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Planet watch

Josh Fox's brilliant film Gasland

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Where to go this summer?

Here's 21 family holiday ideas from the Cape to the Catlins...

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Greening your workplace

The easy guide

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Bloom time in the garden

Summer's when you really get to enjoy your garden –
water it faithfully and as the warm days extend, you'll
be rewarded with a riot of new shoots and blooms

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The kindness of strangers

The good women doing their bit for the vulnerable children of the world: Amber Sainsbury, Emily McDonald, Deb Leaver

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Clicktivism

Andy Kenworthy considers the explosion of online activism and wonders if the revolution is just a mouse click away?

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Life in the Garden City

The shimmering path to eco-dom might be a little more tricky to follow in Singapore than back in New Zealand, but it’s not stopping Rebecca Lewis from looking

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Carbon vignette

Emily Perkins offsets her carbon by braving a talk on peak oil

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Pimp your coffee

article illustration Brighten the first month of the year with a colourful new KeepCup for your takeaway coffees. They'll stand up to 1,000 uses -- and save all those disposable coffee cups heading to landfill. What's more, we've got 20 KeepCups in a variety of colour combos to give away ...

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Psychological tips to beat those back-at-work blues

article illustration Sick and tired of work already? Feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or downright blue to be back?
Then it’s possible you have a case of the “back-at-work blues”, says psychology expert Dr Mary Casey.

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The fun in fundraising

article illustration Good guest bloggers The Ministry of Silly Walks returns to share their fundraising tips and tricks on the path to their first Oxfam Trailwalker.

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Summer food care tips

article illustration Don't get sick from food that's been out in the sun for too long! Here's how to get the most from leftovers as well as boost the fridge life of your fruit and veggies.

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Meet the Ministry of Silly Walks!

article illustration Introducing Good guest bloggers and Oxfam Trailwalker 2012 team, The Ministry of Silly Walks. Each fortnight the team will share their experiences as they prepare for their first Oxfam Trailwalker challenge to raise funds for Oxfam. The team is quietly confident they’ve got what it takes but there are sure to be life-lessons learned along the way!

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Confused about the new Food Bill?

article illustration Will it shut down farmers markets and community gardens or simply halt food poisoning in its tracks? There's a lot of misinformation going around about the new Food Bill and the effect it'll have on New Zealanders. We take a look at some of the different viewpoints.

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The top seven New Year's resolutions to make

article illustration While many of us make New Year's resolutions about furthering our careers or losing weight, few of us resolve to improve our emotional and mental health. But that's exactly what we should be focusing on, says a leading psychology expert.

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Day 24: Kiva cards

article illustration We've saved one of our favourite gifts for the last day of the Good Gift Guide. Kiva cards make it easy to give a Kiva loan to your friends or family members. The recipient then chooses an entrepreneur in the developing world to support with a loan.

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  • Psychological tips to beat those back-at-work blues
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    Sick and tired of work already? Feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or downright blue to be back?
    Then it’s possible you have a case of the “back-at-work blues”, says psychology expert Dr Mary Casey.

  • Pimp your coffee
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    Brighten the first month of the year with a colourful new KeepCup for your takeaway coffees. They'll stand up to 1,000 uses -- and save all those disposable coffee cups heading to landfill. What's more, we've got 20 KeepCups in a variety of colour combos to give away ...

  • The fun in fundraising
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    Good guest bloggers The Ministry of Silly Walks returns to share their fundraising tips and tricks on the path to their first Oxfam Trailwalker.

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  • Food Bill: what’s the fuss?

    There’s grumbling over garden fences
    about a new bill before Parliament.
    Andy Kenworthy takes a closer look

  • Beginners’ guide to bike chic

    Loathe lycra? Take another look at the well dressed citizen Jane revolution
    riding up a storm along New Zealand’s inner-city streets

  • Good, issue 22
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    We cultivate the art of slow and bust five common food allergy myths. There are delicious fruity desserts and old-fashioned drinks to make, easy gardening tips, an inspirational glamping guide and the latest on natural body scrubs. Plus we look at the tough topic of slavery in our seas.

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We cultivate the art of slow and bust five common food allergy myths. There are delicious fruity desserts and old-fashioned drinks to make, easy gardening tips, an inspirational glamping guide and the latest on natural body scrubs. Plus we look at the tough topic of slavery in our seas.

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  • Andree on Pimp your coffee:
    I would love a cup, my old one fell out of my car and got run over :(My colour combination isLid: OrangeCup: Dark ChocolatePlug: Forest Gree  
  • Alisa Muir on Pimp your coffee:
    Sorry realised I need to sign in...They are all such fab colours..I like the aqua, yellow and grey together.I really want to get some for my  
  • Patricia on Pimp your coffee:
    Orange and black. Looks cool. One for my husband as he is very jealous of my travel tea cup (he drinks coffee and tea for me).
  • Jo Cameron on Pimp your coffee:
    I need extra small cups for my tamariki - they are jealous of my husband and my keep cups, and want some for their fluffies. So I choose a w  
  • Rebecca on Pimp your coffee:
    What a great idea! I think I'd go for the Classic - the browns make me think of coffee
  • Alice on Pimp your coffee:
    Got to be black cup with red band and lid, one-eyed cantabrian through and through :o)
  • Ariana on Pimp your coffee:
    aqua blue and green leaf..yes please!
  • joanne on Pimp your coffee:
    green plug, purple lid and cup and orange band, retro, bright and cool

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