High-Value Nutrition Ko Ngā Kai Whai Painga supports a range of events, conferences and workshops to grow the high-value foods eco-system. Stay in touch with what’s happening.
HVN Challenge Updates
Half a billion dollars of science funding to end
HVN Director Joanne Tood spoke to RNZ about the impact for New Zealand of the closure of the National Science Challenges.
Mānuka Honey a promising treatment for digestive health
Mānuka Honey makes a meaningful difference to people with Functional Dyspepsia – preliminary study results.
HVN Highlights: A Year in Review June 2022–July 2023
Read our Annual Report: A Year in Review for HVN’s highlights from the last year.
What’s in a name? The naming of kawakawa and decolonisation of plant systematics
The systematic name for plants rarely reflects the cultural name given by indigenous peoples. HVN’s Chief Scientist, Professor Richard Mithen explores the naming of kawakawa and the proposed decolonisation of plant systematics.
HVN Events
HVN at the Kai mō Aotearoa Food Science Meeting
There was a buzz in the meeting, which focused on the use of native species for food and health. A perspective from HVN’s Chief Scientist, Professor Richard Mithen.
Kai mō Aotearoa Food Science meeting: a Kaupapa Māori perspective
Reflections from Vicky Thorn, who spoke on the K7 Ahu Whenua Trust’s approach to Mātauranga Māori at the Kai mō Aotearoa Food Science meeting.
Kai mō Aotearoa Food Science satellite: full programme
The full programme for the satellite meeting (27–28 August 2023) is online now.
Foodomics 2024 registrations now open
19–21 March 2024. Registrations are open now – take advantage of early bird pricing.
Feeding Aotearoa: A National Science Challenges Panel
Join HVN at the New Zealand International Science Festival and hear about research to drive positive change in our food system.
Foodomics 2024: Save the date
Foodomics 2024 will be held on 19–21 March 2024 at the newly-opened Tākina Centre, Wellington.
Webinar Series. Scanning the Horizons: Patent Insights, Regulatory and Market Trends 2023
Do you work in food innovation? Our patent insights, regulatory and market trends webinars support high-value nutrition export success.
Webinar Series: IP Strategy Roadmap for F&B Companies
Register for our free Intellectual Property 101 webinar series, offering an IP Strategy Roadmap for the food and beverage industry.
He Rourou Whai Painga Launch: photo gallery
Photo highlights from the Wellington launch of He Rourou Whai Painga in July 2022.