Agri-sector releases long awaited methane plan

Agri-sector releases long awaited methane plan

The Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership – He Waka Eke Noa today released a discussion document with two key options for farmers to consider over the next three months, as alternatives to the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS). The cross agrisector partnership...
3 billion cannot afford healthy food: study

3 billion cannot afford healthy food: study

Approximately three billion people, almost 40 per cent of the world’s population, cannot afford a healthy diet and another one billion people would join their ranks should further unpredictable events reduce incomes by one-third, the UN food agency said, launching a...
Te Urewera honey tastes success in London awards

Te Urewera honey tastes success in London awards

A small honey producer from Ruatāhuna, in the remote Te Urewera wilderness, crowned Best Tasting Honey in the World earlier this year, has now won four awards at the London International Honey Awards 2021. Manawa Honey’s Manuka Honey and Tawari Honey won Gold, and...
Auckland’s QT named Supreme hospo winner

Auckland’s QT named Supreme hospo winner

  QT Auckland hotel in the Viaduct Harbour has won the Supreme Award at the 2021 Lion Hospitality Awards for Excellence. The awards were presented at an event in Wellington last night and livestreamed to a number of other venues around the country. They were...
Lockdown boosts fancy beers by 42%

Lockdown boosts fancy beers by 42%

Statistics New Zealand figures released this week showed how the lockdown in Auckland has impacted the beer sector over the last quarter. The data for the period July to September 2021 shows overall beer available for consumption in New Zealand was reduced by 8.7%....