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By biking you're volunteering to die
By Su Yin Khoo • September 29, 2009 • 30 comments
In the wake of two serious cycling-related accidents in the space of a week, the New Zealand Herald decided to ask the public, “What can be done to make cycling in NZ safer?" Su Yin Khoo looks at the statistics. More …
A day at the beach ... to change the world
By Sarah Heeringa • September 29, 2009 • 0 comments
Take one day out of your life and use it to help stop the climate crisis. Come to Bethells Beach at 11am on Sunday 4 October and join 350 people to form the number 350 on the black sand. More …
Go veg for your health ... and win!
By Sarah Heeringa • September 28, 2009 • 17 comments
Eating a plant-based diet offers loads of benefits for your health, your wallet and the planet. Now you can celebrate World Vegetarian Day this Thursday 1 October, with a fabulous $250 hamper from Sanitarium. More …
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Shwopping here I come!
By Sarah Heeringa • September 25, 2009 • 0 comments
Saturday 26th's Big Shwop is nearly here ... What better way to mark the end of Fashion Week, than by swapping my fashion mistakes for some new-to-me threads that make me look a whole lot better? More …
Transport: smart, smarter, smartest
By Kate Taylor and Ray Fort • September 24, 2009 • 2 comments
San Francisco is physically small (11km by 11km), and it’s densely populated—an ideal combination for public transport to really excel. Public transport options, car shares, car pools, and travel on foot are all part of how we’re getting around. More …
Don't be a muppet
By Su Yin Khoo • September 24, 2009 • 1 comments
Motorists seem to give more space and respect to animals on the road than cyclists. The team at RideStrong decided to test out how much room their animals/muppets/riders receive. Watch the video then sign the petition to make 1.5 metres of space a legal requirement to pass a cyclist. More …
Good housekeeping tips #19
By Barbara Good • September 23, 2009 • 0 comments
"Ask your local cafe if you can buy the hessian bags that beans come in. I’m going to make giant hessian throw pillows for in front of the fire this winter, or they can be made into shopping bags."—Joanne Kinnaird More …
Green fingers
By Judy Sutherland • September 21, 2009 • 1 comments
I must confess that I have never been much of a gardener. I love gardens and frequently wander through other people's, praying for the ability, time and passion to develop my own. I have had several attempts over the years and, probably like many of us, had wonderful beginnings: any amount of money spent on buying seeds and seedlings, ground well-prepared, seeds or small plants sown and nurtured for a week or even a month—then the weeds start popping up and somehow I have more important things to do! More …
Putting the park back in carpark
By Annabel McAleer • September 20, 2009 • 0 comments
Temporary public parks sprang up around the world on Friday September 18th, international Park(ing) Day—when city carparks are temporarily turned into actual parks, or put to other good use. Click through to see prime parking possies around Auckland transformed into mini music festivals, games areas, even a fishing pond ... More …
Got an old VCR lying around?
By Annabel McAleer • September 18, 2009 • 3 comments
Like a lot of people, you probably still have a VCR around your house, even though DVDs have made it obsolete. Don't throw it away! Get out your screwdriver: here's how a simple VCR hack can get you back in the digital revolution ... More …
What do New Zealand's futurologists think of our cities?
By Stephen Olsen • September 18, 2009 • 0 comments
“Smart urban design thinking is based on building communities,” says future thinker James Lunday. “Land use, economy and culture should drive infrastructure investment—not the other way around. Thinking in reverse results in creating not only great urban areas but thriving communities and economies, unlocking and unblocking latent mixed-use development potential.” And wouldn't that be good? More …
Stop stuffing yourself!
By Miyuki McGuffie • September 17, 2009 • 1 comments
Do you consider yourself eco-conscious? I do. But despite my awareness of the environment and my passion for doing my bit, I still find it easy to slip into the same old habits, or rely on the safety nets we as a society have put in place for our wasteful ways of life. More …
Good housekeeping tips #18
By Barbara Good • September 16, 2009 • 0 comments
"Less clutter makes rooms feel bigger and collect less dust. The more trinkets we have, the more difficult cleaning becomes. We’ve stored away nearly all the accessories that cluttered our surfaces, and pick two or three pieces that best accent the room or make us feel good, changing them whenever we want a new look. New purchases must take the place of something else, helping us prioritise purchases and keep clutter under control." —Jacquie McNab More …
The Melbourne of the future
By Stephen Olsen • September 14, 2009 • 1 comments
Melbourne could accommodate a further 3.3 million people by utilising just six percent of the area within its existing boundary, says Rob Adams, speaking at the International Urban Design Conference. This Melbourne of the future will thrive off the back of its public transport corridors: a green, multifunctional city, with streets that are transformed into linear forests and suburbs acting as “new green wedges” between the corridors. Is anyone in New Zealand listening? More …
Eat real, eat local
By Kate Taylor and Ray Fort • September 10, 2009 • 1 comments
We headed across the bay to Oakland to eat some 'real food' at the Real Food Festival the other week. It got us thinking—what is real food? In San Francisco the mantra of 'eat organic' is a good one, but since you never really know how organic your organic actually is in California, it's not as good as 'eat local'. More …
Good housekeeping tips #17
By Barbara Good • September 9, 2009 • 0 comments
"To keep your shower curtain bottoms free of mildew, coat with baby oil."—Alison Donley
Click through for venetian blind tips and a sparkling stovetop ... More …
Toy
By Judy Sutherland • September 7, 2009 • 2 comments
Toy arrived in a horse float, being slightly too big for any other vehicle. He did look ridiculously small in the float but made enough noise for a full-sized horse. His owner declared he was actually a gentle creature, so long as he didn’t have to compete with fellow stallions for attention—especially from the female gender. More …
Urban designers must start planning utopias— conference report
By Stephen Olsen • September 4, 2009 • 0 comments
Urban designers—who typically emerge half-formed from architect's firms or, occasionally, from local government planning departments—were challenged this week at an international urban design conference being held at a casino on the Gold Coast of Australia (of all places) to put their best efforts forward to push for a 180 degree turn away from our unsustainable lifestyles. More …
Being vegan—why I'm not
By Miyuki McGuffie • September 3, 2009 • 19 comments
Miyuki McGuffie's four-week trial of a vegan diet is over—and she's decided it's not for her. Here she discusses the vegan philosophy, and questions why 'cruelty-free' should apply only to animals, and not the earth. Is favouring animals over the earth just swapping one form of exploitation for another? More …
Good housekeeping tips #16
By Barbara Good • September 2, 2009 • 0 comments
"Lemon juice is good for cleaning brass, just cut the lemon in half and rub on, then rub off with a soft cloth."—Aaron Wells More …
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