Sustainability

It's been hailed by many artists as the most beautiful setting they have ever played at, and after years of being a biennial affair the environmentally conscious music and arts festival Splore is now… Audio

Ian Mayes, Eco Design Advisor with the Hamilton City Council, on what eco-living looks like and what the main issues are facing Kiwi's. Audio

Auckland Botanical Gardens curator Bec Stanley on the chlorophyll-filled bio-mass that photosynthesises around us... contemporary sustainable gardening practices. Audio

Shaun Clouston from Logan Brown talks about the best ways to ensure the fish you eat is sustainable. Recipe: Grilled Yellowtail Kingfish and Tuscan Bread Salad Audio

Parihaka was a thriving, entrepreneurial and peaceful community, led by  Prophets Tohu Kākahi and Te Whiti o Rongomai during the 1870s. That all changed when, on 5th November, 1881 Parihaka was… Audio

Tom Hutchison, the chef at Wellington restaurant WBC, explains the best ways to cook a whole fish - and how to ensure no part is wasted. Audio

Yealands Family Wines have been named the overall winner in the NZI national sustainable business awards for 2014. Audio

Karl Warr is a commercial fisherman who is trying to up his profits and fish sustainably. Audio

Filipino political activist, environmentalist, future-thinker, and multi-award laureate on what he calls solidarity economics. Audio

Dr Chris Smith brings the latest in science news. A blood test to predict how quickly someone will recover from an operation, plus the next generation solar cell that could be used to make cheap… Audio

This week, Sonia Sly speaks to Auckland-based sculptor and artist Caroline Robinson, she may have started her career in the World of Wearable arts, but for the past 16 years her focus has been on… Audio

Gosia Piatek doesn't feel very 'Kiwi,' especially where her work ethic and hunger are concerned. On the communication-front she is also very direct-a trait she readily puts down to her 'European'… Audio

Dr Christopher Dey is a senior researcher in renewable energy and sustainability analysis at the University of Sydney's School of Physics. His previous research includes the development of… Audio

Professor Iain White from the University of Waikato's Environment Planning Programme where he lectures in three papers 'Planning for Sustainability', 'Strategic Spatial Planning' and 'Advanced… Audio

Senior rurals reporter Kevin Ikin discusses the sustainability of dairy farming with Ian Mackenzie, a mid-Canterbury cropping and dairy farmer and Federated Farmers' water and environment… Audio

A cornucopia of great TED Talks about food: growing it, cooking it, consuming it - and making sure there's enough for everyone. Biodiversity expert Cary Fowler is looking to save seeds to protect the… Audio

Creator and founder of the Earthship concept of radically sustainable buildings made with recycled materials, who will visit Christchurch to run workshops and deliver public lectures. Audio

A roof garden planted with Otago natives is the crowning glory of an energy efficient sustainable building Audio