Mar 25, 2020 | Business & Economics, Referee, Science & Technology
New Zealand has a dirty rivers problem. In 2017, two-thirds of the country’s rivers were deemed too polluted to swim in. Given this, research is being carried out to find ways in which the country can attempt to clean up its rivers. NgÄrie Scartozzi is a Ph.D....
Mar 23, 2020 | Business & Economics
A new bill surrounding organic farming in New Zealand as well as imports and exports is currently going through parliament. The bill outlines plans to get stricter on what is defined as organic and what is not. But what are the differences between conventional and...
Mar 16, 2020 | Business & Economics, Science & Technology
A couple of weeks ago, the Green Party put forward a new bill surrounding organic farming in New Zealand as well as imports and exports. The bill outlines plans to get stricter on what is defined as Organic. However, there is no overarching consensus on what is...
Aug 29, 2019 | Science & Technology
What are the biophysical limits to New Zealandâs food and energy future? Mike Joy says people need to do a lot less of what they are doing now if New Zealand is to have a sustainable future. Joy says we need to change the way we live if we are to avert a significant...
Apr 25, 2019 | Science & Technology
A rise in the global consumption of meat will have major consequences for both the environment, and for our own health, according to a new paper published in Science. 95bFMâs Jack Marshall spoke to Massey University Professor Ralph Sims about the report and what...
Dec 10, 2018 | Business & Economics, Science & Technology
By Karl Zimmerer Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide and that is not good according to Karl Zimmerer. One day last March I talked with Juliana and Elisa, a mother and daughter who farmed just outside the city of HuĂĄnuco, Peru. Although they had only one acre...
Oct 31, 2018 | Business & Economics, Science & Technology
By Jessica Eise & Kenneth Foster World hunger has risen for a third consecutive year, according to the United Nationsâ annual food security report. The total number of people who face chronic food deprivation has increased by 15 million since 2016. Some 821...
Oct 30, 2018 | Business & Economics, Referee
By Madeline Shelling Scoffing at an American tourist ordering grassfed beef can be the dayâs highlight for a smug Kiwi. âWell of course it is!â we cry with haughty satisfaction âthis is New Zealand, we donât do âgrain-fedâ here!â We have pride that New Zealand Beef is...
Oct 15, 2018 | Business & Economics
By Richard Le Heron In an extract from the new book “The New Biological Economy: How New Zealanders are Creating Value from the Land,” Richard Le Heron brings into question the future of dairying in New Zealand. Dairying is, alongside tourism, New...
Aug 30, 2018 | Business & Economics
By Jovana Stanisljevic Is the world facing a major chocolate crisis? Jovana Stanisljevic finds out. No more chocolate by 2050? Several articles have pointed recently that we are heading to a major chocolate crisis. Global chocolate market value keeps reaching new...