New Zealand shoppers are in tune with consumers around the world who believe their shopping choices can make a positive difference for farmers and workers in developing countries, according to a new global survey of 17,000 consumers in 24 countries conducted for Fairtrade International (FLO) by international research consultancy GlobeScan.
Absolute beachfront luxury holiday home. 4 bedrooms sleep up to 13 guests. Fully equipped including all linen, cleaning and Internet. Sandy all tide swimming beach …
In case you missed it on our Facebook, Twitter and Google+ pages, here’s a neat article on ‘no-dig’ gardening (not sure about the title ‘No Work’ garden! I reckon there’s always a bit of work involved!) from eartheasy.com: 5 Secrets to a ‘No-work’ Garden Another article here on no dig gardening and a website dedicated […]
TranzAlpineHoney offers the best certified organic honey from New Zealand. Honey range includes: Active Manuka honey, rata honey, kamahi honey, white clover and honeydew. Order …
Designed and made in New Zealand, hungry bin is a fast and convenient way to compost your food scraps. The innovative design is highly efficient …
With one day to go until the biggest ever Earth Hour, a record 147 countries and territories are preparing to send a united message that now is the time to take action for the planet.
Earth Hour 2012 will take place at 8.30pm – 9.30pm on Saturday 31 March 2012
Closed permanently from Feb 2016.
“I think this technology is very special to New Zealand, after all – we are a timber country. It’s fantastic to be able to use a local, sustainable resource, and locally developed technology, to design a unique looking, long-span commercial building that’s not been possible here before.”
Forest & Bird media release Forest & Bird today congratulated the Prime Minister for publicly confirming that New Zealanders will get a say in the access approval by the Department of Conservation for Bathurst Resources to build an open-cast coal mine on the Denniston Plateau. “This morning we are thrilled to see that the Prime […]
Packaging waste figures released this week by the Packaging Council show that a new Smartpackaging Advice service for businesses launched today is timely and needed.
The Sustainable Business Network (SBN) is pulling together a bunch of brilliant and diverse experts
to discuss the benefits of ‘shared value’ at its ‘Creating Sustainable Wealth: The Collective Challenge’
forum, in Auckland, on 29th March 2012.
Forest & Bird said today the latest Department of Conservation figures showing the number of Maui’s dolphins have halved to 55 in the last seven years require the government to act immediately to save the species from extinction. “We welcome the government’s announcement that it will introduce additional measures to protect Maui’s dolphins but it […]
