Olive Oil

Getting to know your food chain: the good oil on extra virgin olive oil

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In the second part of a series in which The Spinoff gets to know who, what, where and how our food gets to our plate, Alex Casey learns about how olive oil is made.  The bright lights and smooth floors of the supermarket are a world away from the soil and sun, the plants, animals and … Read more

The Bulletin: MPs take sides on student climate strikes

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Good morning, and welcome to The Bulletin. In today’s edition: MPs weigh in on upcoming student climate strikes, backpackers speak out about NZ work conditions, and sex crime reports still not resulting in charges. Some of New Zealand’s MPs have little good to say about the upcoming school strikes around climate change. Demonstrations will be taking place … Read more