by Claire Insley | 29 Jul, 21 | News
29th July 2021 It’s Earth Overshoot Day again. Two years ago it was 26th July, last year, mostly due to Covid, Earth Overshoot Day was 22nd August, so globally the situation has slightly improved. The first Earth Overshoot Day was 30th December 1970 and they...
by Claire Insley | 10 Jun, 21 | News
10th June 2021 Vegan Children Have Better Cardiometabolic Health A recent study looking at a small sample of children came out with findings that the media interpreted as “The Dangers of a Vegan Diet for Kids”, yet this sensationalised headline could not be further...
by Claire Insley | 7 May, 21 | Profiles
Dame Patsy Reddy is the Governor-General for New Zealand. She is now also the country’s most high-profile vegan, an advocate for sustainability, a film buff who has championed some of our most successful movies during her tenure as Film Commission chairwoman, a...
by Claire Insley | 7 May, 21 | Profiles
Chlöe Charlotte Swarbrick is the Green MP for Central Auckland , not only a politician but also an entrepreneur, who was elected as a member of the New Zealand Parliament at the age of 23. Chloe is the second Green Party MP to become vegan, following on from Gareth...
by Claire Insley | 29 Apr, 21 | News
WHY DOES MEAT STILL MAKETH THE MAN? More than half of New Zealanders still associate eating meat with ‘manliness’ 69% of New Zealand men surveyed would rather die younger than give up meat Meat-eating and masculinity remain inextricably linked in the New Zealanders...
by Claire Insley | 6 Apr, 21 | News
Why do we need to export dairy? 6th April 2021 It is well documented that the bulk of our emissions come from the agricultural sector, with our ruminant herds making up the majority of the methane. With Fonterra producing a whopping 20% of the total climate emissions,...