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Building Your Rural Dream – Water Collection (Part 1 of 3)

November 16, 2011

WITHOUT water, life comes to an end. Although that is a dramatic statement, it is very true that ...

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100% Clean, Green NZ?

March 8, 2011

So we have a slight problem in New Zealand, in that there just does not seem to be enough public ...

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Wastewater Case Study: Motiti Marae, Te Kuiti

April 19, 2012

As part of a major redevelopment of ablutions at the Motiti Marae in Te Kuiti, management wanted ...

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The Future of the New Zealand Dairy Industry is Greener (Part 4 of 5)

April 25, 2011

Bryan Clearwater is a pioneering New Zealand Organic Dairy farmer and Managing Director of South ...

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Accessing New Zealand’s Backcountry & Enjoying Greener Living!

April 11, 2011

If you’ve experienced New Zealand’s backcountry you’ll know that some of the most amazing s...

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  • Building Your Rural Dream – Water Collection (Part 1 of 3)
  • 100% Clean, Green NZ?
  • Wastewater Case Study: Motiti Marae, Te Kuiti
  • The Future of the New Zealand Dairy Industry is Greener (Part 4 of 5)
  • Accessing New Zealand’s Backcountry & Enjoying Greener Living!

Wastewater Case Study: Motiti Marae, Te Kuiti

by GreenerLiving.co.nz on April 19, 2012

As part of a major redevelopment of ablutions at the Motiti Marae in Te Kuiti, management wanted to upgrade the way the wastewater was managed on-site and move away from their outdated septic tank. The ancestral home of Ngati Tauhunu and Putaitemuri Hapu is a special place and management were conscious of ensuring that the [...]

Win with Absolute Energy on their 10th Birthday!

by GreenerLiving.co.nz on April 11, 2012

Absolute Energy Ltd began a decade ago and since then has been installing insulation into thousands of homes in Nelson and the upper South Island. To celebrate 10 successful years, every quote for insulating an existing home that is accepted in the month of April will go in the draw to win a $1000 Wilson’s [...]

How to Naturally Ease Muscle Soreness after Exercise

March 23, 2012

Muscles go through a lot of physical stress when we exercise. Small microscopic tears occur in our muscles; the more you exert yourself the more microscopic tears you create, and the more soreness you feel later. Lactic acid can also build up during strenuous exercise from depletion of available oxygen in the blood, causing delay [...]

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Water Case Study: Hutt City Council Emergency Water Supply

March 7, 2012

The devastation we have witnessed in the Canterbury region, the Japan tsunami, along with significant annual emergency events such as flooding and slips has highlighted to many how easy it is to take for granted the luxury of a clean potable water supply. Although water is often restored to the majority of homes fairly quickly, [...]

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Ecofest Expo Insulation Winner Will Enjoy Warmer Home

February 23, 2012

Absolute Energy is this week installing insulation in Emily Bolton’s villa in Reefton. Emily won $4,200 worth of home insulation from Absolute Energy as the main prize at Ecofest Expo held last year at the Trafalgar Centre. Emily went to Ecofest solely to enter the draw to win the ceiling and underfloor insulation, so she [...]

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Naturopath – Sharee Dahlberg Speaks About The Humble Blackcurrant…

February 13, 2012

“As a naturopath working in a local health shop for four years, I have been amazed by the genuine positive feedback from this product, it has been incredibly popular and just had such an amazing enthusiasm and gratitude for it by people utilising it. As a naturopath I have come to believe one of our [...]

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Water Water Everywhere, But Most Of It Comes In Plastic bottles!

January 30, 2012

Many large events in New Zealand can see in excess of 3000 single use plastic water bottles consumed and subsequently dumped in landfill. Clearly this is far from an ideal situation? Over a year ago Devan was approached by Karen Summerhays of the Sustainable Endeavors Charitable Trust to provide some assistance to the creation of [...]

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Building Your Rural Dream – Using Your Precious Water (Part 3 of 3)

January 6, 2012

To make use of your water there are two basic options – gravity or pump. A gravity fed system is fine for the likes of stock water and in older less-demanding homes. In a modern home that has multiple bathrooms, dishwashers, irrigated gardens and endless hot water, a pumped system is essential if you want [...]

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4 Green Tips for Xmas

December 12, 2011

TIP #1: Save trees and send a personalised E-card this Christmas… Here’s a great example of an E-card that you can personalise. You can put you and your friends and families faces for the little elves and add your own personal message… The elves (aka You!) will even do a funky little dance   TIP [...]

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Building Your Rural Dream – Calculating Your Water Storage Requirements (Part 2 of 3)

December 9, 2011

Storage requirements When selecting a tank for water collection the first question a lot of people want an answer to, is what size tank they need. Obviously there are a lot of variables involved in answering this question. First of all you need to know how much water you will be consuming, and therefore how [...]

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