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Award for 'shade coffee'
Local coffee roaster Karajoz has returned from the Australian International Coffee Awards with a swag of medals, including bronze for the superior flavour of its fairtrade organic blend Organico.
St Pierre's launches free-range chicken sushi
It started with a discussion on social media and has turned into a new product range from sushi chain St Pierre’s that guarantees a better life for farmed chickens.
Swap 'til you drop
Don't sell it – swap it!
Ecomailbox to launch
Sick of the waste from printed junk mail, but don’t like to miss out on good offers or community news?
Great green gathering
Created by the Sustainable Business Network, a group dedicated to helping New Zealand businesses create a more sustainable economy, the Sustainable City Showcase was a hit this summer.
Natural beauty
A Kiwi company is replacing the chemicals in cosmetics with ingredients sourced from New Zealand’s amazing plant life.
Black gold
A tiny Kiwi company is taking on the world with a sustainable sawdust product that’s the stuff of science fiction.
How to kill your landfill (and create jobs doing it)
Faced with a landfill bursting at the seams the Raglan community set itself an ambitious goal – produce zero waste. Sam Judd meets inspiring waste warrior Rick Thorpe.
Fit for change
High-profile fitness chain Les Mills is blazing a trail for sustainable business by slimming its carbon waistline.
More than lip service
When Karen Murrell designed her range of natural lipsticks, she went the extra mile for planet and people.