Counting the kingdoms
As our understanding has deepened, life has branched out, writes marine science professor Abby Smith.
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Learning a lesson from nature’s book
Learning a lesson from nature’s book
It’s time to harness the power of the wind, the flow of the river, the golden sun and the power of the earth, writes Scott Willis.
As special as a moa
As special as a moa
I often wished as a child that I could see a living moa just once. They stimulated in my boyish imagination visions of an ancient world that had long disappeared, writes Hamish Spencer.
Kernels of a good idea
Kernels of a good idea
Now is the perfect time to start growing flint corn from seed so you can make polenta and tortillas, writes Hilary Rowley.
Reasons to remain grounded
Reasons to remain grounded
Can we fly with moral engagement in times of radical carbon emissions reduction, asks James Higham.
Ocean calls to an ocean nation
Ocean calls to an ocean nation
The words of Craig Foster in his Netflix doco, My Octopus Teacher, have bubbled beautifully into hearts around the world, writes Cathy Cole.
No alternative to taking action now
No alternative to taking action now
The Climate Change Commission’s report is an opportunity to create a better alternative, writes Scott Willis.
Vegetable jamborees
Vegetable jamborees
Birds? Tick. Rabbits? Tick. White butterflies? Tick. But Hilary Rowley has finally found a cheap way to send these garden pests packing, or camping, as it turns out.
A life without plastic
A life without plastic
How would you like to take the cost, over-consumption and plastic out of Christmas this year?
Your plastic free life this Christmas
Your plastic free life this Christmas
Rachel Benefield has shares some ideas for living without the plastic this Christmas and every day.
The waste minimisers
The waste minimisers
A system of regulated product stewardship for six "priority products" is coming into effect under the Waste Minimisation Act. Maureen Howard asks six waste minimisers what they're doing to make a difference.
Flipping the script
Flipping the script
Kiwibank 2020 New Zealander of the Year Jennifer Ward-Lealand walked into the Alternative Aotearoa conference feeling curious and came out filled with hope. Maureen Howard finds out why.
Clothed in kindness
Clothed in kindness
A New Zealand fashion company is caring for people and the environment.
Wise investments
Wise investments
Values based on Maori ancestral knowledge are piloting an ethical fund through the world of investing, Tom McKinlay writes.
Seeing the land
Seeing the land
We can see new possibilities for our farming landscapes, Prof Hugh Campbell tells Tom McKinlay.
Sharing stacks up
Sharing stacks up
Electric car-sharing really stacks up in a new housing development, writes Tom McKinlay.
Streets ahead
Streets ahead
A new report on low-traffic cities by the Helen Clark Foundation, The Shared Path, suggests an alliance between communities and local and central government to decarbonise transport and return...
Piling in behind nature
Piling in behind nature
Climate change is challenging the St Clair-St Kilda coastline and the protection measures of the past. Maureen Howard finds out what the Dunedin City Council is doing to adapt to nature’s ways.
Comforts of home
Comforts of home
Clever reuse and an emphasis on energy efficiency are features of an ongoing restoration of an augmented villa, Tom McKinlay writes.