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Christine Rose
Environment – Speckle the golden hen
Why did the chicken cross the road? Did she even cross the road? Was she just grazing the long acre and was too close to...
Environment – Look up to the mountain
There’s a whakatauki (proverb) that means ‘Seek the treasure that you value most dearly, if you bow your head, let it be to a lofty...
Environment – The invincibility code
‘In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter...
Environment – Space junkies
Around two billion people in the world lack access to safe drinking water. An estimated 3.6 billion people don’t have proper sanitation. Inequality and competition...
Environment – Growing garden plastics
I’ve been in my little cottage for a long time, so I have made lots of improvements towards its sustainability. I’ve installed a new roof,...
Environment – Mealtime mindfulness
When you’re cold and hungry, even baked beans from a can taste delicious. So, after tramping in the winter rain and finally reaching the hut,...
Environment – Confronting climate realities
Life’s a beach when you live in New Zealand. With our long skinny islands, you’re never really far from the sea. The town furthest inland...
Environment – Acceleration and unravelling
The ‘great acceleration’ from the mid-twentieth century saw rapid, sustained and roughly simultaneous expansion of human population, economic growth, food production, transportation, technology, greenhouse gases,...
Environment – Peach Cove and the kākā
While it seems that many New Zealanders are heading to tropical beaches or a summery Europe this winter, I decided to walk in the wet...
Environment – Better bus services
It’s felt like winter the last few days, so instead of riding my bike to work I have been getting a ride in a chauffeur-driven,...
