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      Is our wood making us sick?

      The use of treated timber is banned outright in Europe, Japan and even Indonesia, with tight regulations on its use on playgrounds across the Tasman. So why are we still using it carte blanche? PAUL THOMPSON HEALTHY HOMES Radiata pine (Pinus … Read more

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      You gettin’ smart?

      Smart meters are proliferating in the households of New Zealand at breakneck speed, with benefits to both power companies and consumers.  ADAM GIFFORD If knowledge is power, then getting more knowledge about power amounts to a double whammy. The roll … Read more

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      Kapiti Expressway costs $500,000 per job ‘created’

      Prime Minister John Key’s recent claim that building the Kapiti Expressway will create “about one thousand jobs” means the project is a costly taxpayer subsidy of about $500,000 per job, say youth environmental NGO Generation Zero. Mr Key made the … Read more

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When is it ok to say you are green?

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When is it ok to say you are green?

By Sébastien Aymeric I work in an office and, like most offices we do a lot of printing. Does that make us environmentally unfriendly? What if we had a policy of printing only when absolutely necessary, two pages per sheet … Read more

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Give Fairtrade a Fair go

Chances are as you settle back to read this, you’re sipping on a piping hot cup of coffee, savouring the aroma and enjoying the sweet taste of a caffeine-fuelled kick-start to your day. But many of the ingredients that go … Read more

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The sweet escape

Taking home the prize for ‘Trailblazer small and medium business’ at the recent Sustainable Business Network Awards, Tahi estate on the Matakana coast is a  sustainable destination offering unparalled experiences of New Zealand and honey made on site.  An old cattle farm overrun with pests, … Read more

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Saving paper

The printing industry has made huge gains in reducing environmental impact through a myriad of initiatives. Trees are a default symbol of concern for our environment. So it’s no surprise that for a lot of people, saving paper was their … Read more

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Building Blocks

 A cohesive plan for the Bank of New Zealand encompassing the strands of community, business and environment is now starting to bear fruit  Power to the people The 3500 Bank of New Zealand staff who spread out across the country … Read more

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