Setting us up for a grim harvest
Setting us up for a grim harvest
The can just disappeared down the road again.
Life & Style
Forest concert
Birds compose enchanting morning chorus
Inspired by the NZ String Quartet’s "Sounds of the Sanctuary" concert at Orokonui Ecosanctuary, Alyth Grant went into the bush to listen to the concert given daily by the birds.
Not wasting so much as a bite
Not wasting so much as a bite
From lunchbox leftovers to the lost courgette at the bottom of the fridge: everyone has a wicked little food waste secret. Now there’s a new programme to help, writes Gina...
Science in the public’s interest
Science in the public’s interest
We need good science, so we’ll need to invest in it.
Take and make stock of scraps
Take and make stock of scraps
If only you could find a use for all those vegetable scraps.
Positively looking at nature
Positively looking at nature
The strategy now is to have a positive impact on the environment.
Navigating a changing climate
Navigating a changing climate
We need to care about the tiniest of creatures to support our aquaculture industry.
Shells find purpose long after low tide
Shells find purpose long after low tide
It’s not only in Dublin’s fair city that we find "cockles and mussels, alive, alive oh" — quoting the folksong about Molly Malone.
Big climate losses now baked in
Big climate losses now baked in
We’ll all be much, much better off if we start cutting carbon fast now, a new study reveals.
Autumn provides for almost every want
Autumn provides for almost every want
Orokonui Ecosanctuary is a place of plenty at this time of year, writes Alyth Grant.
Dressing up for good
Dressing up for good
Slowing the fashion train can make space for creativity and authenticity.
Decisions fit for the future
Decisions fit for the future
All those poles help support our resilience, it makes their ownership important.
Things hotting up
Things hotting up
A report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) shows that we smashed previous records for greenhouse gas levels in 2023.
Dealing with those garden monsters
Dealing with those garden monsters
It is the season of the annual zucchini tsunami, and Hilary Rowley has found a seriously delicious way to use a whole shipload of these prolific beasts.
Equity is vital for sustainability
Equity is vital for sustainability
As climate shifts populations, equity and equality will come into focus.
Poetry in motion
Poetry in motion
In 1713 Jonathan Swift, the satirist remembered best as the author of Gulliver’s Travels, had a problem.
Nature-based solutions
Nature-based solutions
Janice Lord and Viktoria Kahui, both part of the He Kaupapa Hononga Otago Climate Change network, investigate nature-based solutions for climate-change mitigation.
Green business growth
Green business growth
The United Kingdom’s net zero economy grew by 9% in 2023, a report has revealed, in stark contrast to the 0.1% growth seen in the economy overall.
Kakaruai population growth promising
Kakaruai population growth promising
Our chances of hearing the call of the kakaruai are improving, Georgina Pickerell reports.
The future is ours to create
The future is ours to create
Working in my garden over summer, I was surrounded by birdsong. I had been stuck in an urban jungle through the last weeks of December and birdsong provided a balm.
