Christchurch

The first of the ships bringing those who became known as the "Canterbury Pilgrims" arrived in Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand on the 16th December 1850. These English colonists, however, were not the first settlers in that part of New Zealand.

A few families had established themselves on the northern shore of Banks Peninsula, New Zealand and on the plain lay a solitary homestead, where William and John Deans had established themselves in 1843. About the same time the Hays and Sinclairs had settled on the Peninsula, and soon afterwards the Greenwoods and Rhodes.

Still earlier was the little French settlement at Akaroa, New Zealand.

New Zealand Food

On 28th August 2006 the New Zealand Food and Beverage Taskforce released a report entitled Smart Food, Cool Beverage. The report is a number of recommendations from the New Zealand Food and Beverage sector to the government.

The recommendations were increasing the productivity of the sector, increasing investment in research and innovation within the sector into higher margin products and increasing support to exporters to the northern hemisphere and Asia.

The New Zealand Food and Beverage sector recognise a need to improve take-up of technology transfer and collaboration within the sector. The report is put forward as a call to action within the industry...