Kai Sovereignty Aotearoa

07/05/2026

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/environment/594507/climate-change-commission-report-urges-decisive-action-as-major-risks-loom

"Decisive" action is needed, a Climate Change Commission report says, with weather already causing "long-lasting hurt, grief and fear".

26/04/2026

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/environment_climate/593450/looking-to-history-to-protect-marae-from-climate-change

Many existing adaptation options don't consistently account for the cultural significance of marae, Dr Akuhata Bailey-Winiata says.

25/04/2026

https://windingriverhomestead.co.nz/resources/gardens-growing/harvesting-and-storing-kumara/

Harvesting, Curing and Storing kumara Harvesting Kumara needs to be harvested before the first frost so harvest time is determined by where you live. Up in the Far North we usually start in April but can reliably leave it until May with no danger of frost. Unless you get very early frosts where yo....

29/03/2026

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Is this off-grid lifestyle, growing and preserving food by hand the way of the future in these uncertain times? If you missed the interview on RNZ's Country Life programme, click here to listen.

The Land family, near Hokianga in the far north, is an extended group of four families who have been living a sustainable low-tech lifestyle, including ploughing with bullocks, for over 40 years.

Organic NZ featured the Lands back in 2009 and it's great to know they're still going strong.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/590858/country-life-powered-by-bullocks-a-northland-family-farms-without-fossil-fuels

27/10/2025

https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/28-10-2025/on-this-day-in-1835-he-whakaputanga-and-the-vision-of-a-whenua-rangatira #1835 https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/28-10-2025/on-this-day-in-1835-he-whakaputanga-and-the-vision-of-a-whenua-rangatira #1835

Its vision of collective Māori authority still challenges how Aotearoa understands sovereignty today.

24/10/2025

https://www.thepost.co.nz/home-property/360863916/debunking-tomato-planting-myths-plus-some-real-secrets-success

Innumerate suggested short-cuts to a bumper tomato crop can be found online, from adding aspirin when you plant them to fertilising them with milk.

17/10/2025

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19/08/2025

https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/food/from-backyard-to-plate-cafe-looks-to-partner-with-home-gardeners

Home gardeners will be paid for what they grow and supply in a new trial project.

15/08/2025

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13/07/2025

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Head on over to TVNZ+ any time you like to catch our latest show - Kūmara Country - and any other episode you fancy from the last five years. https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/country-calendar/episodes/s2025-e20