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Life Underground – A Guide To Aotearoa’s Soil Food Web

16 May 24
Without the diverse organisms within our soil there would be no land- dwelling life on Earth. Duncan Smith describes the creatures and critters that underpin our plants, and ultimately, ourselves.
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Critical Thinking on Gene Technology Regulation

08 May 24
Layers of manipulation and obfuscation are being used to package deregulation of gene technologies as a net positive. Bonnie Flaws outlines how, and why one of New Zealand’s leading biological science professors considers regulation the best tool we have to prevent risk.
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The rise, reasoning, and role of Soil & Health Association of NZ

06 May 24
Historian and Soil & Health National Council member, Matt Morris, chronicles the genesis of Soil & Health Association of NZ, and the impact we have made on organics in New Zealand.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Organic NZ has ceased publication

09 Apr 24
Kia ora koutou! Like many other businesses, and particularly…
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The thorny problem of gorse control

01 May 17
By Jeanette Fitzsimons  Most of New Zealand’s pastoral hill…
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The sci-fi world of targeted GE

01 Mar 17
Dr Heli Matilainen explores the lightning-fast development…
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The millers’ tale: NZ BioGrains’ story

01 Jan 17
Harry and Mary Lowe live and work in Ashburton and are stalwarts…
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Making organic food more affordable

01 Nov 16
There are ways to make organic food more affordable so you can…
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Raw cows’s milk for our baby grandson

09 Aug 16
 Ethan aged eight months with two sources of nutrition: mum…
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Savings pools: interest-free loans and trading

01 Mar 16
Frith Chamberlain outlines a system that uses money in a fair…
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Local food and seed in Aotearoa NZ

01 Mar 16
In 2012 and 2013, a team of New Zealand permaculture educators…
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Is your food being zapped? An update on food irradiation

01 Mar 16
Organic NZ Magazine: March/April 2016 Section:  Health &…
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The joy in crop swapping

01 Nov 15
Franziska von Hünerbein writes about a movement that’s about…
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Why ban glyphosate?

01 Sep 15
Organic NZ Magazine: Sept/Oct 2015 Section: Science Watch Author:…
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Rainwater harvesting, part 2: Clean and safe

01 Feb 15
Organic NZ Magazine: January/February 2015 Section: Building…
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Rainwater Harvesting

01 Nov 14
Organic NZ Magazine: November/December 2014 Section: Features Author:…
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Is your soil toxic?

01 Sep 14
Organic NZ Magazine: September/October 2014 Section:…
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What’s in your milk? A consumer guide

01 Jul 14
Milk has been an important source of nutrition for generations…
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Amber light for dung beetles?

01 May 14
Organic NZ Magazine: May/June 2014 Section: Farming and horticulture Author:…
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GE food: A Trojan horse – what is it sneaking into us?

01 May 14
Organic NZ Magazine: May/June 2014 Section: Science watch Author:…
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The ‘dirty dozen’ – latest update

01 Jan 14
Organic NZ Magazine: January/February 2014 Section: Health…
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Hemp: The comeback crop for building

01 Nov 13
Hemp is an ancient crop, grown for its fibre and put to thousands…
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From a farmer’s heart

01 Jul 13
Organic NZ Magazine: July/August 2013 Section: Farming and…
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GE animal feed? No thanks!

01 May 13
Organic NZ Magazine: May/June 2013 Section: Farming and horticulture Author:…
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