Embracing the Six Items Challenge
We’re all about meeting challenges just at the moment; globally, nationally, and in our wardrobes, writes Gina Dempster.
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Seeds of hope
Seeds of hope
As our climate and ecological crises deepen, attention has been turning to viable and efficient ways to restore natural ecosystems. Maureen Howard talks to volunteers restoring native beech forest to slopes of Wakatipu Basin.
Leading the charge
Leading the charge
Local leadership on climate change is starting at the top, writes Tom McKinlay.
Right size for a full life
Right size for a full life
Dunedin is home to a small but growing number of apartments. Kim Dungey talks to a couple who own one of them and who enjoy living with less.
An art to profit us all
An art to profit us all
The icons of a politically charged environmental spirituality are taking to the street, writes Tom McKinlay.
Life holds promise
Life holds promise
Leaving fossil fuels unburned remains the first urgent priority of climate action, but protecting and restoring natural ecosystems will also be critical, according to a recent review of the scientific literature.
In the know
In the know
Knowledge held by Maori provides insights the future can not do without, Tom McKinlay writes.
A power that runs deep
A power that runs deep
When it comes to sequestering carbon, New Zealand’s peatlands are champions. Maureen Howard finds out why.
A good harvest
A good harvest
Grey hair and wrinkles are par for the course in farming circles these days. Maureen Howard talks to a new generation of organic market gardeners who have created a living by going local, small and...
A celebration of abundance
A celebration of abundance
Autumn is harvest time, and what better way to celebrate the abundance of our fertile earth, than through sharing meals, savouring natural flavours and textures of locally grown vegetables, herbs,...
Fired up about wood
Fired up about wood
We still burn a lot of coal to ward off the cold and to fuel industry, despite the price in carbon emissions. But as Maureen Howard reveals, there’s a cleaner, plentiful alternative ready and...
Good evidence for good food
Good evidence for good food
Gathering good evidence will be vital to designing food systems fit for the future, writes Sean Connelly.
Fighting waste one takeaway cup at a time
Fighting waste one takeaway cup at a time
Single-use takeaway packaging harms both people and the planet, writes Kate Hall. The Takeaway Throwaways campaign exists to change this.
Managing carbon
Managing carbon
If you don't measure it, it's tough to manage. That's as true for a business' carbon emissions as it is for anything else, writes Sara Walton.
While there is still time to choose
While there is still time to choose
Christiana Figueres, the leader of the 2015 Paris climate accord, tells Damian Carrington about her new book, The Future We Choose, and why it's crunch time for humanity.
Time to reconsider resources
Time to reconsider resources
A changing climate will impact our supply lines. We should plan for that, writes Scott Willis.
Naming the crisis
Naming the crisis
The true extent of the biodiversity crisis may be hidden by our inability to document what's out there.
Warming to an alternative culture
Warming to an alternative culture
It turns out those big planet-saving dietary changes can have unforeseen implications, writes Hilary Rowley.
Going batty
Going batty
The nightlife in The Catlins is attracting young people, Diana Noonan writes.
Warming to the point at issue
Warming to the point at issue
Greta Thunberg provides lessons in keeping Christmas dinner civil, writes Peter Ellerton.