Can New Zealand Feed Itself?
Wattie's and McCain are closing. Marsden Point is rubble. The trams are gone. New Zealand keeps dismantling what works — and calling the rebuild progress. This needs to stop.
What Does the Organic Label Actually Mean?
The word "organic" has no legal protection in New Zealand. Here's what the certification marks actually mean, who issues them, and what sits outside the system entirely.
The egg aisle looks simple. It isn't.
The egg aisle looks like healthy competition — eight brands, a range of prices, lots of welfare claims. Follow the ownership trails and it's more concentrated than it appears.
Who owns your lunch
Wattie's has said "NZ's Favourite" since 1934. The company behind it has been American since 1992. This is the story of how brand trust gets bought, transferred and quietly spent — and why your KiwiSaver might be funding the whole thing.
If You're On Tank or Bore Water, Nobody Is Checking For You
What I found when I started researching rural water — and why it matters before you make the move.
Why I Bought An RO Filter
What's actually in your water, what happens to it between the treatment plant and your glass, and why understanding that changed what I do about it.
What's Actually In Auckland's Tap Water
Most Aucklanders assume their water comes from clean bush catchments. About 15 percent comes from the Waikato River — 400 kilometres through dairy farms, geothermal country, and industrial towns. Here's what that means.
Little Farms and the quiet case for doing it differently
A former solicitor, a no-dig garden, and eleven Wairarapa farms working together. Little Farms just aired on Country Calendar — here's everything you need to know.
Beyond the Bread Test: Glyphosate Residues, Your Gut Microbiome, and What You Can Actually Do About It
April 2026 testing found glyphosate in six of eight supermarket breads — highest in the wholegrain and seed-heavy loaves many of us choose for health. But the real story is what those everyday exposures may be doing to your gut bacteria.
The Clean Green Country That Imports Its Dinner
New Zealand exports its premium food to the world and imports cheaper alternatives to fill the gap. Underneath that paradox sit several interconnected debates — the GE Technology Bill, glyphosate residues, imported food standards, and what organic certification can and can't protect.
The Strait of Hormuz and your butter
When the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed in March, it didn't just disrupt oil. A third of the world's fertiliser trade moved through that channel. NZ farming is feeling it.
Three Months In. Here's What We've Been Finding.
It started with one exceptional strawberry. Three months later: fragile processing capacity, hidden supply chains, and quiet resilience in NZ's food system.
