The Sustainable Solutions Symposium, a key event focused on waste-to-wealth solutions hosted by the Bioresource Processing Alliance (BPA), is taking place in Nelson this week. The BPA pioneers sustainable…
Blenheim-based New Zealand Extracts is the only company in the world to produce highly bioactive ingredients from locally grown fruits and berries using a unique water extraction process. Their…
Māori-owned meat snack start-up Mīti has succeeded in transforming an industry by-product into a high-value export opportunity, creating a new category for sustainable beef snacks. Mīti was co-founded by…
Hawke’s Bay-based Kabocha Innovations produces Kabocha Milk, a high-quality vegetable milk made by upcycling waste kabocha, or winter squash (also known as Japanese pumpkins). High in Vitamin A, the…
The BPA has appointed Max Kennedy as its new Board Chair. Max, a biochemical engineer specialising in fermentation, succeeds Garth Carnaby who retired as Chair last month after nearly…
Wool industry expert and prominent industrial technologist Garth Carnaby (CNZM) has announced his retirement as chair of the government-funded Bioresource Processing Alliance (BPA). Dr Carnaby, who is an advisor…
Over recent years, we’ve not only started to change the way we think about environmental issues but have actively begun making changes in the way we behave when it…
A company highly successful in selling salmon products into the human market has recently launched a range of products into the pet food market with the help…
Nicky Solomon, Programme Coordinator (centre) with students Sara Dooney and Olivia Cotter The first stage of the Hawke's Bay Sustainable is Attainable programme ran over summer 21/22, with three…
They make innovative, award-winning beers and now the clever brewers at Wellington-based Garage Project have turned their hands to dog biscuits. Jacqui Gibson reports on the creation of a…