good 

New Zealand’s guide to sustainable living

Subscribe

Sarah Heeringa

Home » Blog » Sarah Heeringa
article illustration 

Walking the talk

Oxfam Trailwalker is the most life-changing, team-building, foot-slogging, friendship-forming, group-hugging experience ever ... oh, and it's just won New Zealand's top sustainability event award for third straight year. More …

article illustration 

Plastic waste converted to oil? We're not talking rubbish

A Japanese company has come up with a clever invention that provides a small reprise from the seemingly growing sea of plastic waste in the world. It's a small, safe machine that can convert one kilo of plastic into almost one litre of oil. More …

article illustration 

Spirituality and the earth: why should we care?

Energy, carbon and water: why do they matter? Global crises and some local solutions ... find out the answer to these questions and more at a fascinating workshop this weekend. More …

article illustration 

Fair ground attraction

Wellington and Dunedin have officially been Fair Trade Cities since 2009. Plans are now afoot to help their big, bad northern sister take the same step. The Aucklander reports on progress to date. More …

 

Buying your own Top Bar Hive

Top Bar hives are the new craze in natural bee keeping circles. You can make your own (using instructions from Good magazine, issue 14) or you can buy one! More …

article illustration 

Make your own vintage cake stand

Vintage high tea is perfect for cheering up a gloomy late-winter afternoon. Upcycle your favourite old plates or other odd bits and bobs lying about to add a bit of syle with a gorgeous vintage looking cake stand. More …

article illustration 

What do Kirsten Morrell, Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Oliver Driver have in common?

The deadline for this year's eco youth film challenge is coming up. And this time there's a star-studded cast of ambassadors on board. More …

article illustration 

Cycle style

Frocks on bikes are hot … and in more ways than one! Sarah Heeringa squeezed in with the 400-plus crowd down at the Viaduct the other night to see what all the commotion is about. More …

article illustration 

Green gorgeousness

Dressing in an eco friendly manner doesn’t necessarily mean you have to abandon style ... check out the glam-green outfits worn by the Goodies at a recent flash bash More …

article illustration 

Magazine Awards 2010: in photos

Time to show off! In our category (Health, Family & Wellbeing) Good won Designer of the Year (go Adrian!), was highly commended for Magazine of the Year, won Cover of the Year, and Annabel won Journalist of the Year. Not only that, but Rod Oram won Best Columnist for the entire consumer category! Woop woop!! More …

article illustration 

Grow it, eat it!

For the first time in Auckland, the Dirt Doctor is explaining the gardening methods that make it possible for people with little time or space to grow their own good food. More …

article illustration 

Common dreams

Dr Anne Scott is Vice President of Global Programs at ChildFund International (US). Anne recently visited New Zealand to talk about the plight of mothers and babies in the developing world. More …

article illustration 

Ate the breakie, bought the T-shirt

Anyone making an early visit to Auckland Zoo’s old elephant house yesterday were rewarded with live music and a delicious organic and fair trade breakfast. Sarah Heeringa checked it out ... More …

article illustration 

Let's go shopping! (Fair trade, of course)

Fair Trade Fortnight is just around the corner. From May 1-16, there are two weeks of nationwide activities and events nationwide that will raise awareness about fair trade and highlight the importance of making good choices when you shop. More …

article illustration 

Too hot to handle

How to handle chilies—and what not to handle! More …

Page 1 of 4

1234 Next >

More Goodness

The Good blog
  • Walking the talk
    article illustration

    Oxfam Trailwalker is the most life-changing, team-building, foot-slogging, friendship-forming, group-hugging experience ever ... oh, and it's just won New Zealand's top sustainability event award for third straight year.

  • Have your say on NZ's energy future
    article illustration

    Greenpeace and the WWF are calling for urgent submissions on the Government's proposed draft energy strategy. Submissions close at 5pm on Thursday 2 September (this week!).

  • At the forge
    article illustration

    Here on the coast when the weather’s a bit gloomy, the pubs aren’t really happening and the blacksmithing fix hasn’t quite left for the day, then there’s always the ‘home forge’

Good magazine
  • Community projects

    List of your community projects in New Zealand

  • Bring home the bacon
    article illustration

    Five months pregnant and facing her 40th birthday, Francesca Price decides it’s time to go pig hunting

  • Aspartame

    Should you worry about aspartame?

article illustration

Latest issue

What does it really take to hop off the treadmill? We ask five families who've changed their lives, and find seven ways to slow down and simplify your life (without too many sacrifices!). Plus: Your eco home makeover—part one of our new renovation series.

Follow us

Latest comments

  • FC on The Italian stallion:
    Thanks for the recipes, Alessandra. Broccoli is probably my favourite vegetable that I usually just steam or stir fry but I'm now inspired t  
  • Annabel McAleer on 7 questions about the BP oil spill:
    Thank god that's over. Here's some info on the clean-up and dispersal of the oil, from the Science Media Centre:The Deepwater Horizon oil sp  
  • pioverten on Have your say on NZ's energy future:
    I only had time for a quick read.there is very little in there about education or upskilling.In my experience as an engineer, the public's u  
  • Inger Perkins on Fair ground attraction:
    If you want to switch your work place tea room supplies to fair trade, don't worry about the cost.  When I saw in a Good magazine last  
  • Inger Perkins on Have your say on NZ's energy future:
    If the Draft Energy Strategy flew under your radar until hours before submissions closed, how many more radars will it have avoided?  C  
  • Julia on This one's for the ladies:
    GO MENSTRUAL CUPS...they are the best thing ever! They mean: no more embarrassing visits to the supermarket (where you inevitably end up spe  
  • Penny Vergeest on Cosmetic deceptions:
    Great article in Consumer - this is something that I have been passionate about for a long time -it is so important for customers to be educ  
  • natural organic skincare cosmetics on Cosmetic deceptions:
    Wow!! You're one of the
    first organic makeup artist blogs I've seen.. But I think that's great! Especailly
    since you're brown like ME! :)  

Blogs

Good pages

Good Shopping Handbook
carboNZero logo

Good magazine is a carboNZero certified product