A Climate Contribution that contributes very little - Marc Daalder, Newsroom
New Zealand’s newest target for reducing greenhouse gases is as little as one percent better than our previous one. Newsroom’s Marc Daalder tells Ross Inglis why the target matters, why it is so modes...
9 Feb 202523min
A better economic model - Ganesh Nana, former Productivity Commissioner
As New Zealanders struggle with the worst recession in 34 years, a group of economists have warned that the government’s austerity programme is making it worse. One of those critics is Dr Ganesh Nana,...
23 Jan 202533min
Future of Food 05: Climate change. The threats and opportunity in climate change
With both science and storms pointing to a warming world, New Zealand food producers must prepare for climate change. But is the sector sleepwalking into disaster? How can food sector not just survive...
16 Jan 202515min
Future of Food 04: Emerging proteins. Will new and novel proteins eat New Zealand’s conventional lunch? Or is there room for both traditional and new and novel proteins?
New and novel proteins could threaten New Zealand’s traditional strengths in dairy, red meat and seafood. Predicted to be lower in emissions, lighter on water and land, cruelty-free and at industrial ...
9 Jan 202518min
Future of Food 03: Riches in niches. How well is the New Zealand food sector innovating to meet global demand?
An explosion in the number of small food brands in the last 20 years hints at where New Zealand's future food opportunities exist: in global niches. New Zealand’s strength in co-ops and single-desk tr...
2 Jan 202518min
Future of Food 02: Sir Jonathan Porritt: What changes are coming for the food sector? Interview with Sir Jonathan Porritt
Sir Jonathan Porritt is patron of the Aotearoa Circle, the founder of Forum of the Future and a leading advocate for sustainability and climate action. He spoke to us on a hot UK morning about the fut...
26 Dec 202416min
Future of Food 01 Gene Technologies: How Gene Technology is changing the Future of Food
New Zealand’s food and fibre industry is built on generations of selective breeding - from ryegrass and cows to kiwifruit and apples. But recent improvements in gene technologies offer a step-change i...
19 Dec 202413min
Nature, commerce and COP 16 - Manu Caddie
Every two years, delegates meet at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity - a sort of nature version of the more famous climate COPs. This year, COP16, was held in Cali, Colombia, and there were hi...
9 Dec 202436min
