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Pecks in the city

Keeping chooks is all the rage with city folk who want better eggs, hate battery farms, or just want to raise kids who know where food comes from. Ellie van Baaren scratches up what you ...

Any colour as long as it’s green

There’s nothing more satisfying than admiring a fresh paint job. And today’s Kiwis also want to know their hard work won’t hurt the environment. Here’s our green painting guide.

Which labels can you trust?

As companies work out there’s money in looking green, the number of phoney eco labels on products has exploded. Felicity Monk rolls up her sleeves to find an environmental label you can rely on.

The dirty truth about phosphates in detergent

Are your dishes killing fishes? Does laundry water pollute our lakes? Scientist, farmer and former New Zealand Geographic editor Warren Judd gives you the facts on phosphates in cleaning products.

The modest green millionaire

He left school at 14 to build a business empire – and became a sustainability pioneer along the way. Sam Judd meets inspirational winemaker and environmentalist Peter Yealands.

Black gold

A tiny Kiwi company is taking on the world with a sustainable sawdust product that’s the stuff of science fiction.

The toast of the coast

Green Ideas contributor Sam Judd hates seeing rubbish at the beach. He and some mates have been cleaning up coastlines since 2007, pulling 118 tonnes of debris from our shores – but, he tells Nicola ...

From muck to money

Andrew Hayes boosted milk production and slashed fertiliser costs when he rescued two lakes on his farm. Nicola Shepheard discovers how sustainable farming is putting cash into cow cockies’ pockets.

What’s greener? Digital vs print

Reusable e-readers can look great when compared with printed pages – but are they more sustainable? Green Ideas does the numbers.

Biodiesel

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I am currently running an art project called Van=Lifestyle. This is essentially about offering the services of my van to people. Check it out here: www.vanequalslifestyle.com I initially bought a diesel van in the hope of running ...