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Tree houses for grown-ups

By Annabel McAleer • 6 days ago • 1 comments

article illustration Ever wanted a home that dangles from a tree? Neither have I, but these fourteen back-to-nature homes from all over the world are truly astonishing.

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Mind the (history) gap

By Annabel McAleer • August 12, 2008 • 0 comments

article illustration I know this makes me sound like Marcus Lush (not that there's anything wrong with that), but I am tremendously excited by the proposed underground rail network for central Auckland ... even though it probably won't get built.

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Clean coal? Yeah right

By Annabel McAleer • August 7, 2008 • 0 comments

General Electric's 'Ecomagination' ad makes coal mining look a bit sexy. We crown this video King of Greenwash.

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Win a relaxing spa treatment

By Annabel McAleer • August 6, 2008 • 18 comments

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    By Annabel McAleer, August 6, 2008

    Auckland-based readers! Leave a comment telling us about your best or worst experience with a beauty treatment, and one of you will win a wonderful Sandalwood Relaxing Facial at Tamara Spa in Ponsonby, valued at $130.

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    By Gavin Healy, August 4, 2008

    Buy Good from Whitcoulls, and you could win an electric scooter!

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    By Annabel McAleer, August 12, 2008

    I know this makes me sound like Marcus Lush (not that there's anything wrong with that), but I am tremendously excited by the proposed underground rail network for central Auckland ... even though it probably won't get built.

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  • What are your supermarkets doing for you?
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    By Francesca Price, June 18, 2008

    New Zealanders spent around $16 billion at the supermarket last year. Most of that went to two giant corporations—Foodstuffs and Progressive Enterprises. Are you getting the food that you want? Well, have you asked for it?

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    By Andy Kenworthy, June 12, 2008

    Insulation: boring? Yes. Important? Very.

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    By Francesca Price, June 3, 2008

    Meet green-fingered teenager Emma Bowering

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From allergy prevention to zero waste, the second issue of Good tackles home renovation all the way from A to Z. We've also got the dirt on dairy farms ... and on dirt, with our eight-week guide to getting your veggie patch ready for a summer of home-grown goodies.

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Building houses, building hope
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New Zealand has some of the least-affordable housing in the developed world. High rents, overcrowding and cold, damp, uninsulated homes are an everyday reality for many low-income families. Good magazine has teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to help families help themselves into new housing.

Inside the magazine is an 8-page supplement to promote Habitat for Humanity in New Zealand. And for the next two months, Good will donate $9 from each one-year subscription to Habitat for Humanity, and $16 from each two-year subscription.

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