Insect farming may mean we eat more meat, not less

Insect farming may mean we eat more meat, not less
Horrible food is such a sci-fi staple because people are fussy eaters. (Image: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
By David FicklingNo dystopian picture of a climate-ruined planet is complete until you’ve been put off your lunch.Whether it’s the grubs farmed by Dave Bautista in Blade Runner: 2049 or Charlton Heston in Soylent Green yelling that food is being made from “people”, there are few things that provoke as visceral a reaction as the prospect that ecological disaster might force you to eat something gross.It’s hardly surprising, then, if we’re regularly promised a future of Blade Runner-style protein farms, where i...

More The Life

A bright light among Auckland's accommodation offerings
The Life Review

A bright light among Auckland's accommodation offerings

Inner-city Hotel Indigo is also dog-friendly. 

My Net Worth: Matt Wong, iFly CEO
The Life

My Net Worth: Matt Wong, iFly CEO

“I don't want to see local government shaped by a whole bunch of oldies.” 

Lamborghini’s noisy play for attention
The Life

Lamborghini’s noisy play for attention

It has a radical aerodynamic shape and a top speed over 200 mph (322kph).

Review: Bar Albert is a notch above the others
The Life

Review: Bar Albert is a notch above the others

Bar Albert brings sophistication to downtown Auckland.

Helen van Berkel 07 Sep 2025