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Stark report by BDO questions the wisdom of planting pines for carbon cash. Some local industry leaders say it missed the mark.

Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King A protest was held in May in the city against the council's decision. The local Taiwhenua said current laws were in breach of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Crown's Treaty obligations to ensure Māori had adequate and proportionate representation at a local government level. The five claimants are from the local iwi authority Te Taiwhenua o te Whanganui ā Orotū - Tamati Cairns, Shayne Walker, Tania Eden, Matthew Mullany, Alayna Hokianga and Hori Reti. "To date, Māori representation and participation in local government has continued to la...

From gin to nutrition: New Zealand’s plum-gin maker receives cash tonic to fund nutrition research A New Zealand firm producing gin from Damson plums is expanding into the functional health foods space and has received funding to research and develop nutrition products based on its high amounts of anthocyanins. Hawke’s Bay-based company Foot Steps Limited recently received a development grant of NZ$50k (US$35k) from the High-Value Nutrition (HVN) National Science Challenge to study the bioactive components of the plums. The company currently owns a Damson plum ...

A development grant for $50,000 has been awarded by the High-Value Nutrition Ko Ngā Kai Whai Painga National Science Challenge to Foot Steps Limited in Karamu, Hastings. The grant will support a six-month project to explore the bioactive compounds ...