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Our Green Roadie – new Kiwi documentary
Reader submittedIn this home-grown documentary, New Zealanders share their stories about living and conducting business in a sustainable manner. Emma and Connor Heke travelled the country, filming 70 people with environmentally sustainable, economically viable businesses and lifestyles ...
Have you seen the Google homepage today?
Did anyone see the cute graphic – or Google Doodle as they're known – on the Google homepage today (22 April 2013)? If you click the image you're taken through to the website for Earth Day ...
Guerrilla gardening
Reader submittedRichard Reynolds, a British advocate of guerrilla gardening, spoke to local businesses and residents at BizDojo, Co Space on 155 Karangahape Road, Auckland last year. Reynolds is the founder of http://www.guerrillagardening.org/ and began guerrilla gardening 10 ...
Fair Food NZ volunteers wanted now
Fair Food are looking for volunteers in Auckland to help collect surplus food from retailers and distribute it to community groups who share it with families and people in need. http://fairfoodnz.wordpress.com/volunteers/ "Fair Food is about the collection ...
Cash available from Rainbow Warrior sinking fund
The Pacific Development and Conservation Trust (PADEVCON) has approximately $250,000 available in grants for a range of projects. The fund was created with money paid by the French government in recognition of events surrounding the destruction ...
Earth Hour 2014
Reader submittedEarth Hour 2015 is taking place on Saturday March 28th at 8.30pm. For all the latest news and features, including information on how to take part, please visit: www.earthhour.org/ "Ever wondered how much difference your small actions ...
Refugee charity appeals for equipment
The Mt Roskill, Auckland-based Refugee Youth Action Network is asking for donations of any unwanted art or photography equipment or gardening materials to help get youth training projects under way. The organisation works to support young ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...