Environment Press Releases

In a first for the wood heating industry, Kiwis and Aussies will be able to heat their homes with a zero-carbon footprint. New Zealand manufacturer, Pyro Fires, will offset 100% of the carbon emissions that each of their eco-friendly wood burning fireplaces will emit during its lifetime.

“The need for sustainable and greener solutions for our business is vital to improve the environmental state of our planet. Implementation of these new practices must be done right away.”, says Sam Bhandari, CEO of Urban Care.

Stella Beauty uses corn starch resin courier bags, paper labels and sugar-based seals. That means our packaging is 100% compostable!

A new business start-up with a focus on sustainable food choices in the form of superfoods. Created by three Kiwi friends on a mission to provide New Zealand with sustainable superfoods, GOOD PANTRY is the answer to eating for your future and good health, today. Good Pantry superfoods have a low impact on the worlds resources, combined with an impressive nutritional profile.

Conservation Minister Maggie Barry says successful breeding results for several of our most vulnerable native birds come as a result of using 1080 to kill predators.

Many wonderful activities await Auckland families at this evironmental educational expo on 1st April 2017: hang out with your favourite Sticky TV presenters; navigate a bush walk to discover native bugs with Rudd Kleinpaste; plant seedlings in recycled materials; learn how to use left-over food; match packaged food to raw food; blend a smoothie with bicycle power; watch cooking demonstrations; support cultural performances; attend a recycled fashion show and learn all about what’s in your backyard at Eye on Nature.

Leading New Zealand stormwater management innovation company, Stormwater360, celebrates its 20th birthday this year

Composite decking is a safe alternative to timber decking. It is not only cost effective but also environment friendly.

Local scuba divers, dive groups and dive operators will Dive Against Debris across New Zealand during the month of September.

Green cleaning may seem like a current trend, but for one family-owned New Zealand company it has been a way of life for more than 40 years.

New Zealand business is thinking twice about the environmental impact of the traditional all hands sales junket.

18 May is the first global Fascination of Plants Day and we should all take time to stop and consider how fascinating they really are. Dee Pignéguy’s books, Sonja’s Kitchen and Gardening for Planet Earth, demonstrate how central plants are to your life and well-being and how you can grow fascinating and edible plants in your backyard.

New Zealand company is creating a curriculum for teaching social and environmental sustainability in primary and intermediate schools.

Cut’n’Paste’ is a brush-on gel developed to be highly effective, reasonably priced, easy to use, convenient and as safe as possible.

A fabulous NEW cloth nappy brand that launched in New Zealand in early 2012. ones&twos modern cloth nappies have been especially designed for busy parents – a nappy that’s on in seconds, offers exceptional value, and is created with quality environmentally friendly products.

Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) are implemented in Australia and New Zealand to reduce energy demand. Modern EC drives, specially developed by motor and fan specialist ebm-papst for use in home ventilation systems, perform substantially better in this respect, which is due to the way they work.

Research programme is launched that will provide high-tech mapping of forests, pastures, rivers and cities in New Zealand.

The Living Walls™ instant hedge from Twining Valley Nurseries now surrounds Trinity’s unique columbarium, safeguarding the grass feature from pedestrian traffic on Parnell Rd.

Nick Smith, Ministry for Environment announces the Green Ribbon Award finalists for 2011 from the 203 nominations across 12 different categories.

Stormwater360, New Zealand’s leading innovative stormwater management company, has announced the company’s agreement with LiveRoof®, LLC, the top horticultural experts in the green roof industry in the USA to distribute its hybrid LiveRoof® pregrown Green Roof System in New Zealand and Australia.