John Kerr • Jul 22, 2016 •
New Zealand gets a few ‘Fs’ in a new report card examining how we are doing on the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. In September last year New Zealand, along with 192 other countries, signed up to the goals, which described by the UN as “a bold and ambitious global plan to end poverty, address inequalities and tackle climate change.” There are … Read More
Guest Author • Feb 11, 2016 •
James D Murray, University of California, Davis and Jenny Graves, La Trobe University In a world with a ballooning population and deteriorating environment, we will need to use every trick in the book to stave off mass starvation, disease and political chaos. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, there are … Read More
Guest Author • Jan 11, 2016 •
Marianne Peso There’s no denying it: we’re in a long-term relationship … with bees. Recent evidence published in the journal Nature shows that humans have been depending on honey bees for about 9,000 years. Researchers conducted chemical analyses of over 6,000 fragments of pottery revealing the presence of beeswax in pots in Neolithic Europe, the Near East, and … Read More
Amanda Johnson • Apr 12, 2011 •
’When coke is cheaper than milk it is a national disgrace,’ said Darryl Evans, from the Mangere Budgeting Services Trust, on Campbell Live last week. The Campbell Live feature looked at the thorny issue of the affordability of healthy food in New Zealand. As well as John Campbell’s interview with Darrryl Evans, reporter Tristram Clayton … Read More
Amanda Johnson • Feb 28, 2011 •
Before the devastation that hit Christchurch last week, food prices, and particularly the cost of milk, featured highly in the news, with the Green Party backing a call for an inquiry into dairy pricing and Consumer New Zealand asking for a full investigation by the Commerce Commission as concern over rising food bills grow. We also heard reports … Read More