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do1thing.org.nz New Zealand Launch, 35°

A TelstraClear project in Nationwide, New Zealand

Updated in February 2011

Everyone can do one thing to change a child’s life. Every year almost nine million children around the world die from basic, preventable diseases like pneumonia, malaria or diarrhoea before they turn five. Save the Children’s EVERY ONE campaign is about getting health services to the children that ...

Premium project about Charity, Children and Families, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Health, Poverty, Poverty & Development

Christchurch 7.1 - Save the Children and TelstraClear, 55°

A TelstraClear project in New Zealand

Updated in February 2011

Our aim: Embedded in the scope of TelstraClear’s Corporate Citizenship is our response to natural disasters and civil emergencies. In response to the devastating 7.1 magnitude Christchurch earthquake, as well as our immediate priority to work with Civil Defence and essential service organisations to ensure critical communications infrastructure ...

Premium project about Charity, Children and Families, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Education, Health, Innovation, Lifestyle & Behavior, Population

Stellar Trust, 61°

A TelstraClear project in New Zealand

Updated in February 2011

Our aim: At TelstraClear, connecting people and communities in a safe and protected way is our business. This combined with our aim to help create a positive environment for New Zealand’s children, youth and families led us to link up with the Stellar Trust to help them launch into ...

Premium project about Charity, Children and Families, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Education, Health, Law, Lifestyle & Behavior, Population, Technology

The Big Walk, 191°

A TelstraClear project in New Zealand

Updated in February 2011

Our aim: All young people need a positive, safe and loving environment to grow up in. At TelstraClear, one of our core social aims is to help create a positive environment for New Zealand’s children and youth, who are our nation’s future. Over the summer of 2009-2010 we ...

Premium project about Charity, Children and Families, Conservation, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Education, Health, Innovation, Lifestyle & Behavior, Technology

Youth 2010: The Big Download, 276°

A TelstraClear project in New Zealand

Updated in February 2011

Our aim: All young people need a positive, safe and loving environment to grow up in. At TelstraClear, one of our core social aims is to help create a positive environment for New Zealand’s children and youth, who are our nation’s future. Following on from The Big Walk ...

Premium project about Children and Families, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Events, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development, Sustainability, Technology

ebode's Urban Sustainable House Project in Westmere, 138°

An ebode project in Westmere, Auckland, New Zealand

Updated in December 2010

ebode has just begun building the first urban sustainable home in the inner-city suburb of Westmere, right in the heart of Auckland City - demonstrating that sustainable designs can be perfect for urban environments too. This house will use a grid-connected, photovoltaic system to generate its own power and will harvest ...

Project about Air Quality, Architecture, Clean Technologies, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Energy Saving, Green energy, Health, Permaculture, Recycling, Solar, Water

How dirty are New Zealand cars?, 62°

A Honda New Zealand Ltd project in New Zealand

Updated in April 2010

LTNZ estimates the average age of any given car on New Zealand roads is 11 years. We estimate that this 11 year old car is emitting between 2.0 û 5.0 grams of HC (Hydrocarbon, or soot) and NOx (Nitrous Oxide) per km. This is a huge amount of ...

Premium project about Air Quality, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Emissions, Energy Saving, Green energy, Health, Industry & Business, Pollution, Transport, Travel

Inulinz Ltd, 10°

A Methane Reduction Ltd, INULINZ Ltd and more project in Christchurch, New Zealand

Updated in April 2010

To grow a highly productive, low input crop on marginal land to yield new, healthy food products with a low GI, and to produce GF flour. To do this we are developing new agricultural machinery and a new processing (extraction) technology. This technology can be used to process waste vegetables ...

Project about Agriculture & Food, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Food, Health, Permaculture

Info for 10% in 2010, 40°

A Sustainable Living Education Trust project in 25+ areas across New Zealand - Clutha to Far North, New Zealand

Updated in March 2010

Here in New Zealand we are gathering, publishing and discussing information that will help households to reduce their carbon impact - our target is 10% in 2010 compared to 2009. It's possible to make a different through travel, shopping and food choices, home insulation and heating, also waste reduction. Sustainable ...

