Good—simple choices for a better life

Good start

10 Editorial

Annabel McAleer goes west.

12 The goodies

Nick Smith, Sarah Lang, Lisa Crandall, Sarah Jefferies

14 Your letters

Glossy Good ain't so good?

16 Good times

From Fair Trade Fortnight to World Environment Day.

19 News

Mostly good news from around the gobe.

23 Good glossary, part 1

Action: What does it all mean? Eco-speak from the green revolution

24 Soy vs cow milk

Good choice: There's more than one way to wet your Weet-Bix, but which is more eco-friendly?

25 Coal

Convenient truths about: Coal-fired power plants release over 60 air pollutants, including mercury, arsenic, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide.

27 Good reads

Good reads: From cradle to grave.

28 When greenwash is good

Good question: The hunt for a cleaner, greener drycleaner

30 Good stuff

Staying in bed is good for the planet.

32 Adam Rickitt

My green journey: From Coronation Street to Shortland Street, Adam Rickitt is one of this country's favourite soap stars. He tells Good why he loves Enzed, his Blue Heeler Rufus and right-wing politics

34 Tohunga

Local heroes: Hirini Reedy, New Zealand's Mr Miyagi

Features

36 Paw prints

Thank dog for the Good guide to choosing—and looking after—your perfect eco-pet. Annabel McAleer finds a furry, feathered or scaly friend to suit every family, with advice from the experts on how to minimise its ecological paw-print

46 The truth about cats and dogs

Pet whisperer Jeffery Masson has been writing best-sellers on animal psychology from his East Auckland home for almost a decade. Sarah Lang discovers the secret life of our favourite pets.

48 Home sick home

Too many New Zealand houses make poor use of the sun, lack proper ventilation—and get dangerously cold in winter. Sarah Heeringa investigates the link between poor housing and poor health. Could your home be killing you?

58 A load of old rubbish

Here's how to compost: put your organic waste in a pile, and wait ... then wait some more. But if you want fly-free, smell-free, hassle-free compost in only a few short months, there's more you should know. Sarah Heeringa spills the dirt

The goods

68 Go with the flow

Home: You think you've got indoor-outdoor flow? Check out this Waipu beach house.

73 Plan for your pav

Garden: Prep now for Christmas strawberries—there's still time!

74 Gentle beasts

Travel: Sacha McNeil's Thailand elephant adventure.

76 Gone fishin'

Travel: Family break in Taupo

80 How do you like them apples?

Food: What do Adam and Eve, Isaac Newton, William Tell and Snow White have in common?

83 Fairly delicious

Food: Guilt-free chocolate

86 Food of the future

Family: Angus Allan's favourite spuds.

87 Make your own ... gravy

Food: Make your own gravy.

88 Lather, rinse, repeat

Beauty: Try the no 'poo strategy … or choose shampoo that's free of sodium lauryl sulphate.

90 Put on a show

How to: How to build a puppet theatre.

92 Big and beautiful

Transport: Big cars for big families.

Good bits

88 Lather, rinse, repeat

Health: Want the silkiest, softest locks? Then stop washing your hair, say New York fashionistas—and, um, English politicians. But if the no ’poo strategy isn’t for you, at least avoid known allergens with these luxury hair products

97 Amid seismic shifts, get smart

Business: The smart money's on sustainability, says Rod Oram.

98 A thoroughly modern commune

Eco-worrier: Emily Perkins plans her ideal hippie commune.

99 Lean, mean cooking machines

Good housekeeping: Barbara Good on fridge amnesia

100 All roads lead to more cars

Gaia and brimstone: Dave Hansford's sick of the roads.

101 What are the government's plans for the environment?

The green room: Minister for the Environment Nick Smith answers this issue's tough question.

103 (Smarter) power to the people

Action: 8 tips for smart power savings

104 Fiona Ralph

The good life: Gypsy Fabulous