From ecosystems to healthscapes: Indigenous-informed frameworks for restoring environmental and human wellbeing

Morris, R., Maxwell, T. K., Davis, S., & Gregorini, P. (2026). From ecosystems to healthscapes: Indigenous-informed frameworks for restoring environmental and human wellbeing. Environmental Nexus, 1(2), Article 100007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enex.2026.100007

Nutritional composition of three Aotearoa New Zealand caterpillar species: Impact of diet and life stage on amino acid and minerals

O’Connor, C.T., McNeill, M.R., Bowie, M.H., Gathercole, J.L., & Morton, J.D. (2026). Nutritional composition of three Aotearoa New Zealand caterpillar species: Impact of diet and life stage on amino acid and minerals. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed (published online ahead of print 2026). https://doi.org/10.1163/23524588-bja10354

Altered levels of known allergens in cultured primary bovine myoblasts for cultivated meat

Trlin, H. J. F., Bennie, R. Z., Ogilvie, O. J., Oh, J. K., Jin, A., America, A. H. P., Schols, H. A., de Ram, C., Bastiaan-Net, S., Boudewijn, A., Maes, E., Kleter, G., Domigan, L. J., & Dobson, R. C. J. (2026). Altered levels of known allergens in cultured primary bovine myoblasts for cultivated meat. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 74(8). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5c10735

Transforming land use: Using machine learning methods to decode farmers’ choices in New Zealand

Wang, L., Renwick, A., Thomas, S., & Dynes, R. (2026). Transforming land use: Using machine learning methods to decode farmers’ choices in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 69, e70019. https://doi.org/10.1002/jag2.70019

A risk-based approach can guide safe cell line development and cell banking for scaled-up cultivated meat production

Bennie, R.Z., Ogilvie, O.J., Loo, L.S.W., Zhou, H., Ng, S.K., Jin, A., Trlin, H.J.F., Wan, A., Yu, H., Domigan, L.J., and Dobson, R.C.J. (2025). A risk-based approach can guide safe cell line development and cell banking for scaled-up cultivated meat production. Nature Food, 3 January 2025; 6: 25-30. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-01085-9

Abstract

For commercial viability, cultivated meats require scientifically informed approaches to identify and manage hazards and risks. Here we discuss food safety in the rapidly developing field of cultivated meat as it shifts from lab-based to commercial scales. We focus on what science-informed risk mitigation processes can be implemented from neighbouring fields. We case-study pre-market safety assessments from UPSIDE Foods, GOOD Meat and Vow Group using publicly available dossiers. Quality control and safety assurance practices need to be established and standardized for cell lines and food-grade cell banks.

Kawakawa and the hungry little caterpillars: the kawakawa looper Cleora scriptaria causes unique plant responses in kawakawa Macropiper excelsum leaves

O’Connor, C.T., McNeill, M.R., Bowie, M.H et al. (2024). Kawakawa and the hungry little caterpillars: the kawakawa looper Cleora scriptaria causes unique plant responses in kawakawa Macropiper excelsum leaves. Authorea. https://10.22541/au.172456996.63266328/v1

Sculpting the future of meat: Biomaterial approaches and structural engineering for large-scale cell-based production

Jin, A., Bennie, RZ., Ogilvie, OJ., Trlin, HJF., Kong, NS., Yu, H., et al. (2024). Sculpting the future of meat: Biomaterial approaches and structural engineering for large-scale cell-based production. Sust Food Prot., 2(1): 3–20. https://doi.org/10.1002/sfp2.1023

Interdisciplinary methods for analysing food matrix structures of hybrid cell-based meats: A review

Ogilvie, O. J., Bennie, R. Z., Trlin, H. J. F., Loo, L. S. W., Zhou, H., Jin, A., Oh, J. K., Dobson, R. C. J., Yu, H., & Domigan, L. J. (2024). Interdisciplinary methods for analysing food matrix structures of hybrid cell-based meats: A review. Food Structure, 39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foostr.2023.100361

Do consumers care about environmentally sustainable attributes along the food supply chain? —A systematic literature review

Yang, W., Anh, B. & Le, P. (2023). Do consumers care about environmentally sustainable attributes along the food supply chain? —A systematic literature review. AIMS Agriculture and Food, 8(2), 513–533. https://doi.org/10.3934/agrfood.2023027

Attitudes to consumption of edible insects by indigenous Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand: future commercial opportunities

O’Connor, C. T., Gathercole, J., Bowie, M., Morton, J. D., Finlay-Smits, S., McNeill, M. R., & van Koten, C. (2023). Attitudes to consumption of edible insects by indigenous Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand: future commercial opportunities. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 10(2), 219–235. https://doi.org/10.1163/23524588-20230105

Grubs up: Multiple enactments of insects as food in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Hyde, C. (2022). Grubs up: Multiple enactments of insects as food in Aotearoa/New Zealand. New Zealand Sociology, 37(2), 94–106.