Good, issue 9
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Editorial
No body's perfect
6 The Goodies
Peter Malcouronne, Abby Lynne, Su Yin Khoo
8 Letters
Bad nappies, good neighbours and enthusiastic vegans
10 News
Mostly good news from around the globe
13 Good times
Neighbour's Day, International Day of Climate Action and more
15 Leather vs vinyl
Good choice: Handbags and heels put a spring in your step, but does the planet prefer leather or vinyl?
15 Cotton
Convenient truths about: Cotton is one of the most chemical-intensive crops in the world
16 Good reads
Good reads: The Last American Man, Wildflower, Food Inc, Organic Vegetable Gardening
18 The price of organic milk
Good question: Why is organic food so darn expensive? Plus: Can I keep chickens in the suburbs?
20 Good stuff
Good stuff: Win lots of nice stuff
22 Sonia Gray
My green journey: Television presenter and her partner Simon are parents to twin girls Inez and Thandie. Sonia talks to Good about trying to be green when you literally have both hands full
24 Storytellers
Power of two: Barnaby and Dick Weir
Features
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Pimp your street
Even buying the worst house on the best street is beyond reach for most of us these days. But just like homes, streets can be do-ups too—all it takes is a little time and a lot of creative thinking. From fruit trees to guerilla gardening, here are 21 ways to pimp your street.
36 Why don't we just burn it all?
As community recyclers and big Australian exporters fight for control of our waste, meets the people in charge of our recycling system and discovers what we're throwing away—and who's paying. Is there a better way?
44 Eco mamas and papas
A newborn baby is one of life's greatest miracles, but along with the joy comes the extra weight of responsibility, to the future as well as your little 'un. shares some smart tips for eco-parenting.
50 Babies' bums
experiments on her newborn with modern cloth nappies
82 Your spring garden action plan
The garden's starting to wake up, so it's time for gardeners to get busy. Good's spring garden action plan will take your weatherbeaten plot from barren to bursting
The goods
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Love shack
Home: Between shifts as an Auckland tattoo artist, Keiran Sipes built this Northland home for a woman he'd just met. Mayana and Keiran—who now have two daughters—tell why their labour of love is also their perfect abode
58 A good eight hours
Style: We want our home to be a sanctuary from a hectic, polluted world—and at the end of busy and stressful days we especially need our bedroom to be a place of rest. Follow these six steps to create a healthier haven for a sound night's sleep
62 Hidden gems for campers
Travel: Four secret campsites
66 Trans fatty acids
Health: Should I be worried about trans fatty acids?
68 A bunch of bankers
Consumer guide: We're all ethical consumers these days—but where we keep our ethical pocket money is a common blind spot. Plus: How does your bank stack up?
72 Bringin' in the rain
Technology: Fresh water is a precious resource, so it's handy that so much of it falls out of the sky in New Zealand. All we need to do is collect it
74 Diesel vs hybrid
Transport: The fight for the most sustainable engine isn't over. Plus: The latest Prius, reviewed
76 High time for tea
Grow + eat: Pressed napkins, old roses, granny's best tea set, fresh scones, fancy cakes and the perfect club sandwich—as a retro glam get-together with girlfriends or a languid afternoon's home entertaining, the vintage high tea's time has come again. Take a trip back to cake tins of old with these baked treats, sweet with nostalgia
Good bits
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Their future, or yours?
Business: doesn't like the ETS
88 Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Good housekeeping: sings Simon and Garfunkel
89 Hope is other people
Eco-worrier: eats some pastries
90 What lies beneath
Gaia and brimstone: on Gerry Brownlee
92 How should you talk to people about climate change?
The green room: , CEO of the Sustainable Business Network, shares her lessons from Al Gore
103 Be a better recycler
Action: Condoms for all
104 Xanthe White
The good life: Acclaimed landscape gardener
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The Good Guide
carboNZero: Organisations and products
