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News from High-Value Nutrition Ko Ngā Kai Whai Painga
High-Value Nutrition ending on 30 June 2024
As HVN prepares to close its doors, find out how to access research and insights from the last decade.
Ārepa shows promise for brain health
Improvements in mood, cognition and working memory, and an exercise-related increase in Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor seen in Ārepa studies.
Foodomics 2024
More than 180 delegates from science, the F&B industry and government came together to celebrate 10 years of the High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge at Foodomics 2024.
Support Ecosystem for Aotearoa New Zealand F&B Businesses
HVN Industry Advisory Panel Chair, Craig Armstrong shares insights from the Foodomics 2024 panel on the ecosystem of support for New Zealand F&B Businesses.
Looking back, and looking forward…
As the second five-year phase of HVN draws to a close, Chief Scientist, Professor Richard Mithen considers the scientific, economic and social impact of the research supported by HVN during this time.
Foodomics 2024 Poster Competition
Congratulations to Foodomics Poster Competition Winners Vitor Geniselli da Silva, Jarrah Dowrick and Simone Frame.
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.