When it comes to starting your own business, hard work has got nothing on you. Throw in a social and environmentally focused agenda, and you’ve got a full on impact venture on your hands. We chat with Jade Gray, founder of Off-Piste Provisions, about how he did it.

Nothing puts the jerky to the test like a nine-day hike of Rakiura Stewart Island.

Perfectly replicating the texture of red meat is the ultimate goal for the plant-based sector. With a bit of high-tech help from some clever scientists, this local company reckons its jerky is getting pretty close.

As the dust settles from the United Nations Climate Change Conference, many will be questioning whether enough meaningful change will arise from this latest attempt to tie attending nations to a course for mitigating climate change.

Steeped in grit, mystery, and a whole lot of history, there’s more to jerky than a healthy snack slipped into pockets on long-haul adventures