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Call for palm oil labels
A campaign to make the correct labelling of palm oil compulsory was launched last year at Auckland Zoo. Unmask Palm Oil is a youth-led petition calling on the government to introduce mandatory palm oil labelling. Currently ...
24 water saving tips from drought-hit Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island is in the middle of a water crisis - here's some lively advice from their community message boards on saving water, sent in by a thirsty Waihekan: When showering, use a big-sized 'chub'. This ...
Request for lizard sightings
Wellington City Council has asked the public to log any lizard sightings they make as part of a survey into the secretive reptiles. Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says that although we might not see the secretive reptiles ...
Grey Lynn Farmers' Market – carboot market and Kraftbomb this weekend 24 Feb
Grey Lynn is a hotbed of community events this weekend with three awesome events lined up for you!
Power-saving tip
Reader submittedThanks to Cherry's blog and her genius tip, I managed to reduce my power bill by 30 per cent last month. And I was only using her tip about a third of the time. This ...
What is Enviro-Mark?
Reader submittedIt was good to get some information about various toilet papers - it's very hard to assess them when you're standing in front of a mountain of packets at the supermarket. Advertised adjacent to a buyer's ...
Help protect wild birds from window strike
Reader submittedMillions 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?
Reader submittedI'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!
Reader submittedEnvirohub 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 ...