Carbon Neutral NZ Trust

How detailed should the calculator be? This was, and still is, one of our biggest challenges with our Carbon Calculator. We decided that...

'Living the Change' was recently drawn to my attention via an article on Organic NZ which gives a great synopsis of this Kiwi...

The makeup of my diet is not something that I have paid too much attention to. The thinking part, has been largely confined to ensuring...

The capital cost of planting is a key factor in reforestation. This is where volunteer social enterprises such as Kerikeri's Shade House...

Carbon Neutral Kerikeri warmly invite you to a free seminar “Solar Power: Truth, Lies and Bright Futures” When: 6:30pm, Wednesday 6th...

A positive start to the year has been the elimination of single use plastic bags for carrying our supermarket supplies home. This change...

The first observation was that a lot of the records did appear to be incomplete. Owners of the household data should review the emissions...

We have recently added a planning tool to our carbon calculator. You can access it from the first page of the calculator. Click the blue...

The Ministry for the Environment has launched a "waste free summer" campaign. They are running a series of short videos to encourage us...

Bokashi is a form of composting that allows you to compost kitchen scraps of all kinds. This includes meat and dairy products that are...

Kanuka grows to an average height of 10-15m with a circumference of 15-40 cm while Manuka reaches 6-8m in height and 7-10 cm diameter....

So you have seen what your carbon footprint is and now want to take some actions to reduce it. The list that we have compiled is by no...

While living in Kerikeri has many advantages, being located in "the Far North" means that most of the places in New Zealand that we want...

New Zealand has the highest waste emissions per person and is the most waste-emissions-intensive- economy of all members of the OECD and...

Air travel is one of the most greenhouse gas emitting activities that many people do. As a rule of thumb each individual generates one...

About 50% of our carbon emissions are caused by what we choose to eat, and how much we waste of it. At present about 30% of the food we...

For a long time trees and soil, as well as the oceans, have been doing a marvellous job of keeping things in equilibrium. Then we started...

So far, soil carbon is largely being ignored by climate policy makers and analysts. With regard to CO2 sequestration in soils, organic...