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Nice one Charlie
By Annabel McAleer • May 22, 2009 • 0 comments
How can you not love Prince Charles? The world's most regal greenie has rounded up Daniel Craig, Robin Williams, Harrison Ford, Joss Stone, the Dalai Lama, Kermit, and fresh Princes Harry and William for this campaign video for The Prince's Rainforest Project. More …
Good housekeeping tips #1
By Barbara Good • May 21, 2009 • 0 comments
We have received hundreds of housekeeping tips from Good readers. Now it's time to share them with you!
Vinegar, baking soda, and lemons all have natural cleaning powers that rival manufactured cleaning solutions. They are easy and safe to use, and can often clean for much less money than other cleaning products on the market. More …
Police hug cyclists in Denmark
By Annabel McAleer • May 20, 2009 • 0 comments
Copenhagen police aren't happy about the unpopularity of cycling helmets in the city, so they've started giving them out for free—along with a hug, to let cyclists know they care. Click through for video ... More …
Everyone loves pigs
By Annabel McAleer • May 19, 2009 • 2 comments
What makes issues suddenly burst into public consciousness is a mystery, but certainly Mike King's piece on pig farming on TVNZ's Sunday programme has made an impact where Jamie Oliver's recent documentary and SAFE's Love Pigs campaign have not. More …
Last week's news in brief
By Sophie Barclay • May 18, 2009 • 1 comments
Do you want to see a weekly news roundup on the Good website? Let us know in the comments ... This week, oysters, coral, Aboriginal groups and Obama under threat. Plus, climate skeptics' pet sunspot theory dies at last. More …
Hammer and nails
By Judy Sutherland • May 18, 2009 • 1 comments
Construction on Judy's hill continues. The causeway is complete—now it's time for the shed. Or 'home', as it shall become. We rejoin Judy for more tales from her home-to-be on the hill. More …
The end of the Clark-Cullen era
By Annabel McAleer • May 14, 2009 • 0 comments
Helen Clark and Michael Cullen have left Parliament, after nine years running the show. The Green Party has released a podcast of their thoughts on the end of an era in Kiwi politics. More …
One week down, one to go!
By Sophie Barclay • May 13, 2009 • 2 comments
Fair Trade Fortnight began last week, and runs from 2”“17 May. It's not to late to join in! Click through for a list of this week's events ... More …
Organic living
By Sarah Jefferies • May 12, 2009 • 15 comments
The idea of organic food sounds fabulously fresh and healthy; a big question Sarah Jefferies is grappling with is “Just what is the cost?”. Read Sarah's latest installment on going green—saving the environment and looking great doing it! More …
Are you the next Al Gore?
By Annabel McAleer • May 6, 2009 • 2 comments
Or the next Melissa Clark Reynolds? There are eight places for New Zealanders to attend Al Gore's climate change leadership training programme in Melbourne, from 11 to 13 July. Applications for this unique opportunity close Friday 8th May—this Friday! More …
It's so hard to be Goode
By Annabel McAleer • May 5, 2009 • 1 comments
Meet Mrs Goode, a local activist who someday dreams of becoming an activist. Mr Goode, her partner, comes from a long line of overeducated academic liberals, and works as an administrator at a community college. They have two children: the rebellious Bliss and their adopted son Ubuntu. (The Goodes wanted to adopt an "African baby". Although they were not expecting a white child from South Africa, they love him very much.) Their vegan dog, Che, craves meat—and he will kill and eat other neighbourhood pets to get it. Click through to watch the trailer for this new show from King of the Hill's Mike Judge... More …
A causeway and a compactor
By Judy Sutherland • May 4, 2009 • 0 comments
We have purchased our hill. We now own approximately 1.6 hectares (four acres to you less-informed readers) of mainly gorse-covered hillside. At present, to access our hill we must negotiate the hazards of assorted vehicles in varying states of decay. And not only vehicles but sheds, drums, plastic and metal, and many other items crying out to be unceremoniously dumped. More …
This week's news in brief
By Sophie Barclay • May 1, 2009 • 0 comments
Do you want to see a weekly news roundup on the Good website? Let us know in the comments ... This week, swine flu and factory farming, indigenous environmentalism in Australia, and the Salinger scandal. More …
Sustainable buildings honoured
By Jessica Lax • April 30, 2009 • 0 comments
When everything around us seems to be spewing pollution, it’s comforting to find yourself walking into a building that is just as aware of sustainability as you are. The New Zealand Architecture Awards have honored two environmentally conscious structures this year: The Meridian Building and Selwyn District Council Buildings in Wellington and Canterbury, respectively. More …
Camp for the climate
By Sophie Barclay • April 29, 2009 • 1 comments
Sixty environmentalists, ranging in age from one to 80 years old, met at Parihaka last weekend for the first ever Aotearoa/New Zealand Climate Camp, based around mobilising ordinary people into action against climate change. More …
Recycling appliances made easier
By Jessica Lax • April 28, 2009 • 1 comments
By now we’re all used to putting our food cans and plastic containers in the recycling bin, but knowing what to do with the big stuff is a bit tougher. More …
A detox diet
By Sarah Jefferies • April 27, 2009 • 16 comments
Does that bite of chocolate here and there really affect my body? That bit of bread, the afternoon chai latte, the odd burger—they all come to me in a jumble of food thoughts scarily turning in my mind into one big food ball. Is this what I am? A great big churning food ball? More …
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My husband won't let me use the dryer
By Annabel McAleer • April 24, 2009 • 1 comments
I love Cary Tennis's advice column on the Salon website ... here, a reader asks what to do about her eco-friendly husband, whom she's beginning to find, well, wife-unfriendly. Is it fair to make eco-demands on your spouse? What concessions has your beloved made to your burgeoning eco-conscience? More …
Film challenge winners announced
By Jessica Lax • April 23, 2009 • 2 comments
When I was little, I had a knack for the arts. I remember competing with other seven- and eight-year-olds to do a nature drawing. I used coloured pencils and crayons to draw a picture of two pigs roaming within a pen. Today, arts competitions encourage a more technical approach. The Outlook for Someday is a sustainability film challenge for young New Zealanders that does just that. More …
Help to get healthy
By Annabel McAleer • April 21, 2009 • 29 comments
WIN! Trilogy Rosehip Oil with the soon-to-be relaunched Healthy Online website. Healthy Online has recently released a string of videos on YouTube, based around some possible risks that may be associated with prominent healthy-sounding products. Leanne James, principal naturopath at Healthy Online, has critiqued some big names—Bio-Oil, Milo and Nutrigrain among them ... More …
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