By Anissa Ljanta I’ve seen many small family-run market gardens in my time but none aspiring to an annual turnover of $100,000. I remained skeptical until I visited Niva and Yotam Kay from Pakaraka Permaculture. In their first season, the … Read More
Published in Organic NZ May/June 2018 – 1.5.18, Health & Food Section Tremane Barr shares his experiences of surviving pancreatic cancer. “Sorry, but the cancer has spread from the main 12 cm neuroendocrine tumour in the pancreas to … Read More
Organic NZ Magazine: January/February 2013 Section: Health and food Author: Paul Waddell As the rollout of so-called ‘smart’ meters in New Zealand continues, Paul Waddell shows we have a lot to be concerned about – and not just from smart … Read More
Organic NZ Magazine: November/December 2012 Section: Features Author: Dee Pignéguy Dee Pignéguy shows how important magnesium is for our health. The death in February 2010 of Ms Natasha Harris of Invercargill, just 30 years of age, made headlines when her … Read More
Organic NZ Magazine: Sept/Oct 2012 Section: Health and food Author: Paul Waddell Electro-pollution from smart meters Dangerously high levels recorded By Paul Waddell For over 20 years I have been interested in the effects of electro-pollution, mostly about how it … Read More
Organic NZ Magazine: Sept/Oct 2012 Section: Health and food Author: Kyra Xavia As consumer awareness grows about excitotoxins, the food industry is making it harder for consumers to avoid them. Kyra Xavia investigates. An excitotoxin is a substance that excites … Read More
Organic NZ Magazine: May/June 2012 Section: Health and food Author: Anne Gastinger In less than two decades, cellphones have become one of the dominant means of communication. Their convenience, efficiency and inventiveness combined with slick marketing campaigns offering text deals … Read More
Organic NZ Magazine: March/April 2012 Section: Features Author: Christine Dann Food Bill folly In which Organic NZ questions the Food Quality Authority (also known as Christine Dann) about whether the Food Bill 2010, if enacted in its current form, would … Read More
Organic NZ Magazine: November/December 2011 Section: Health and Food Author: Sandra Clair The Natural Health Products Bill is back in Parliament and this time it is a different story altogether. In 2007 New Zealanders flexed their muscles and influenced their … Read More
Organic NZ Magazine: May/June 2011 Section: Health and Food Author: Sue Claridge In the last issue of Organic NZ [March/April 2011], a reader wrote that she was ‘shocked to find out that the generic immunisation injection drug INFANRIX is based … Read More