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Not in our back paddock!
By Sarah Heeringa • February 5, 2010 • 2 comments
What do a UK supermarket chain, Michael Pollan and Jamie Oliver all have in common? They all think factory dairy farming is a bad idea for New Zealand. More …
Born free
By Sarah Heeringa • February 4, 2010 • 6 comments
The recent Good article 'Eco mamas and papas' included a segment called 'Born Free' which considered some of the issues around birth in New Zealand. The item prompted the following conversation. More …
Young Northland filmmakers pull on the heart strings
By Sarah Heeringa • December 11, 2009 • 0 comments
Hot new director Jonathan King handed out the Outlook for Someday awards for New Zealand’s best young sustainability filmmakers at TVNZ last night. More …
Setting the scene
By Sarah Heeringa • December 6, 2009 • 2 comments
Get a little eco-fabulous with your outdoor entertaining More …
Good TV: Easy eco entertaining
By Sarah Heeringa • December 4, 2009 • 1 comments
Looking for some inspiration for the Christmas season? Nothing can be easier—or more delicious—than barbequed lamb. More …
Eco stars come out at night
By Sarah Heeringa • November 12, 2009 • 0 comments
Last night was the night to celebrate the best and brightest of New Zealand sustainability—at the annual Sustainable Business Network Awards More …
The secret to health and happiness
By Sarah Heeringa • October 14, 2009 • 5 comments
Wish you knew your neighbours? You’re not alone. Research has discovered that 81 percent of Aucklanders are interested in getting to know their neighbours better. Living in a friendly, connected neighbourhood can bring us loads of benefits. Start this weekend with Neighbours Day, Saturday 17th October. You might even win a t-shirt! More …
The price of freedom
By Sarah Heeringa • October 2, 2009 • 0 comments
I've just pledged to spend $2 a day on Fairtrade products from October 17”“31 to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and I'd love you to join me! $2 is less than most of us spend on a cup of coffee, yet that's more than two billion people around the world survive on every day. 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 …
Fair by Easter
By Sarah Heeringa • August 26, 2009 • 5 comments
After running seriously amok, Cadbury New Zealand is putting things right over its recent palm oil PR disaster. First they agreed to remove the problematic oil from their chocky ... Now they’re going one step further, with a pledge to deliver the same taste and same cost, but with extra ethics. More …
The Age of Stupid
By Sarah Heeringa • August 12, 2009 • 0 comments
"We could have saved ourselves, but we didn’t. It’s amazing. What state of mind were we in, to face extinction and simply shrug it off?" More …
40 percent by 2020
By Sarah Heeringa • August 10, 2009 • 0 comments
Let’s make it happen for our future. More …
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