honey
New Zealand sent Italian bees to Niue in the 1960s. Then varroa arrived here and tore through our hives. On the Rock, 2,400km away, the bees stayed clean. Their honey tastes of caramel and malt, comes certified organic in a rum bottle, and carries Peter Gordon's name.
organic
If you buy organic in New Zealand, you've probably felt like you're on your own. Thin shelves, high prices, a fussy choice. But across Europe, governments have spent thirty years building the largest organic food economy on earth. Here's what they know — and why we haven't started the conversation.
organic farming NZ
Fonterra's South Island organic expansion looks like an export play. And it probably is. But when NZ's largest dairy co-op puts real infrastructure behind organic farming, something shifts for the whole sector. Here's what caught my attention — and the question it leaves open.
Organic Food NZ
New Zealand's organic sector just hit $1.18 billion. Exports are growing at nearly double the rate of the wider primary sector. But buried in the same report is a figure that changes the story: a 78% collapse in new farm conversions. Here's what the data actually means for the domestic food system.
organic certification
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.