Project about Agriculture & Food, Architecture, Consumerism, Emissions, Energy Saving, Food, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Solar, Transition Towns, Transport, Travel, Water

Community Reefs, 93°

Opotiki, New Zealand

Updated in March 2011

The green benefits of forming fish growing reefs close to boat launching areas are many: Fishermen use significantly less petrol getting to where fish are. Simpler near shore fishing boats can be used. The fishing is action packed, fun and produces a greater diversity of species. Smaller catches can be ...

Project about Agriculture & Food, biological farming, Business & Biodiversity, Carbon Sequestration, Corporate Social Responsibility, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Health, Ocean, Organic, Poverty & Development, Science, Sustainability, Tourism, Transition Towns, Water

Ken, 10°

AUCKLAND, New Zealand

Updated in February 2011

Don't waste money on buying bottled water! By doing so, help look after the environment with a great reduction in the waste and carbon footprint that bottled water creates. GO ON, enjoy a glass of fresh "tap juice"!

Project about Consumerism, Health, Recycling, Sustainability, waste, Water

SCANZ 2011: Eco sapiens -- Hui/Symposium, 15°

Owae Marae, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand

Updated in December 2010

How can we re-imagine our relationships with nature? Join us for an interdisciplinary discussion on the possible futures of human adaptation. We invite people from different worlds — scientists, artists, social activists, cultural commentators, tangata whenua, educators, entrepreneurs and others to bring their thoughts to discussions on: PERSPECTIVES ON A SPECIES ...

Project about Agriculture & Food, Architecture, Art & Culture, Business & Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumerism, Corporate Citizenship, David Suzuki, Deforestation, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Events, Farming, Food, Green energy, Green Spaces, Health, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Polar Sea Ice, Politics & Government, Pollution, Recycling, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Science, Transition Towns, waste, Water

Good Shopping Handbook, 70°

New Zealand

Updated in May 2010

Good magazine started a Kiwi shopping guide for everyone seeking green, ethical or sustainable products - from grocery and fashion products to travel and footwear.

Project about Agriculture & Food, Consumerism, Finance & Money, Food, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, marketing, Media, Organic, Water

National Permaculture Day 2010, 26°

Nationwide, New Zealand

Updated in April 2010

September 1st 2010 is National Permaculture Day! Nationwide actions on the day, all for free! Please send us your local events, ideas and suggestions.... Hold a street party, plant a tree, hold a tour of your home/property highlighting how you have integrated Permaculture ethics and principles into your lifestyles ...

Project about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Art & Culture, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Carbon Sequestration, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Events, Food, Green energy, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Organic, Permaculture, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development, Recycling, Smart Growth, Solar, Transition Towns, Transport, Travel, Water, Weather

Make a commitment to drink great wines with great sustainability credentials!, 113°

New Zealand

Updated in February 2010

In 2006 the Grove Mill winery in Marlborough became the first certified carbon neutral winery in the world. Its owners, the New Zealand Wine Company (NZWC), achieved Landcare Research’s carboNZeroCert TM certification for their vineyards and production of wines at Grove Mill, and for freight of the wine to ...

Project about Agriculture & Food, Art & Culture, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior

Food for Change, 60°

Global, New Zealand

Updated in November 2009

Causing global change one meal at a time. What we eat locally makes a difference globally. Our mouth is about as local as it gets, so that seems like a good place to start climate changing. Maybe leadership begins with what goes into our mouths, not with what comes out ...

Project about Agriculture & Food, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Consumerism, Deforestation, Economics, Education, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Genetic Modification, Green energy, Health, Industry & Business, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Recycling, Transport, Water

Support EnviroSchools with Good magazine, 78°

Auckland, New Zealand

Updated in July 2009

Good magazine, with the support of GreenWorks, is donating $9 of every subscription to EnviroSchools. You can subscribe here: www.good.net.nz/subs. Your donation is automatically deducted. EnviroSchools is an amazing programme run largely by teachers in 671 primary and secondary schools. They do a whole range of ...

Project about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Education, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government

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