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Good people. Good news. Good choices. Good living.

Good magazine is for forward-thinking New Zealanders who want to live more sustainable lives with less impact on the environment. Packed with inspirational people, world-changing ideas and practical, down-to-earth advice, Good will arm you with all the information you need to make wise choices for yourself, your family and our planet.

Be part of a new, smarter way of living. Be Good.

Good is New Zealand’s first carbon-neutral magazine.

Format

Good is a 130+ page magazine published six times a year. Printed on high-quality, environmentally friendly paper, Good is a large format, premium title carrying no less than 60% editorial content.

Circulation

The total distribution will be 20,000+ copies, split between newsstands, subscribers and promotional mailings to select partner databases.

Publisher HB Media is a member of the MPA and Good will be audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulation.

Totally Cool
Good is Totally Cool

Good is certified as carbon neutral by Greenland New Zealand, a carbon action company which works with businesses to recognise and quantify their carbon footprint. To certify Good magazine as Totally Cool, Greenland New Zealand has calculated the carbon footprint for the magazine and offset those emissions with Verified Emission Reduction offsets. The VERs are approved by the New Zealand government and have been used to fund wind-energy projects around Aotearoa. A programme is in place to monitor the actual magazine-related emissions over the next 12 months, identify further emission reduction opportunities, and offset any remaining emissions at the end of that period. To read more about Good’s ‘Totally Cool’ process, read the Greenland NZ report or visit greenlandnz.co.nz.

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The Good blog
  • Imagine all the people

    By Annabel McAleer, 6 days ago

    Amazing what can change in a week, eh? Two elections down, and the world's got two dynamic new leaders poised to make all of our hopes and dreams come true.

  • Just don't drop your clothes

    By Annabel McAleer, October 21, 2008

    What do you get when you cross a washing machine with a toilet?

  • The Sweden Files: clean cars

    By Annabel McAleer, October 14, 2008

    With 700,000 cars in the city of Stockholm (population: 1.3 million), the Swedes love driving almost as much as New Zealanders. But by the end of the year, some 90,000 of those cars will be driving ‘clean’, using alternative fuels or emitting less than 120 grams of CO2 per kilometre. Here’s how Stockholm did it.

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  • The Braungart interview
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    By Vincent Heeringa, October 1, 2008

    Vincent Heeringa interviews Michael Braungart, co-author of Cradle to Cradle, about the world's bright green future, and how New Zealand can brighten up.

  • Well preserved
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    By Charmaine Pountney, October 29, 2008

    You’ll no doubt know a citrus tree groaning under the weight of its currently ripe fruit. Don’t let good grapefruits and oranges rot into the ground. Grab an armful or two and turn them into a delicious preserve

  • Whistle-blower
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    By Adelia Hallett, 6 days ago

    Dr Elvira Dommisse, biotechnologist ... and genetic engineering whistle-blower

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Latest issue

It's time to get into some clean clothes—free from pesticides, worker exploitation and unnecessary mileage. Issue three of Good has ten pages of spring eco-style to inspire you ... and a weather forecast for the 2090s. It's getting hot in here!

Go MAD

Intrepid Volunteers Challenge
GoMad

To celebrate and support New Zealand’s volunteers, Good magazine and Intrepid Travel have created the Intrepid Volunteers Challenge (gomad.co.nz) and social networking site, so charities and volunteers like you can connect and bring change.

The big idea is simply to reward our unsung heroes and make it easier for new volunteers to find a project that suits them. The Intrepid Volunteer of the Year will win a $5,000, all-expenses-paid Intrepid Travel volunteering holiday to any destination in the world, with spending money from Good magazine.

 

Latest comments

  • Annabel McAleer on Sun spots and mosquitoes:
    Our gardening guru Paul Thompson came to my rescue! Check out his guide to insect-repelling plants in the December/January issue of Good, ou  …
  • Annabel McAleer on Meet you on the web:
    Now Gmail's in on it too... as of today Gmail users (with webcams) can video chat in their webmail window. Here's how it works:To get starte  …
  • Alessandra on Just don't drop your clothes:
    Wow! I love it!
  • Tony Coburn on The Sweden Files: clean water:
    It seems that many countries have been unwilling to ratify the Ballast Water Management Convention because the performance standards set in  …
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