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Step-by-step: Darn your woollens

Learn how to darn in just a couple of minutes so you can fix those holey socks and save your favourite jumpers. If you liked this video you might also enjoy: Step-by-step: Make a toy oven    Seen ...

Step-by-step: Make a toy oven

It's easy to upcycle an old bedside cabinet into a cute play oven that your mini masterchef will love!  If you enjoyed this video you might also enjoy Step-by-step: Darn you woollens.   Seen a great eco video? We’d ...

Tiny houses go mainstream - part 2

With just a 45sq m floor space, these single person apartments are designed to be a more affordable rental option in cities with a housing shortage. Watch part two of this three part web series ...

Tiny houses go mainstream - part 1

With just a 45sq m floor space, these single person apartments are designed to be a more affordable rental option in cities with a housing shortage.  Watch part one of this three part web series ...

Apr-May 2015 issue of Green Ideas is out now...

The latest issue of Green Ideas is brimming with ways you can save money and live a better lifestyle. On sale now in supermarkets and bookshops, or subscribe for just $23.50 before 7 June to receive a free Sorbet soap. Seen a great eco video? ...

Feb-Mar 2015 issue of Green Ideas is out now...

The latest issue of Green Ideas is full of practical ideas for home and garden to help you get back to basics. Subscribe here and receive a free gift.   Seen a great eco video? We’d love to know ...

Dec14-Jan15 issue of Green Ideas

The holiday issue of Green Ideas shows you how to have a smarter, cheaper, greener Kiwi summer.Subscribe here and receive a free gift.   Seen a great eco video? We’d love to know about it, so please email ...

Tiny house from Chch earthquake wreckage

University of Canterbury geology student Stefan Cook shows us his solution to the housing crisis – a “biggish” tiny house built from materials salvaged after the Christchurch earthquakes. 

An easy guide to aquaponics

Make your own aquaponics set-up at home with these easy tips from Green Ideas editor Greg Roughan.     Seen a great eco video? We’d love to know about it, so please email us the link. Even better, ...

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