The 'authentic' food trend is taking off – will NZ farming keep up?
Primary Sector

Nicola Harvey: The 'authentic' food trend is taking off – will NZ farming keep up?

Should NZ's food brand be luxury like Louis Vuitton or fast and cool like Zara? Neither. 

Nicola Harvey 21 Dec 2021
Farm direct won’t fix our food system. Could new retail entrepreneurs?
Primary Sector

Nicola Harvey: Farm direct won’t fix our food system. Could new retail entrepreneurs?

Nicola Harvey explores the barriers stopping consumers finding new ways to access high quality food. 

Nicola Harvey 26 Jul 2021
Consumers need to trust green tick labels stand for more than just profit
Primary Sector

Nicola Harvey: Consumers need to trust green tick labels stand for more than just profit

What’s lacking now, urgently, for NZ's rural sector is one label that stands for full system change – farm driven supply chain transparency. 

Nicola Harvey 25 Jun 2021
Soil is the new cash crop except in carbon-rich New Zealand
Opinion Free

Nicola Harvey: Soil is the new cash crop except in carbon-rich New Zealand

The potential of the soil market is that farmers can keep producing above the surface while cultivating life below.

Nicola Harvey 05 May 2021