Good—simple choices for a better life

First Things

6 Editorial

Welcome to our relaunch issue

8 Contributors

12 Letters

15 In Season

Good Selection: Our pick of smart eco stuff to buy, try and know about

22 Good Times

28 Your ethical gift guide

32 Letter from a broad

Eco city: They say London is a big city made up of small villages. Kiwi expat Joanne Fullam reflects on living the green life in the big smoke

33 Extreme Minimalism

Trend Tracker: So much stuff, so little time! Trend tracker Annabel McAleer uncovers the cult of less

36 Ex Libris

Good reads: Our selection of good reads to inform and inspire

Features

40 Crafted celebrations

The key to making the most of the Christmas season is to be kind to ourselves, to do only what’s manageable and to make time for the things that matter the most...

50 Half the sky

In the 19th century, the paramount
moral challenge was slavery. In the
20th century, it was totalitarianism.
In this century, it is the brutality inflicted
on so many women and girls around the
globe

58 Peter Yealands

Good People: Eco-innovator from vine to bottle

60 Eco renovate your outdoor area

Picnics, barbecues, lounging by the pool—summer is synonymous with outdoor living. Whether you have a deck, a postage stamp or an expansive garden, now’s the time to move the party outdoors.

68 Melina Schamroth

Good People: If you’re looking for love, you need to find Melina Schamroth. Her Single Volunteers events have made matches all over Australia while doing good for charities.

70 Meet the maker

Meet the maker: Angus Allan travels deep into the heart of South Canterbury to find some of the country's most contented pigs

74 Driving Miss Daisy

Good Top 10: The top ten green cars to drive this year

Your Good Life

82 Simple Food

Food: Angus Allan’s Classic Christmas fare

93 Eco Style

Style: Get in touch with the girl within

94 Bloom time in the garden

Garden: Summer's when you really get to enjoy your garden –
water it faithfully and as the warm days extend, you'll
be rewarded with a riot of new shoots and blooms

96 How to find time to grow food

Garden: Many of us put off trying to grow our own food because we don’t think we have the time. But here's a garden that even the ultra-busy can maintain ...

100 The real deal on chairs

Good housekeeping: Most new mass-produced chairs will end up on the scrap heap, while their antique counterparts are still being resold at auction or restored for generations more use, says antiques expert Ross Millar

104 Handmade

Make your own: Easy, original and super gorgeous craft ideas

108 Protection squad

Health: Sun lovers beware. We all need protection from the sun’s kiss, but not everyone’s convinced that the sunblocks we’re using are saving our skins. Lynda Brendish investigates the options

118 Where to go this summer?

Travel: Here's 21 family holiday ideas from the Cape to the Catlins...

120 Summer daze

Family: Turn off the box, grab a blanket and a drink
and head outdoors with a pile of books

122 A good thought to leave you with