Local Currencies
Wow! What a time we are living in. The impacts of COVID-19 on New Zealand and the world have been on a scale only seen in blockbuster movies. Never in my life did I imagine we would see countries shutting their borders and telling their people...
They’ve Got This Wrong – It’s Not Waste To Divert It’s Food For Our Soils.
With the recent announcement by Auckland Council that they will be using an Anaerobic Digestor (AD) to process the unwanted food collected kerbside from Auckland households for the next 20 years, I think it is crucially important for the future of this city (and the...
Compostable Packaging Is Part Of Our Sustainable Future
I am frustrated with the recent media coverage around the topic of compostable packaging because the compostable plastics aren’t being differentiated from the other compostable packaging materials. A matter of semantics you may say, but it’s really important. It is the compostable plastics that are causing...
Sustainability 101 – Create the Culture.
Does your business wish to “be more sustainable”? To reduce your environmental impact, to improve your social impact or be more transparent? Well, I know it's an overused quote, but it is so true. “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi All too...
We gotta change the economy.
The world is in deep shit and it’s because of the economy we made up. The time for sticking your head in the sand and ignoring all the scientists (who are literally screaming their voice boxes out as they try desperately to inform humanity of...
Dear Gareth
Dear Gareth I hope this finds you well. I just read your opinion piece in Stuff titled ‘Have we been blinded by the success of the plastic bag ban?’ and I felt compelled to reply. Firstly I must be transparent and let you know I am the sustainability...
Electrical Tape at Ellerslie AFC – A Report
Electrical Tape is a commonly used material in the sport of football for the purpose of holding a players shin-guards in place, and/or holding their socks up. Each and every use is for the duration of a football game only (usually 90 minutes), after which it is either...
Why the plastic bag phase out is so, so important.
Now that the announcement has been made and the wheels have been set in motion for a ban on single-use plastic bags, this next phase is crucial to the future of New Zealand. Currently we are going through a period of consultation (if you haven’t had...
A New Zealand Free of Plastic Pollution. An Impossible Dream?
As part of the Wellington Rotary Forum 2018 - Impossible Dreams, Nick was asked to be one of the 12 guest speakers. Below is his 10 min speech. Thursday 30th August, 2018. Can I ask you to please raise your hand if at some time today you...
Change your behaviour, not the plastic bags.
Christ almighty I can’t believe how difficult it is to get this point across. How long will it take until Kiwis finally get it!?? I just watched the Seven Sharp piece on Friday night about plastic bags in which they interviewed scientist Michelle Dickinson (who I...
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