 19, 2022 | News
Māori involvement in a third supermarket group would benefit all New Zealanders by ensuring a break-up of the current duopoly did lower food prices, says Matthew Tukaki, the chairman of the National Māori Authority, Nga Ngaru Rautahi o Aotearoa. Tukaki said the...
