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A 50 percent jump in the number of nominations for the 2021 Primary Industries New Zealand Awards underpins the amount of innovation and leadership going on in the sector and growing awareness of the need to celebrate it, Terry Copeland says. The ...
Kiwi cheesemakers are fighting back against the EU's protection of the name halloumi. Already no cheese in the EU can be called halloumi unless it was made in Cyprus and now European lawmakers want to extend that to New Zealand. The rubbery cheese is the latest in a string of naming rights demands the EU is making which includes products from feta to gorgonzola. Cheesemakers in New Zealand say it's a tactic to shut them out of growing export markets. "The Europeans want to, through this backdoor technique, waltz in and say thank you very much for all your hard work promoting this product....
"We simply can't have our Government agree to this in the FTA negotiations."
A black commemorative poppy on the bonnet of a car Credit: AP SIR – The Duke of Edinburgh, a man of private faith, also used his role to bring together different faith groups. He founded St George’s House in 1966 as a forum for civil society, faith groups and others to debate significant issues. For many years he presented the Templeton Prize, which recognised outstanding religious and spiritual leadership. He organised an interfaith dialogue between Jews, Christians, and Muslims in 1984, together with Sir Evelyn de Rothschild and Crown Prince El Hassan of Jordan. He built on this by foun...
David Unwin/Stuff Linda Stewart took the reins of the Central Economic Development Agency from its original chief executive Will Samuel in 2017, a year after the Manawatū agency was formed. Central Economic Development Agency chief executive Linda Stewart has resigned to pursue new opportunities. Stewart was a key figure in the development of the Manawatū agency, who took the reins from the original chief executive Will Samuel in 2017 – a year after it was first formed in the amalgamation of Destination Manawatū and Vision Manawatū. Reflecting on the past four years, Stewart said it w...