Biochar – Putting Carbon Back into Soil

Biochar Network New Zealand (BNNZ) is planning to promote and support activities that provide widespread awareness, understanding and acceptance of Biochar in New Zealand, leading to a diverse range of production and application scenarios for the benefit of New Zealand’s agriculture, industry and environment. BNNZ will have its Inaugural General Meeting in Pukekohe on 14 February.

Lone Kauri Offers Sustainable Outdoor Products

New Zealand-based company Lone Kauri Road Ltd recently announced the official launch of its first ecommerce site. Lonekauri.com was created to provide outdoor enthusiasts with premium quality products that minimise environmental impact by employing brilliant natural, biodegradable or recycled materials, and by reducing product and packaging waste.

Ground-breaking test shows new low-damage New Zealand construction practice can withstand earthquakes

A team of QuakeCoRE researchers have just completed a significant test of New Zealand building construction that shows new design methods will withstand future earthquakes without the damage observed during the Christchurch and Kaikoura earthquake sequences. A two-storey precast concrete building was tested on one of the world’s largest and most flexible shake table arrays.

Te Aro Wine Launches Urban Wines

Te Aro Wine, Wellington’s first and only dedicated urban winery, releases its first two wines on Friday 28th September at Mean Doses Brewery, just around the corner from where the wine was made at Te Aro Wine’s Ebor Street winery.