by Vincent Heeringa | May 18, 2023 | Opinion
Food prices seem high right now. And they are. But take a step back to look at the bigger picture and you’ll witness one of those chin-scratching miracles of industrialisation: the price of food has been falling steadily as a share of income since your grandad was...
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...
by Editor | Mar 29, 2023 | News
A Consumer NZ investigation into the green claims on a basket of supermarket goods has found greenwashing claims are rife in Aotearoa. Consumer’s shopping basket included a ‘planet conscious’ air freshener, ‘industrial compostable’ teabags, ‘ocean plastic’ bags,...
by Editor | Mar 22, 2023 | News
The Coromandel scallop fishery has been fully closed to commercial and recreational fishing to allow it to recover. Most of the Coromandel scallop fishery and all of the Northland scallop fishery were closed in 2021 due to sustainability concerns, says Fisheries New...
by Editor | Feb 28, 2023 | Opinion
Cyclone Gabrielle hit New Zealand’s main fruit-growing region hard – now orchardists face critical climate choices. To recover or to reinvent, asks Anita Wreford, of Lincoln University Hawke’s Bay, one of New Zealand’s most productive regions and the hub of the...
