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Pacific power
Reader submittedTokelau, the New Zealand territory northwest of the Cook Islands, has become the first territory in the world that can produce on average 100% of its energy requirements using solar power. Through the Tokelau Renewable ...
Using contents of a Bokashi bucket
Reader submittedI have a Bokashi system but because my vege gardening is in containers, I can't bury the contents. I finally found a solution. I use a large plastic container with a lid such as a ...
Are Sustainable Coastlines the coolest green Kiwis?
Check out these great pics from the team at Sustainable Coastlines – they're off in Rarotonga at the moment where they've picked up 2200 litres of rubbish from the coastline with help from local school kids. ...
How do we get more people recycling in their workplace?
Reader submittedMany of my work colleagues do it at home, but "can't be bothered" when its comes to work - so frustrating! I feel like getting the bottles from their desk bins and recycling them all ...
Should New Zealand be drilling for offshore oil and gas?
Big news for NZ last week was that permit applications are now open for oil and gas exploration, including in an area stretching all the way from the Manukau Harbour on the North Island's west ...
Resource Recovery Network for Auckland
Reader submitted"Auckland Council has recently adopted a new Waste Management and Minimisation Plan. The plan brings the different waste and recycling services of the seven former councils under one umbrella and will mean changes as standard ...
Community Fruit Harvesting
Reader submittedOne of my favourite Facebook groups, whose mission is: "To share our neighbourhood harvest of fruit with the community. We will do this by inviting volunteers to register their interest in picking fruit from trees in ...
San Francisco: Goal for zero waste by 2020
Wow. If you've read the first issue of Green Ideas, chances are you've been inspired by Raglan's wonderful zero waste goal and how the whole community (around 4000 people) have gotten behind it. San Francisco has over 800,000 people. ...
Hot water being wasted in the pipe
Reader submittedGot under the house the other day, and saw that my plastic hot water pipes are running like spaghetti. Sometimes the length of the pipe is double the distance from tap to hot water heater. ...
Green baby sunblock
Reader submittedHas anyone done any research on sunblock that is safe for babies? I saw the Target episode on the dangers of nanoparticles in sunblock and have got the jeebies about putting anything on our five-month-old's beautiful ...