New Zealanders and their Gallic friends gathered in wet and windy weather in Northern France on Sunday 29 April for the observance of ANZAC Day, starting with a parade through the fortified town of Le Quesnoy, and ending with an intimate wreath-laying at the New Zealand memorial in Longueval in the afternoon. Numbers were unsurprisingly down on last year, when New Zealand Prime Minister John Key paid his respects at these two destinations in the context of an official visit.

The agri-food sector is being increasingly challenged to demonstrate its sustainability credentials.  A recent seminar in Paris debated the nature and magnitude of the sustainability challenge, and how it is being tackled in both New Zealand and France, including through collaboration at company and industry levels.  Are the current approaches to develop consumer awareness and responsibility schemes sufficient?  What scope is there for improvement within supply chains?  Are there new, more sustainable business models to explore?