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Lyttelton on Wednesday

Bob Corker, from the Koanga Institute will  give a talk about Community Land Trusts  in Lyttelton on Wednesday night , 1st February.Starts at 6pm and expecting to finish at 8pm- its at the Naval Point Club in Lyttelton   Kotare Village is a developing Permaculture Village in Northern Hawkes Bay, currently ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, biological farming, Children and Families, Christchurch, Design, Lifestyle & Behavior, Sustainability

Off grid Housing Survey Gets Strong Support

 The NZ Clean Energy Centre (NZCEC) has just completed an online survey in which respondents were asked – among other things – to identify their interest in living in an off grid housing community in Taupo. Home heating would be supplied via either geothermal or biomass. Electricity would be supplied by solar ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Lifestyle & Behavior, Solar, Sustainability

Government Challenged on Legality of DeepSea Oil Permits

Greenpeace and te Whānau-ā-Apanui  havefiled a judicial review challenging the Government’s decision to issue Brazilian oil giant Petrobras a permit for deep sea oil exploration off the East Cape.This is the first time an oil permit has been challenged in the New Zealand courts on both environmental and ... keep reading

Written by Celsias in September 2011, about Accreditation, Action, Protest, & Activism, Advertising, Advertising and regulatory advice, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Anti-counterfeiting

Out of the Box Thinking Rejuvenates House Building

Box Living  won the Emerging SME Business Award in this year's Northern Sustainable Business Awards. Started in 2009. It produces bespoke architecturally designed homes using a component based building  building system which allows them to adapt to any site or client brief while offering certainty of price and the ... keep reading

Written by Celsias in September 2011, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, awards, Corporate Social Responsibility, Green Spaces, Industry & Business, Innovation, Sustainability

My, what a lot of People were at the Pacific Islands Forum !

My word, there was alot of people in Auckland for the Pacific islands Forum.And no, nobody in China or the US cares too much about the Rugby World Cup. Even if Murray McCully really does think the whole world cares ,.My bet, the very large areas around the Pacific ... keep reading

Written by Vicki B in September 2011, about Accreditation, Action, Protest, & Activism, Advertising, Advertising and regulatory advice, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Anti-counterfeiting, Appointments (1 comment)

Northern Sustainable Business Network Awards Showcases Very Diverse Companies

The Northern Sustainable Business Network Awards highlighted some of the region’s top sustainable businesses in Auckland this week.SBN Northern Regional Manager James Griffin said the winners and commendations demonstrate these companies commitment to sustainability by setting, and transparently working towards, significant sustainable objectives, and by acting as role ... keep reading

Written by Celsias in September 2011, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, awards, Business & Biodiversity, Conservation, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Design, Green Spaces

Just Because You Don't see it, Doesn't Mean It Isn't Happening

Animal abuse is a widespread phenomenon from Canada to Mexico to India and back. In fact, it is so widespread that there are no accurate statistics to denounce how many animals suffer at the hand of man. In fact, most abuse or neglect cases go un-reported. This is partially because ... keep reading

Written by Amy Lizee/environment911 in September 2011, about Accreditation, Action, Protest, & Activism, Advertising, Advertising and regulatory advice, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Anti-counterfeiting

Living off the Grid

This is taken from the website of the Hybrid Smart Home . It's great to see architects looking at options for hybrid power sourcing for homes." The solar systems that we use in our homes are designed to run your new On-Site home with no issues at all. Our systems ... keep reading

Written by celsias in July 2011, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Clean Tech, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Lifestyle & Behavior, Solar, Sustainability (4 comments)

Patterson Associates Architects named one of Top 5 International Practices to Help Shape Future of Sustainable Architecture

New Zealand architects, Patterson Associates has been named as one of five international practices set to shape the future of architecture in the 21st century. An international  jury named the New Zealand firm along with firms from Spain, Denmark, Japan and NorwayThe award is for  “outstanding, forward-thinking people and ... keep reading

Written by Celsias in July 2011, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, awards, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Green Roof, Lifestyle & Behavior, Sustainability

Architecture for Humanity -Free Public Lecture Christchurch Thursday 28th

Cameron Sinclair , co-founder and CEO of  Architecture for Humanity will give a free public lecture in Christchurch on Thursday 28th July at CPIT (DL Lecture Theatre)at 7.30pmCameron is as he puts it, ‘Chief Eternal Optimist’) of Architecture for Humanity, a charitable organisation that seeks architectural solutions to ... keep reading

Written by Celsias in July 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Children and Families, Christchurch, Population, Transparency

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