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First Things

6 Editorial

Pick your own memories

8 Contributors

12 Letters

15 In Season

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

22 Good Times

Good Times: Calender

28 Eco life in London

Letter from Abroad: Ethical living means questioning our everyday choices

30 The really free market

Trend Tracker: Trend tracker reminisces about a US city where everything’s free

32 Green Screens

Planet Watch: Earth-friendly digital entertainment now showing on a screen near you

33 Ex-libris

Bookend: Our selection of good reads to inform and inspire

Features

36 Sunshine in a jar

Home: Fancy a larder stocked with fruity jams, spicy chutneys and gleaming
jars of golden fruit? Give home preserving a go and you’ll discover it’s
not just economical and planet-friendly – it’s also hugely satisfying...

45 Ripe for the picking

Meet the maker: Picking your own fruit and veggies

48 Banana republic

Who can resist the smiley curve of a banana? But look a little little closer and things are not always as sunny as they seem. Are your bananas fair or foul? You need to know ...

56 Pippa Coom

Good People: Pippa Coom takes on Auckland

58 Eco renovate your bathroom

We step into the shower to kick-start our day and often it’s the same private haven we retreat to at night. Greener bathrooms don’t just reward us with
cheaper running costs, they’re better for us

66 Renovate your clawfoot bath

How to: Add vintage charm with the classic rolled rim and whimsical clawed feet of a freestanding bath

68 Harvest holidays

A dream break that doesn't cost a cent

74 Days of our lives

How to become a super-organiser

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 Gardening

Home: Find time to grow your own food and getting started with chillies

100 Good Housekeeping

Good housekeeping: The Real Deal on antique chairs and other eco tips for your greener home

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. investigates the options

118 Travel

Travel: 21 family holiday ideas from the Cape to the Catlins

120 Stress-free school lunches

Family: As each school morning rolls around we’re faced with the same dilemma – what to put in the kids’ lunch boxes. Here are 15 ideas for smart, healthy and litterless lunches.

122 A good thought to leave you with

More Goodness

The Good blog
  • Winter pick-me-ups
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    As gloomy weather sets in, it's the little things that lift your mood. Like these candy-coloured retro leather purses from Green With Envy – a splash of gorgeousness on the daily shop. And we've got two to give away!

  • How to get rid of oxalis?
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    Good's new gardening expert Zoe Carafice is ready and waiting to solve your dilemmas! Each question published on Zoe's blog or in Good receives a fab prize from Tui Garden. This week: how to eradicate oxalis bulbs.

  • One good reason to skip lunch
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    Plenty of food that’s good enough to eat (but not good enough to sell) is disposed of every day. Kaibosh Food Rescue is aiming to change all that by collecting extra food and distributing it to charities. Now they're calling on Kiwis to donate the cost of a meal on Miss a Meal in May Day – so they can expand their mission to help out the hungry.

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  • Urban harvest
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    Could you live off the land? Nancy Howie travels to Canada to discover how one grassroots movement is redefining the suburban dream.

  • Where has fracking been allowed on the East Coast?
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    Armed with exploration licenses issued by the New Zealand government, Tag Oil and its partner Apache intend to extract oil and gas from the East Coast. See the map here >

  • Man-made earthquakes
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    Is it possible for human activity to cause quakes? One investigation in Blackpool, England discovered that more than fifty tremors in the region were caused by fracking operations. Read the article >

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  • B on Winter pick-me-ups:
    I often despise coming home after work to have to stand in the kitchen for ages cooking.  So I try to make huge pots or add extra vege'  
  • Erin on Winter pick-me-ups:
    For me, I make sure I know where my fuzzy tramping socks are - super for wearing in my beautiful work boots, and in my gumboots while I mow  
  • Hilary on Winter pick-me-ups:
    winterproof your home by reducing humidity inside (when it's damp it feels colder). It is amazing what a difference it makes to slick/squeeg  
  • leah c on Winter pick-me-ups:
    Soups, and lots of it.  Everyone likes it, it's warm hearty food and a great way of using up old veggies and some of the winter crops i  
  • Linda on Winter pick-me-ups:
    I make sure I have a bottle of one of the blackcurrant type syrups, I find it hard to keep up the water intake when the temps drop, so add h  
  • Cassidy on Your eco kitchen makeover:
    Although I love the idea of the glass jars for baking ingredients etc. would Tupperware be alright as it lasts a lifetime?
  • Karen on Winter pick-me-ups:
    I've just finished knitting a sweater for a hot water bottle cover, so it stays hot longer and also doesn't get to hot when hugging it. Trou  
  • Gaye on Winter pick-me-ups:
    Nothing beats coming home to  a spicy beef curry and a steamed jam sponge pudding smothered with custard after a brisk walk embracing t  

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