Feel the fear and cycle anyway
Venturing onto the road on two wheels can feel like taking your life in your hands. Andy Kenworthy explains why we should be jumping on our bikes anyway. Plus: Tips for cycling safely—and in style
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In good choice
Butter vs margarine
The yellowy goodness of natural New Zealand butter is hard to top, but should we turn to manufactured margarine for the sake of our health?
In the green room
Why I was arrested for Greenpeace
A Northland builder gets arrested
In good question
Power to the people
Batteries, washing soda and dental floss
In convenient truths about
Peak oil
Peak oil does not mean the world is running out of oil: it refers to the point of maximum production, after which the availability of oil will steadily decline.
In technology
Bringin' in the rain
Fresh water is a precious resource, so it's handy that so much of it falls out of the sky in New Zealand. All we need to do is collect it
In home
Love shack
Between shifts as an Auckland tattoo artist, Keiran Sipes built this Northland home for a woman he'd just met. Mayana and Keiran—who now have two daughters—tell Hana Miller why their labour of love is also their perfect abode
In power of two
Storytellers
Barnaby and Dick Weir
The price of fish
Fish and chips is an iconic Kiwi dish, and we're a country of seafood lovers, but just how much can our oceans take? Dave Hansford finds out if it's possible to make an environmentally sustainable fish choice.
Good blog
Pure Fiji giveaway: light a candle for Earth Hour
By Sophie Bond • 4 days ago • 1 comments
Earth Hour is fast approaching and Good has some sweetly scented giveaways for when the lights go out.
Who cares about recycling?
By Holly Jean Brooker • 4 days ago • 0 comments
I can vividly remember the day I received my new huge recycling bin, and a new tiny general rubbish bin while apartment living in Parnell. The Auckland City Council had removed our small blue recycling tubs, and instead provided each household with one large 240-litre wheelie bin (for recyclables), and one small 120-litre wheelie bin (for general rubbish). I complained animatedly to my husband that it was absolutely ridiculous, if not ludicrous to think we could reduce our waste that much!
Quarter-of-a-million dollars for a fish ... what's the catch?
By Hazel Murray • 5 days ago • 0 comments
Bluefin tuna stocks in the Atlantic and Pacific are close to extinction. The US and Europe have recently come out in support of moves for an international trading ban. Meanwhile, New Zealand plans to increase our bluefin tuna catch. Hazel Murray looks at why attempts to reduce quotas in previous years have been in vain—and why considerable difficulties remain.
The hunt for Kiwi-made nail polish
By Sarah Marquet • 6 days ago • 6 comments
Can anyone help Sarah keep to her made-in-New Zealand challenge by recommending a local or DIY nail hardener? How about an eczema remedy or headache cure? Plus: Croxley paper—a made-here success story.
One man, one road, one cycle
By Annabel McAleer • March 12, 2010 • 0 comments
Roger Honeybun sets off on the trip of a lifetime tomorrow: cycling more than 1,000 kilometres from Christchurch to Auckland, in nine days. It could be the trip of your lifetime, too.
Towards compact communities that are awesome: part 1
By Craig Neilson • March 12, 2010 • 1 comments
Can we bring Auckland's apartment buildings closer to nature? Sure we can. Craig introduces a new blog mini-series, outlining some bright green ideas for making the City of Sails a brighter, greener city.
Introducing Holly Brooker
By Holly Jean Brooker • March 10, 2010 • 2 comments
Hey, I’m Holly Jean and am excited to blog my way through 2010. I am a typical 28-year-old urban girl trying to live a little bit greener for the sake of my health, the environment, and my pocket. One of my sisters is a true greenie who knows the ins and out of every chemical and toxin on earth, and thinks its a bit of a joke that I’m an eco-advocate. The joke part is that I’m a total urban girl who loves the hustle and bustle of city life.
Walk2Work Day this Wednesday 10th March!
By Hazel Murray • March 8, 2010 • 4 comments
Living Streets Aotearoa, New Zealand's largest advocacy group for pedestrians, is shouting about the benefits of walking to work from the streets this Wednesday 10th March. There'll be 20 events throughout the country—so get out there and beat the streets, joining the masses for breakfast between 7am and 9am.
