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Dargaville Girl Guides embark on world record attempt

By Hazel Murray • July 28, 2010 • 3 comments

The Dargaville Girl Guides are trying to break the world record for the longest chain of bras. To top it off, as many as 200,000 high-quality bras will be sent overseas to women in Africa, the Pacific Islands, and Haiti. The record attempt aims to raise awareness of breast cancer. More …

Manaakitanga Hospitality Awards celebrates slow cooking and sustainability

By Hazel Murray • May 16, 2010 • 0 comments

The Manaakitanga Awards in Rodney District celebrates sustainability, slow cooking and local produce in New Zealand's newest hospo awards. More …

Help the pigs: make a submission this week

By Hazel Murray • April 13, 2010 • 3 comments

Thanks to lots of high profile coverage, more and more people are becoming aware of the cruel treatment of pigs in New Zealand. The publicity has been good for awareness, but now's the time to make a real difference: submissions on the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) Pig Code close this Friday! More …

A new way to watch great docos

By Hazel Murray • April 7, 2010 • 1 comments

The launch of Good Screenings means that enthusiasts, organisations and campaigners can now show and share the best documentaries on offer—and keep the profits for your campaign or cause. More …

Quarter-of-a-million dollars for a fish ... what's the catch?

By Hazel Murray • March 16, 2010 • 2 comments

Bluefin tuna stocks in the Atlantic and Pacific are close to extinction. The US and Europe have recently come out in support of moves for an international trading ban. Meanwhile, New Zealand plans to increase our bluefin tuna catch. Hazel Murray looks at why attempts to reduce quotas in previous years have been in vain—and why considerable difficulties remain. More …

Walk2Work Day this Wednesday 10th March!

By Hazel Murray • March 8, 2010 • 4 comments

Living Streets Aotearoa, New Zealand's largest advocacy group for pedestrians, is shouting about the benefits of walking to work from the streets this Wednesday 10th March. There'll be 20 events throughout the country—so get out there and beat the streets, joining the masses for breakfast between 7am and 9am. More …

Cloth nappies, now at your local supermarket

By Hazel Murray • March 1, 2010 • 2 comments

Up until now cloth nappies have only been available from specialised stores or online, but from this week they will be stocked in supermarkets. Real Nappies, an Auckland company, will be stocked in Foodtown, Woolworths and Countdown supermarkets to make it even easier for Kiwi parents to choose an alternative to disposables. More …

Yes, we have bananas ... and now we have Fairtrade!

By Hazel Murray • February 18, 2010 • 8 comments

Fairtrade bananas have just gone on sale in New Zealand. Although we import more of the yellow fruit per capita than any other nation, we have never had the option to choose Fairtrade—until now! More …

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