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
HVN’s Dr Denise Conroy interviewed in this week’s NBR
In an article in this week's National Business Review, Dr Denise Conroy, Plant & Food senior scientist and HVN Consumer Insights lead discusses how her research with HVN has sought to understand how Chinese consumers with health concerns think about food, and...
Changes to the HVN Industry Advisory Panel
When we moved into Tranche 2 of the HVN Challenge Dr Kevin Marshall signalled his intent to step down as Chair of the Industry Advisory Panel after one year. That time has now come and so we bid a fond farewell to Kevin in this role. He has been with the Challenge...
New HVN Expression of Interest – He Rourou Whai Painga
The vitality and sustainability of the New Zealand food and beverage (F&B) sector is of critical importance to the New Zealand economy, especially in a post COVID-19 era, and to the health of the New Zealand population. The High-Value Nutrition National Science...
New video – watch HVN’s Chief Scientist, Professor Richard Mithen, talk about our Challenge
Watch our High-Value Nutrition Chief Scientist, Professor Richard Mithen, talk about the HVN Challenge and the collaboration between scientists and the New Zealand Food & Beverage industry to develop high-value foods for the benefit of consumers in New Zealand and...
HVN Events
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.
Foodomics 2024 Poster Competition
Congratulations to Foodomics Poster Competition Winners Vitor Geniselli da Silva, Jarrah Dowrick and Simone Frame.
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.
