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Environmental Choice

With more and more products making green claims, it's not easy to tell soul from spin. Thankfully, the Environmental Choice accreditation is one label that you can trust

Rightcar

Rightcar

How to choose the safest, most eco-friendly car

Energy Star appliances

Energy Star appliances

The blue mark for the world's most efficient appliances

Heating & Insulation

Heating & Insulation

Protect your family over the winter months

Renovation

Renovation

Sustainable solutions for walls, floors and warmth

carboNZero organisations & products

carboNZeroCert TM

New Zealand's leading eco-label, with global credentials

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  • What are the best raw foods to eat?
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    Whether you have a little or a lot, the important thing is just to start eating more raw food, says new Good blogger Christine Smith. She'll be introducing you to the benefits of eating raw, plus easy ways to incorporate more raw foods into your diet – and no, she won't be telling you to throw out everything in the pantry.

  • Why is raw food good for you?
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    Whether you have a little or a lot, the important thing is just to start eating more raw food, says new Good blogger Christine Smith. She'll be introducing you to the benefits of eating raw, plus easy ways to incorporate more raw foods into your diet – and no, she won't be telling you to throw out everything in the pantry.

  • Going more raw
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    Whether you have a little or a lot, the important thing is just to start eating more raw food, says new Good blogger Christine Smith. She'll be introducing you to the benefits of eating raw, plus easy ways to incorporate more raw foods into your diet – and no, she won't be telling you to throw out everything in the pantry.

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  • The art of mindfulness

    Learn how to ‘turn up for life as it happens’ – and enjoy the health benefits

  • Going on an information diet
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    The internet is a glorious, seemingly never-ending buffet of interestingness. But as with a smorgasbord, the trick is in finding the delicious and the different, and resisting filling your plate with deep-fried fillers

  • Gold, frankincense … and biscuits

    'Tis the season for sumptuous home baking – perfect for gifts, visitors or late-night indulgences alike

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