New Zealand might be remote, but global trends are forcing it to become more sustainable and its vast tracts of land and can-do attitude make it ideally placed to achieve highly on this score. Katie Coyne meets Rachel Brown, CEO and founder of New Zealand’s Sustainable Business Network.
Earthsong: urban living the sustainable way
Community values are at the heart of an eco-neighbourhood in New Zealand which offers an enviable way of living with its proactive recycling and waste minimisation initiatives. With a 63% recycling rate, New Zealand’s Earthsong eco-neighbourhood in Waitakere, greater Auckland, has an enviable reputation. Katie Coyne reports.
Unique visions of the future
According to the academic Susan Krumdieck, sunrise in our future cities won’t dazzle with the reflection of solar panels – and technology alone won’t win the battle against climate change. She tells Katie Coyne why meaningful change has to come from the grass roots – and how each city will need its own plan.
Yoga boot camp: striving for inner peace this winter
Sick of Christmas, think New Year’s Eve is overrated and dreading the most miserable month of the year? Head to India to find your inner yogi. Puking your guts up, singing songs you’re sick of and parting with a small fortune in the process? No, this isn’t Christmas, it’s yoga boot camp. The International Sivananda Yoga [...]
Tony Curtis’ best ever films
Tony Curtis was a heartthrob of the silver screen and counted himself as his number one fan. ‘How could you not go for me? I mean I even went for me,’ he raved. After his death was announced we look at his best films. Some Like it Hot This is the film that Curtis will [...]
Hop harvest: All in a day’s work
Peering over the top of the mash tun, head brewer Roger Ryman exchanges worried looks with fellow brewer James Vincent. “That’s an awful lot of hops,” he says, gazing at the mounds of what look like misshapen Brussels sprouts covering the bottom of the huge wooden tub.
Medical matters
Medical devices are becoming increasingly futuristic, more like something out of a comic book or sci-fi novel. And with consumers’ love of technology and gadgets – just look at the popularity of the iPhone – could this be a ‘way in’ for medical device companies? This was just one of the topics discussed at the [...]
Lessons from Europe at Futuresource
While aiming for zero waste and proposing new technologies for dealing with waste are exciting, a less dazzling option is to reduce the amount of it produced in the first place. This was a key point raised by several speakers at the Futuresource conference held at London’s ExCeL last month.
Pub allotments: The Good Life
Allotments are back in vogue – whether it’s due to the economic climate or a desire to get back to basics – and pubs are getting all productive. The idea of growing your own fruit and veg seems to conjure up surprisingly poignant memories for people. There’s the historic collective memory of the Dig for [...]
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Yoga boot camp: striving for inner peace this winter
- Unique visions of the future
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Earthsong: urban living the sustainable way
- Obama wants climate right for recycling
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Pub allotments: The Good Life
- ‘SME’s move quickest with innovation’
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Earthsong: urban living the sustainable way
- Unique visions of the future
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Yoga boot camp: striving for inner peace this winter
- Tony Curtis’ best ever films
