Head start
As the summer harvest clears our garden beds, it's time to prepare the garden for winter—and grow some broccoli
Latest articles
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
One man, one road, one cycle
By Annabel McAleer • yesterday • 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 • yesterday • 0 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 • 3 days ago • 1 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 • 5 days ago • 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.
A year of made in New Zealand
By Sarah Marquet • 5 days ago • 2 comments
New Good blogger Sarah Marquet has set herself a big challenge: buy New Zealand-made for a full year. Follow her updates every Monday as she battles to find New Zealand-made everything, within a small weekly budget.
Overfishing documentary The End of the Line premieres
By Annabel McAleer • March 5, 2010 • 0 comments
Tuna-less sushi was served at the New Zealand premiere of The End of the Line last night in Wellington. Described as the Inconvenient Truth for oceans, the documentary reveals the global impacts of overfishing, and criticises New Zealand's commercial fisheries, among others. Scientists predict the global collapse of fish stocks by the middle of this century if nothing's done.
Surviving summer without the supermarket
By Savenna Rutherford • March 5, 2010 • 4 comments
Savenna catches up with Will Tong and Rachel de Lacey, who have now been living without the supermarket for twelve weeks. Find out how they survived the summer holidays, where they buy all their essentials—and a few favourite recipes.
Wine, cheese and bicycles
By Su Yin Khoo • March 5, 2010 • 0 comments
The lovely Frocks on Bikes will be hosting a Try My Bike evening in Auckland next week.
