An Auckland company which uses coconuts instead of milk to make its ice cream has signed a deal to supply Asia’s biggest childcare centre with its sweet treat.Wahiki Creamery has so far sold 6500 tubs of its dairy-free ice cream…
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Dog-friendly Far North bach a winner in Bach of the Year
Tokerau Beach holiday house owners Tony and Bridget Bauer’s philosophy is people’s pet dogs are usually a real part of the family. The couple’s house at Tokerau Beach has just won Gold in the Bach of the Year’s Pet-Friendly category….
Riches of Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve explored
The waters around the Poor Knights have been described as ”dive heaven”. The islands and surrounding waters have worn the ”marine reserve” title since 1981 but have only been fully protected since 1998. That year, the Poor Knights…
Climate change blame game only stalls progress
OPINION: Climate change is creating a double whammy on the farming industry in New Zealand.
Council finds dairy farm using a bathtub for effluent storage in latest inspections
Almost 30 per cent of Waikato farms inspected for effluent compliance have been found to be significantly non-compliant this season – including one that was using an old bathtub to store its effluent.
‘Drier than normal’: Farmers don’t need Niwa warning
A soil hot spot report shows rural Marlborough is drier than anywhere else in the South Island, with farmers saying the dry conditions are on “everyone’s minds”.
Alternative proteins: Threat or a taste of the future?
When Air New Zealand announced in July it would serve the Impossible Burger, a plant-based product that mimics beef, on its Los Angeles to Auckland flight, much of the nation gave a collective cry of horror.
Farm safety message in week of tragic accidents
The already grim farm fatality figures for 2018 were compounded by the … at heights can be found at: www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/topics/falls.htm or …
Industry leaders back college’s turnaround plan after ‘inadequate’ Ofsted shock
It is recognised that it provides a critical artery to the businesses and skills needed to prepare the region, and the wider UK for the agriculture of the …
When the guns fell silent
This desire to purchase their own farms was caused by a confidence given by the wartime government who supported UK farming in many ways …