Geographical Push Back
The Mānuka Charitable Trust said the hastily drafted and truncated hearing process for the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee on the European Union…
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Science Backs Mānuka Plant Species Distinct to NZ
A recent study comparing the DNA of Mānuka from Aotearoa New Zealand and Leptospermum scoparium, also known as jelly bush or tea tree, from…
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Mānuka Charitable Trust Committed to Protecting Mānuka Name
Despite the withdrawal of Mānuka Charitable Trust and New Zealand’s Mānuka Honey Appellation Society (MHAS) from the Appeal of the UKIPO decision regarding protection…
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World First Bee-Free Honey Takes Next Step
Large scale production trials of the first bee-free honey will start in the new year thanks to Dutch-based ingredients company, Fooditive. The process of…
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Meet the Maker: Foothills Honey
Foothills Honey’s beginnings reach back to when its owner and managing director, James Malcolm – a wayward teen at the time – stumbled across…
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New Investigation into Native Honey
Plant & Food Research will be leading a national team of researchers looking at native honey composition and the characteristics that appeal most to…
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Pest Threat May Cause NZ Bees to Become Endangered
An expert beekeeper is warning that New Zealand bees may soon become endangered without human intervention with New Zealand losing bee colonies by the…
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Archie Rose Distillery’s Latest Releases
Australian distillery Archie Rose has released two new spirits created with its new state-of-the-art distillery – Sunrise Lime Gin harvest 2020 and Eau De…
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Apiarists Utilise the Covid Detection Method
A group of apiarists in Southland is using the COVID-19 detection method to fight a disease killing bees. Project CleanHive was launched three years…
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Trademark Battle for Mānuka Honey
When a legal dispute about New Zealand’s attempt to trademark the name is heard later this month, it could be the Oxford Dictionary that…
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