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Clearing the decks

Issue #7 is soon to hit the newsstands, and boy have we been busy putting it together. Meanwhile, we've been buried under emails and my web browser is cluttered with interesting stories—here are just some of the great links and stories that have come our way in recent weeks ... More …

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It's freezing out there!

This time last year, New Zealand was the host country for World Environment Day, and a certain magazine about sustainable living was launched. To say the past year has flown by is a huge understatement! There are a heap of events going on around the country to celebrate World Environment day today. More …

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Nice one Charlie

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 …

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Police hug cyclists in Denmark

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 …

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Everyone loves pigs

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 …

 

The end of the Clark-Cullen era

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 …

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Are you the next Al Gore?

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 FridayMore …

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It's so hard to be Goode

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 …

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My husband won't let me use the dryer

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 …

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Help to get healthy

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 …

 

Carbonscape close ... but no cigar

A panel of business leaders and climate change experts chose Kiwi company Carbonscape as their favourite in a US$75,000 competition to find the world's most innovative solution to the effects of climate change ... then the vote was opened up to the public. More …

 

Polar bears strike back

A 32-year-old woman jumped into the polar bear enclosure at Berlin Zoo this week. Perhaps she just wanted a cuddle. The bears did what bears do (other than float around helpless and adorable on tiny icebergs) ... More …

 

They did it!

Three Good magazine teams went for a walk at 6am on Saturday morning ... and they walked, and they walked, until they had covered 100 kilometres to raise money for Oxfam. The teams finished between 29 and 31 hours, with 10 walkers finishing the event of the 12 who started. More …

 

Shave for a cure

Want to look like Bruce Willis while helping cure cancer? Shave your head this week, and raise funds for the Leukaemia & Blood Foundation. More …

 

Everything's amazing, nobody's happy

Need a bit of perspective on life? Watch this YouTube clip... More …

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