New Zealand’s first Zero Food Waste Challenge runs from 19-25 September and interested Kiwis can register now.Kiwis are throwing away $3.1 billion annually in food waste, that’s $1,520 per household. And it’s coming from homes, not businesses.Countdown is getting behind efforts to tackle one of
Photography Sarah Tuck and supplied. Want to build a great wardrobe solely from opshops? We spoke to three opshopping queens about how to do it. Aimee Egdell, the owner and operator of Tatty’s second-hand clothing stores on Auckland’s High Street and Ponsonby Road, caught the opshopping bug
PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOOD X TOM ORGANIC Meet TOM Organic, the period care brand offering sustainable products for planet-conscious Kiwis. There’s a period revolution underway. Eighty per cent of Kiwis who menstruate say it’s important to know what their period care products are made from, with
Finding eco, stylish well-made homeware can be a challenge at times, especially when trying to find something that won’t harm the planet. We’ve picked our favourite sustainable homeware stores to make your home stylish and sustainable: Trade Aid Trade Aid offers a range of different sustainable products including
New Zealand brands are rewriting hairstory with products that mean both you and the planet can have a good hair day. While solid shampoo and conditioning bars might seem like the shiny new kid on the block, turn back the clock 100 years and a solid
Online NZ-based learning platform Education Perfect (EP) has teamed up with non-for-profit Blue Penguin Smith Family to create online lessons for students in years 7-10 focused on ocean conservation. The lessons, known as Sustainable Oceans, will be free and available to students based in Australia
Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum will be lit green on Sunday 5 June to celebrate World Environment Day. The United Nations' principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment, World Environment Day is a global platform for raising
As we approach World Oceans Day on June 8, adidas and its longstanding partner Parley for the Oceans is once again encouraging the global sporting community to turn activity into action and Run for the Oceans in 2022. For the first time, new activities have been
Making eco-friendly choices that help the planet is not as complicated as you may think. Sustainable living has been all the rage in the past few years with people all over the world wanting to slow down the effects of climate change and preserve the welfare of
Did you know lightbulbs are not supposed to be thrown out in household waste collections? Many contain components made of hazardous materials like mercury, which can contaminate landfill and pollute waterways. Following the successful introduction of Pot Recycle in November 2021, Mitre 10 has launched a second
