Manuka Honey
Mānuka: The buzz that a word makes
The Australians have beaten us again - this time, in the long-running fight over mānuka honey. Audio
Mānuka: The buzz that a word makes
The Australians have beaten us again - this time, in the long-running fight over mānuka honey.
AudioPioneering UMF: A beekeeper's story
After 25 years, Margaret Bennett is stepping back from an association she spearheaded. But there is still work to be done and she maintains she will be busy as a bee, but in the background. Audio
Pioneering UMF: A beekeeper's story
After 25 years, Margaret Bennett is stepping back from an association she spearheaded. But there is still work to be done and she maintains she will be busy as a bee, but in the background.
AudioNZ Mānuka industry will not share name
The Mānuka Honey industry is adamant it will not share the Māori name with Australian producers, but it is open to working collaboratively with them. The Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan is asking… Audio
Calling Home: Peter Spear in Waikoloa, Hawaii
In 2005, Peter Spear and his wife Wendy decided to pack up and head off to Hawaii for a change of pace. The couple only intended to be there a few years, but 15 years later they still love their… Audio
Australia claims mānuka is also theirs
Australian beekeepers are staking their claim over products branded as mānuka honey. Audio
Australia claims mānuka is also theirs
Australian beekeepers are staking their claim over products branded as mānuka honey.
AudioAustralia makes new bee-line for Manuka brand
Australian honey industry is claiming it has new proof showing manuka honey was produced in Australia in 1884 years before New Zealand. Audio
Purest mānuka failing new honey standards
Some of the best mānuka honey in the country is failing the government's proposed new testing standards designed to protect the market from fake products, an industry advisor says. Audio
MPI reponds to concerns about Manuka honey failing new test
An independent adviser to the Manuka honey industry says there's a fault with the government's new testing standards which means the best honey is failing. John Hill says up to 20 per cent of the… Audio
Industry concern as quality Manuka honey fails new standards
Some of the best Manuka honey in the country is failing the government's proposed new testing standards designed to protect the market from fake products. That's according to John Hill, an independent… Audio
Beekeepers struggle to get unstuck from manuka red tape
Delays in getting a new manuka honey authenticity standard has put a manuka honey business "on the breadline," its owner says.
Manuka honey's reputation hit by Queen's grocer's move - industry
The reputation of manuka honey has taken a hit after the Queen's official grocer pulled it from its shelves, says the local industry.
Manuka honey pulled from shelves of Queen's grocer in UK
John Rawcliffe says the Manuka Honey industry has taken a hit to its reputation with some sellers not taking due care, resulting in the product being pulled from the shelves of Fortnum & Mason - the… Audio
Moves made to trademark 'manuka'
An Australian tree nursery is trying to grow Manuka trees in the hope of cashing in on New Zealand's lucrative market.
Australia manuka on par with NZ, say scientists
Australian manuka honey matches its New Zealand counterpart in fighting bacteria, according to a new study from researchers in Sydney.
Ngati Porou want honey, not money
Large, established honey companies make a lot of money from the manuka-covered hills of the East Coast. While the beehive rental money coming from manuka-based businesses is sizeable, some local Ngati… Audio
Ngati Porou want honey, not money
Large, established honey companies make a lot of money from the manuka-covered hills of the East Coast. While the beehive rental money coming from manuka-based businesses is sizeable, some local Ngati…
AudioHoney could help patients fitted with catheters - study
Manuka honey curbs bacterial growth on plastic and could help patients fitted with catheters who get infections, according to a new study released today.
