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Step-by-step: Brew your own beer
Get back to basics by making your own refreshing summer beersies. Kelly Gibney shows us how. [This story first appeared in the Dec14-Jan15 issue of Green Ideas magazine.] Brewing beer at home is the height of cool ...
Green makeover for Stewart Island
Island currently powered entirely by diesel.
Invasive ants found to carry novel virus and honey bee pathogens
A group of scientists, led by Victoria University of Wellington’s Professor Phil Lester, has discovered that invasive Argentine ants frequently carry a previously undescribed virus.
What I’ve been reading: Dairy farming, capitalism and night skies
This week Green Ideas editor Greg Roughan has been reading about dairy farming, the future of capitalism, and he's been watching a stunning time-lapse video of New Zealand’s night skies
Warm house, warm heart
A modern eco home in South Auckland glows with the sun’s heat and feel-good vibes.
Group plans floating cities by 2020
Think tank wants to take society to the blue frontier.
My dilemma: Dry cleaning
Materials scientist Dr Michelle Dickinson investigates dry cleaning.
Student’s ‘power struggle’ idea to save Uni thousands
Rivalry between halls over who can save most energy.
Queenstown’s Ziptrek Ecotours a finalist in Tourism Industry Awards
Queenstown’s Ziptrek Ecotours is ecstatic to have been named a finalist for the Environmental Tourism Award at this year’s Tourism Industry Awards.
Opportunity to improve environmental outcomes from forestry largely missed
Forest & Bird has lodged a comprehensive submission on the Government’s proposed National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry (NESPF) today.