World Environment Day 2013 will see businesses and communities unite to plant thousands of New Zealand native trees in an effort to offset CO2 emissions. On June 5, the Sustainable Business Network (SBN) will hold its second annual 100 Tonne ... More …
Inspiring Stories initiative BeCause calls for nominations of young Kiwis doing "something awesome". More …
Designer and knitting miller Merel Karhof has collaborated with a colour and saw miller to create 'windchairs' and 'windstools' manufactured exclusively by wind power. More …
A team of citizen scientists have analysed more than 20 years of peer-reviewed literature on climate change and their findings indicate that there is 97 percent agreement across the papers that humans are contributing to climate change. More …
The perils of flatting leave Alex Walls emulating Dennis The Menace. More …
Three Kiwis who longboarded an unbelievable 2500km between Peru and Chile in a bid to promote sustainable travel have released a documentary highlighting their epic "skateventure". More …
Wellingtonians Gill Burns, of Habitat for Humanity, and Kath Sutherland are heading to East Nepal to lead an all women house building project, and they are looking for other keen women adventurers to join them. More …
What do you get when you mix an architect, an astronaut and an oceanographer together? An ambitious, 50-million-dollar plan to create a sea exploration vessel called SeaOrbiter. That's what. More …
NASA video shows changes to Earth's average temperature from 1880 until today. More …
Conservation minister Dr Nick Smith launches fundraising campaign to set up a wildlife sanctuary in Nelson More …
This wee gem of a book is heavy on pictures, light on words, and will transport you back to the beautiful landscapes you (hopefully) enjoyed while you were on your summer holiday. More …
Behaviour change is increasingly recognised as a critical success factor to effective sustainable business practice, both internally and externally. More …
Coffee and chocolate lovers are driving Fairtrade growth, with more than $52 million spent on Fairtrade certified products last year in New Zealand. More …
The secret to New Zealand's sustainable future: plan, prioritise, localise. More …
You've probably heard about the Solar Impulse, a lightweight solar-powered plane that's about to fly across the US from west to east. It's covered in 12,000 solar cells and is only sturdy enough to withstand very ... More …