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Forest & Bird today congratulated the Prime Minister for publicly confirming that New Zealanders will get a say in the access approval by the Department of Conservation for Bathurst Resources to build an open-cast coal …
Sustainability Trust launches its ‘Home Advice’ service this month, with the official launch on the 12th of March.
Home Advice is Wellington Region’s free sustainability consultation service providing impartial, expert advice on water, waste, energy …
Guest Speaker: Rick Thorpe
Friday 24th February 2012
12.30pm-1.30pm
Solscape Eco-Retreat, 611 Wainui Road, Manu Bay, Raglan
Rick Thorpe is one of the founders of Xtreme Waste and lives on a permaculture farm in Raglan (often considered the godfather …
Friday 17 February, 2012
The Green Living Show is back – New Zealand’s only green show is bigger and better than ever.
This free event has lots of variety with a fantastic opportunity for the fashion and …
By Matt Mellon
By fundamentally changing our cultural values we can create societies that collaborate for increased wellbeing rather than compete for increased wealth.
It is now well recognised that to preserve the global ecosystem we must …
An in-depth research project is set to consider how kiwis live in terms of the consumption of the world’s key resources and how communities can become more resilient by reducing their dependence on these resources …
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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation (as I raise my gorgeous son and grow my good news website to a subscription base of 100,000 people). The Low Down on this Blog.
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4 April, 2011
350 Aotearoa is excited to announce the Youth Climate Leadership Workshop in Wellington from 13-16 May for young leaders from all regions of New Zealand.
The aim of this workshop …
Blog 6: by Stacey Gasson
It can be nice to be remembered in your local supermarket, but for Doreen Douglas it was a case of “Oh, you’re the one with the bag!” Doreen was taking her …
Wanaka Wastebusters has set up the Unpackit People’s Choice awards for NZ packaging – best and worst. Nominations are now open for both categories, and are flooding in. Check out www.unpackit.org to see …
Blog 5: by Stacey Gasson
Steve Bright is one of those people who seem willing to turn their hand to most things, except maybe being interviewed. The prospect of talking about himself has him looking for …
I’ve always said ‘Nothing says love like a clean toilet!’ Failing that, I’d also appreciate a pile of clean washing. I’m not even going to pretend that washing is my hobby, but making stuff is …
I am now on a mission to share my new ebook ‘Ten Ways to Chillax and Have Fun As You Live Your Green Dreams’ with people all around the planet because I think there’s a …
As a child, I remember hearing of Gardening by the Moon, and imagining our neighbour – Mr Yates, because he was the only gardener I knew – beavering away in his strawberry patch, to the …
We’ve just had another whale beaching here in Golden Bay New Zealand. They’re pilot whales and every few years they show up in pods at Puponga, near Farewell Spit. It seems that DoC and us …
By Sean Weaver
Have you been to a forest today?
With all senses acutely aware?
Bathed in rivers and washed your worries away?
Drawn deep the secrets of ancient green air?
Have you sat on a log wet with moss?
Have …
There’s something exciting going on here in Charlotte-ville. I’m lucky enough to be part of a Goal Getters group that Robyn Simpson – Director of Choose the ‘Tude – is running on facebook.
So what …
Blog 3: by Stacey Gasson
Going into their fourth month of Kāpiti Coast’s Greenest Street competition, participants are really hitting their stride. On Saturday I went to see one of Andy Fraser’s pet projects come to …
Today has been a full one as I continue to push Wild Energy out to the masses. I’ve just posted up our second entry – it’s a goody! It’s about a Micro-hydro kinetic turbine – …
Today I posted up a very cool blog from the coordinator of Kapiti Coast’s Greenest Street competition – which is taking place on New Zealand’s Kaptiti Coast. Stacey Gasson is the Sustainable Communities Coordinator for …
By Sean Weaver
The meandering notes of a lazily played guitar wafted through tall gently swaying trees on that midsummer morning. The sun seared my head now wet from the effort of sanding and painting this …
This springs from a long standing tradition, the Rainbow Gathering and the Spirit of Nature tradition of Celebrating to be a light being, learning and living a natural healthy and conscientious lifestyles aimed at those …
When you grow up in a town like Takaka, New Zealand, which has hosted Entrain, The Gathering, Stardust, Visionz, Uprising and Canaan Downs Festivals (to name a few), you might start wondering about this place …
Here in Golden Bay the population has at least doubled and people are streaming in from all manner of distant lands. Today I joined the tourists and traveled out to Farewell Spit with the family. …
For me the role of Happyzine is to illuminate what’s possible for the planet. And so I rejoice in publishing an amazing array of ‘working the edge’, why not, optimistic articles about sustainability. This year …
An inspiring four week harvest of visionary people and projects achieving the seemingly impossible within 100 miles of my Coromandel (New Zealand) home.
The Coromandel area is so overflowing with inspiring people and projects doing amazing …
The perfect gift for friends and family.
Our luxurious olive oil soap gift box contains the following
- 3 different soap bars from our range
- A hand felted soap bar
- A hand made wooden soap dish made …
Clean Earth Soap Gift Box… The perfect gift for friends and family. Our luxurious olive oil soap gift box contains the following: 3 different soap bars from our range, a hand felted soap bar, and …
Divine Herbals….Give someone a high integrity present this Christmas! Handcrafted Herbal Tea Blends for Healthy Living. Made from Organic or locally wild-harvested herbs. Committed to working towards a …
New Zealand Youth Present Thousands of Climate Change Messages to Minister Nick Smith at United Nations Climate Change Negotiations
Cancun, Mexico (13.00 GMT-6) – The New Zealand Youth Delegation (NZYD) presented a huge handmade canvas fern …
WWF calls on New Zealanders across the country to dive into their creative side and put their Ocean:Views in the picture
The official start of summer arrived on time yesterday (1 December) in Wellington, as crowds …
QANTAS ANNOUNCES NEW CARBON OFFSET PROVIDER
SYDNEY, 30 November 2010: The Qantas Group today announced it had finalised new supplier arrangements for its voluntary carbon offset program under an agreement with Climate Friendly.
Customer contributions to the …
One reason I live here in the top of the South Island, in Golden Bay, is the river life. As in: there is life in the rivers. Now that’s a nice thing. It’s pretty special …
CANCUN, MEXICO 25/11/2010-
12 young Kiwi’s are joining youth from across the globe this weekend to campaign for strong and immediate climate change action. The 6th annual conference of youth (COY6) is bringing together over 500 …
I’ve got a new super hero …
Meet Eco Joe – he’s an environmental rock star/super hero.
Follow Eco Joe on Twitter: http://twitter.com/GoodEcoJoe
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation (as I raise my gorgeous son and …
Media Release. For Immediate Release. 11 November 2010
Urgent support needed to ensure Young Kiwi Voices are Heard at Crucial Climate Talks
There are just ten days left to ensure that 1000′s of messages from kiwi youth …
Since first discovering ebooks three years ago and thinking ‘Hey! I could write one!’ I’ve experienced a typical Charlotte Squire process: inspiration, dreaming, pondering, learning how to do it, getting the guts to do it, …
Now that my ebook’s nearly ready for launch I’m beginning to ponder the actual meaning of ‘launch’. I’m thinking ‘public celebrations’ (cafes, restaurants, wherever), in several different locations.
I’m also thinking this will be a good …
News news of Wild Energy is spreading around the green websites of the world. Celsias have picked it up today. And I know ecobob have also picked it up. Scoop are about to advertise our …
