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Sayonara, sustainability

Make a cup of tea and pull your chair a little closer ... newly eligible bachelor Nick Potter spills the intimate details about why he broke up with sustainability, who he's playing around with now—and why he's chosen to be polyamorous (with words, that is). More …

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Balls of rejuvenation!

Spirulina is a superfood, says naturopath, tutor, mother and Good reader. Here are a few recipes to try … More …

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A truly sustainable home

Crafty mum Clara Arbizu shares a family project perfect for school holidays or rainy weekends. All materials required can be found around the home. Recycle your old shoeboxes and greeting cards and create the house of your dreams! More …

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Is your pharmacist ethical?

At around $10 a teaspoon, homeopathic remedies are an expensive way to buy water, writes Vicki Hyde, chair of
NZ Skeptics. Despite this, some pharmacists seem relatively uninformed—or indifferent—about the homeopathic products on their shelves. More …

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Don't want mining in our National Parks? Join the march!

Proposals to allow mining in New Zealand's most-protected National Parks may make mining companies rich, but does that justify the damage to New Zealand's values and brand? No, says Robyn Malcolm—and millions of other Kiwis. Join them on the march against mining: 11am, May 1, bottom of Queen Street, Auckland More …

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Are microwave ovens dangerous?

In Good #10, we wrote that they're not. One reader very much disagrees: "Your response to the query on microwave oven safety could have been written by a corporate spinmeister—the tone is don’t-worry-be-happy instead of caveat emptor." Read his letter, check out the links, and tell us what you think! More …

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Cut the junk

What seems more harmful to you: the few flyers that arrive in your letterbox every day, or the email spam promising you a drug that can work miracles? Kimberley Ross takes a closer look. More …

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Save the whales not whaling

The New Zealand Government’s support for a proposal could usher in a new era of commercial whaling. Unsuprisingly, it has met with fierce opposition from the country’s animal welfare and environmental groups. Bridget Vercoe, of WSPA, explains more More …

 

How do you make reusable sandwich wraps?

Try as we might, Good can't answer every question that comes our way. Can you lovely people help another reader choose fabric for homemade reusable sandwich wraps? More …

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2010: USA and China here we come!

Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders were involved in 350.org's International Day of Climate Action on October 24 last year, and other NGO-led campaigns such as Greenpeace’s Sign On campaign. So did it help? How did we go in Copenhagen—and what lies ahead? More …

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Valentine's Day: go green or go online

Billions of paper greeting cards are bought and sold every year. Before buying a Valentine's Day card for your partner, lover or secret crush (or all three), read Sue Skeet's guide to choosing an eco-friendly greeting card. More …

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Nourishing our roots: what placenta planting means to our family

I can’t honestly remember why my wife Susie and I decided to bury our son Hunter’s placenta in a special place, other than it seemed the right thing to do at the time. I do remember knowing straight away where our little ceremony should take place: beneath a magnificent and ancient puriri tree on my family’s farm near Whangarei. But I also remember feeling slightly awkward about the whole thing. Here we were, two Pakeha New Zealanders detached from any kind of spiritual or cultural traditions around childbirth, searching for a way to anchor the experience to our past, present and future. More …

 

Are baby boomers to blame?

Should baby boomers take more responsibility for reducing their emissions than younger generations? Are baby boomers more responsible for climate change than those under 40? Nick Potter (who falls somewhere between generation X and Y) argues that young people must forgive boomers for their contribution to climate change ... and that boomers need to accept responsibility. What do you think? More …

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Social Fabric

Social Fabric is a sustainable social-entrepreneurial fashion collaboration with female refugees in New Zealand. More …

 

Diary from Copenhagen—part 2

Energy audits, pinwheel pastries and frozen faces! Seventeen-year-old Phoebe Hunt is in Copenhagen at the UN Children’s Fund Children’s Climate Forum. This is part two of her diary. More …

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