Jacinda declares climate emergency! So what does that actually mean?
Last week Prime Minister Jacinda Adern declared a Climate Emergency. In Parliament she said: “This declaration is an acknowledgement of the next generation … of the burden that they will carry if we d...
7 Joulu 202035min
Replace the plastic bag with a better bag! Kate Bezar, The Better Packaging Company
Starting with replacing those awful one-use plastic courier bags, the company now offers alternatives to plastic gloves, gift wrap, sticky labels and bags of all sort and is exporting its plant-based ...
30 Marras 202031min
Why do more women (than men) choose ethical investment?
More women than men choose ethical investments. Why? John Berry is the founder and CEO of Pathfinder Asset Management, an investment fund and manager of Caresaver, an ethical Kiwsaver plan launched la...
23 Marras 202033min
Hey Jacinda: it’s time to walk your talk on climate action. Russel Norman, Greenpeace
With a mandate to rule and all the tools in place, this Labour government has everything it needs reduce New Zealand’s emissions. So, what’s the hold up? Patience child warns Russel executive director...
16 Marras 202029min
The Outrageous Waste of Food: Deborah Manning, Kiwi Harvest
Every year New Zealand food industry sends 103,000 tonnes of food waste to landfill. Some 60% of that food going to landfill is edible. Burying food (often in its plastic and foil packaging) is an env...
9 Marras 202038min
How to Stop Owning a Stupid Metal Box: Erik Zyderfelt, Mevo
Are you sick of owning an expensive, polluting metal box called a car? Me too. Mine sits in the garage taking up real estate and costing me bomb in maintenance and registeration. Is car sharing a bett...
2 Marras 202040min
Labour’s Big Mandate: here’s how they should use it. Gary Taylor, Environmental Defence Society
Few names have been associated longer with conservation and environmental protest than Gary Taylor. The executive director of the Environmental Defence Society has taken on mining companies, property ...
26 Loka 202038min
Is Sheep and Beef Farming already Carbon Neutral? Possibly, Dr Brad Case, AUT
Here’s a surprise for you. It’s possible that sheep and beef farms could already be net carbon neutral in NZ. According to a new report, sheep and beef farms hold 17% of NZ’s forests - or more technic...
19 Loka 202046min
