Facing up to the hurt of hunger
The Commerce Commission report on competition in the retail grocery sector has rightly placed attention on the control that the two major supermarket chains play in shaping our food system.
Seeds for Change
Reimagining our food
Reimagining our food
We can still remodel the food system to provide us what we really need, writes Sean Connelly.
Climate friendly food
Climate friendly food
It's not just about cutting emissions on the farm, writes Sean Connelly.
All the ingredients for change
All the ingredients for change
Much of the discussion around the future of food in NZ focuses on the impact on the primary sector - whether that’s about global trends towards plant-based diets, addressing climate change and biodiversity, or rising concern among consumers about where their food comes from and how it's produced.
Catering for caring
Catering for caring
We can all care for the ways in which our food is produced.
Good evidence for good food
Good evidence for good food
Gathering good evidence will be vital to designing food systems fit for the future, writes Sean Connelly.
Chewing over the issue
Chewing over the issue
Policy needs to change following the warnings about our land use, writes Mark Howden.
Eating in a safe space
Eating in a safe space
What we eat and how much we eat is threatening both our health and that of the planet writes Sean Connelly.
A wider sense of local
A wider sense of local
A broader view of what local can mean, might lead to richer food connections, writes Sean Connelly.
Food system needs new 'sense'
Food system needs new 'sense'
There's more than a little food for thought in the most recent climate change science, writes Sean Connelly.
Plans for a good harvest
Plans for a good harvest
A new report has ploughed a furrow towards the future, writes senior lecturer Sean Connelly.
Is it time to talk about food?
Is it time to talk about food?
Is it time we started talking more about food in New Zealand?
Chewing over our emissions
Chewing over our emissions
Getting emissions pricing right is identified as one of the critical motivators for change, Sean Connelly writes.
Charter heralds fairer system
Charter heralds fairer system
Senior lecturer at the University of Otago Sean Connelly asks what the purpose of our food system really is.
Reclaiming organic
Reclaiming organic
When "organic" becomes just another marketing term, it might be time to think again, writes Sean Connelly.
Protecting our land
Protecting our land
While we are renowned worldwide for our farming and agriculture productivity, New Zealand does not actually have much high-class agricultural land, writes Sean Connelly.
Valuing our vegetables
Valuing our vegetables
The food crops of tomorrow will need a new crop of growers to produce them, writes Sean Connelly.
Breaking new ground
Breaking new ground
New ideas can flourish if we give them room to grow, writes Sean Connelly.
Meeting makers
Meeting makers
A more personal relationship with our food producers will bring change, writes Sean Connelly.
A system to feed us all
A system to feed us all
Globally, we produce too much food, Sean Connelly writes.