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A The Stone Paper Company project in Auckland, New Zealand 
Updated in October 2011
Following an intensive evaluation process here in New Zealand with the Stone Paper Company Ltd and with the manufacturer in Taiwan, Rockstock Rich mineral paper has achieved Environmental Choice in two catagorys 2011confirming the environmental benefits in using stone paper.
Project about Air Quality, Clean Technologies, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, greenhouse gas, Industry & Business, Pollution, Rainforest, Recycling, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Sustainability, waste, Water
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
An Inkworks project in Nationwide, New Zealand
Updated in September 2010
Inkworks is actively running a schools recycling program for the collection of used printer cartridges in over 200 schools to help reduce the waste going to landfills and to raise valuable funds for the schools. Inkworks is one of the few companies that pays for usable printer cartridge empties with ...
Project about Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Recycling
An Inkworks project in Nationwide, New Zealand
Updated in September 2010
Inkworks is actively running a collection program for used printer cartridges from businesses to help reduce the waste going to landfills and to provide businesses with a professional disposal system for their empty and unused cartridges. Inkworks is one of the few companies that pays for usable printer cartridge empties ...
Project about Accreditation, Branding, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Population, Recycling, Sustainability
An Earth Food Inc project in Nationwide, New Zealand
Updated in May 2010
In June this year Earth Food Inc will be hosting a two week visit from the world renowned soils ecologist, Dr Christine Jones. In 2001 Christine received a Community Fellowship Award from Land and Water Australia. The LWA Program was designed to ‘provide recognition to individuals with an outstanding track ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Emissions, Energy Saving, ETS, Food, Water
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
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
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
Kenepuru and Outer Sounds region, Marlborough , New Zealand
Updated in March 2010
Kenepuru and Central Sounds Residents Association (KCSRA) is a community group in the Marlborough Sounds, 50+ km from the nearest towns. The area was clear-felled in the 19th Century and used for farming until the mid 20th century. It is now slowly reverting to native bush. Pine trees (insignis and ...
Project about Earth, Soil, & Landscape
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
Auckland, New Zealand
Updated in September 2009
In recent times Spicers Paper moved to greener pastures, where their new premises provided proof of the company's commitment to the environment and sustainability. The new office space is located in Highbrook office park in East Tamaki, just south of Auckland city. The building was developed by the Goodman ...
Project about Architecture, Climate Change, Deforestation, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Industry & Business, Recycling, Solar, Water
Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand
Updated in September 2009
The world is in trouble, NZ is in trouble, you and I are in trouble. We are in trouble because humans have failed to recognise that their own welfare is critically linked to a healthy natural world. We have destroyed nature almost to the point of no return. Everywhere you ...
Project about Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife
New Zealand, New Zealand
Updated in September 2009
Love trees? Cut one down! A controversial statement sure, but did you know that the paper industry is one of the most sustainable on the planet and for every tree cut down to make timber and paper products, at least three more are planted in its place? The newly launched ...
Project about Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Logging, Recycling, Water
New Zealand
Updated in September 2009
Spicers is proud to be a part of the local community in New Zealand and actively supports a number of not-for-profit and community groups. We have a long-standing relationship with WWF-New Zealand, whom we support in a variety of ways, including donations from sales of our 9lives range of recycled ...
Project about Children and Families, Climate Change, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Recycling
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A TelstraClear project in Wellington Central, New Zealand
In July 2008, TelstraClear contributed one third of the seed funding required for a new, updated Emergency Youth Services Vehicle, ... more »
New Zealand
InterfaceNZ Ltd. is a 100% locally owned company that specializes in Commercial flooring products. It is best known for its ... more »
