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Key to the City, John Campbell

John Campbell –and the TV3 team, you deserve the key to the city of Christchurch ! Your coverage has been fantastic and so much appreciated by so many people who have been shoved between EQC, CERA and insurers. There is only so much of that that people can stand and it ... keep reading

Written by Celsias yesterday, about awards, Children and Families, Christchurch, Earthquake

100 Tonne Challenge Offsets CO2 on World Environment Day

  On World Environment Day (June 5th), the 100 Tonne Challenge aims to offset even more carbon dioxide than the inaugural Challenge last year. The 100 Tonne Challenge, organised by the Sustainable Business Network (SBN), brings together businesses and communities to help offset 100 tonnes of the greenhouse gas CO2 ... keep reading

Written by Celsias yesterday, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility

Renaissance of New Drugs for Rare Diseases

Once famously described as “orphan diseases, too small to be noticed, too small to be funded” in the Hollywood drama Lorenzo’s Oil, rare diseases are getting unprecedented attention today among drug manufacturers, who are ramping up research efforts and marketing new medicines that promise fuller lives for children and ... keep reading

Written by Celsias this week, about Children and Families, Health

Toxic Fumes on Oil Rigs – A Multisyllabic Menace

  Ever since the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig blowout in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, we have become sharply aware of the hazards of extracting fossil fuels from the earth. This danger presents itself not merely on oil rigs but on pipelines and in processing plants with disturbing regularity ... keep reading

Written by Andrew Miller this week, about Chemicals, Children and Families, Coal & Oil, Environmental Disasters, Health, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans

Food in Schools -Child Poverty

Did you know that over 1 in 4 Kiwi kids lives in poverty? That's 270,000 children.Enough to fill our biggest rugby stadium five and a half times. keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Education, Finance & Money, Food, Poverty, Poverty & Development

Do the Math on Climate Change

The trailer of Bill Mckibben's "Do the Math" about to screen at a number of locations in New Zealand http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLr_lfyRfqY               keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Events

Campbell Live Doing Brilliant Job Telling Christchurch Stories

Campbell Live is doing a brilliant job in Christchurch .After years of feeling forgotten some residents have had the chance to at least tell their stories  of attempting to deal with the EQC and some insurance companies. The Earthquake Commission’s IT system means that the people who man the ... keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Christchurch, Corporate Social Responsibility, Earthquake, Transparency

Govt Exposing Auckland to the Dangers of Deep Sea Drilling

The Government is putting Auckland's popular and pristine west coast beaches at risk of an oil spill from dangerous deep sea drilling, the Green Party said today. "The upper West coast of the North Island is postcard New Zealand. It is where Kiwis go to swim, fish and holiday ... keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Coal & Oil, Conservation, Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Politics & Government, Pollution

Australians Must Take Control of Destiny says National Sustainability Council

  The National Sustainability Council has used the launch of its first public report to challenge Australians from all walks of life to become involved in a national conversation about the kind of Australia we want for ourselves and future generations. Sustainable Australia Report 2013: Conversations with the Future (‘the Report ... keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Population, Sustainability

Buy One, Give One -TOMS is Here in NZ

TOMS   is   now   launching   in   New   Zealand.   The  premise    behind  TOMS  is  that    for  every  pair  of  TOMS  Shoes  you  buy,  TOMS  will  provide  a    pair  of  new  shoes  to  a    child    in  need  –  ‘One  for  One’,  every  time.          TOMS   is   a        fully   operating,   profitable   business   that     is    contributing    to ... keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Children and Families, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Poverty & Development

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