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Help protect wild birds from window strike

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Millions of wild birds are killed each year flying into windows. WindowAlert is a static cling or low tack (depending on design) decal that may be applied to the outside of home and office windows. The ...

Has anyone tried Airbnb?

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I've read a few articles about 'the sharing economy' and 'couch surfing', which have led me to www.airbnb.co.nz. Effectively you put your house or even just a room up on the site as being available ...

Sustainable Backyards, 1-31 March – learn, be inspired, take action!

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Envirohub BOP (previously Tauranga Environment Centre) and Hannah’s Bay Community Restoration Trust in Rotorua are gearing up for Sustainable Backyards this March - a month long Calendar of Events to celebrate and support the fantastic ...

From Yellow to Green

Wellington newspaper the Dominion Post has been host to an interesting debate with Green Party MP Gareth Hughes writing an opinion piece about the waste involved in printing and distributing phone books. Calling them “the ...

Re-purpose your tree prunings!

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If you have something important to communicate, why not say it with twigs? After trimming or pruning any trees on your property, make them into a decorative sign for your outdoor space – a great way to ...

Envirofest – Live Smarter, Live Cheaper

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Envirofest 2013 – Kerikeri, Bay of Islands, 9 March 2013 – a fantastic one-day event celebrating ideas, products and services that enable Northlanders to live smarter and cheaper.

I've got the POWER

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So today’s little snippet is about my power bill. I previously owned a very old cottage, with one double and two single rooms. With an ever-increasing power bill due to no insulation having ever been done, ...

How do we lure birds back into our gardens?

It was heartening to see NZ Herald columnist Brian Rudman writing this morning about rare native birds being lured back into the city limits by thoughtful planting of their favourite trees. It got me thinking about ...

Keeping bees in an urban garden... good idea??

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I've been considering adding a beehive to our garden so have been doing a little research on the subject. I found a great site called Beezthingz with lots of information and you can buy or ...