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Upcoming free Zero Waste events in Kerikeri & Plastic Free July events
Here is an event (2 venues and days) for those in The Bay of Islands who are wanting to reduce their volume of household rubbish....
By Cliff Mail
Jun 24, 20191 min read


Climate change - time to call it what it is - an EMERGENCY
The UK newspaper, The Guardian, recently announced the update of its "style guide” to reflect the extremely worrisome situation more...
by Rolf Mueller Glodde
May 28, 20192 min read


Rotary Kaikohe is very interested in Carbon Neutrality!
We have been out spreading the word again. This time it was a visit to Kaikohe to provide Rotary Kaikohe with an overview of our...
By Inge Bremer
May 21, 20191 min read


Spreading the word: Visit to Springbank School Kerikeri
Rolf, Inge and Cam from Carbon Neutral Kerikeri were delighted to be able to share the carbon neutral story with Springbank School...
By Inge Bremer
May 16, 20192 min read


Your diet may be one of your biggest contributions to climate change
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...
By Cliff Mail
May 12, 20193 min read


We need to take action - Now: Sir David Attenborough documentary
The October 2018 release of the IPCC Report on Global Warming followed by the IPBES' 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and...
By Cliff Mail
May 8, 20192 min read


Waiheke to Wellington by e-bike: Our diary for the last few days to The Beehive
Day 23: Tauherenikau to Lake Ferry An early start was dictated by the train schedule from Featherston to Maymorn (only one train at 8:25...
by Rolf Mueller Glodde
Apr 17, 20194 min read


Waiheke to Wellington by e-bike: Our week 3 diary
Day 15 & 16 : Rest days in Whanganui Day 15: It’s grey and windy. The only bikers around on the day were Bill and Rolf, while Lindsay,...
by Rolf Mueller Glodde
Apr 14, 20197 min read


Waiheke to Wellington by e-bike: Our week 2 diary
Day 9: Mangakino to Pureora 50 very adventurous kilometres by bike. Only Lindsay and Bill were riding on e-bikes. The tracks played a lot...
by Rolf Mueller Glodde
Apr 6, 20196 min read


Waiheke to Wellington - by bike: Photos from the first week
I didn't join the ride. Having just completed a 720km bike tour of my own I was not ready for another 1,000 plus. However, I get the...
By Cliff Mail
Mar 30, 20192 min read


CO2e sequestration: Another benefit of Bay of Islands volunteer reforestation projects
The capital cost of planting is a key factor in reforestation. This is where volunteer social enterprises such as Kerikeri's Shade House...
By Rod Brown
Mar 28, 20193 min read


Waiheke to Wellington - by bike!
Some of the team from Carbon Neutral Kerikeri & Carbon Neutral Waiheke will tomorrow (23 March) embark on the “Kaitiaki Guardian” e-bike...
inge655
Mar 22, 20193 min read


Kerikeri students demand climate action now!
We knew that the students were meeting up outside the MP for Northland's Kerikeri office at 11am. As we headed through town we were met...
By Cliff Mail
Mar 15, 20191 min read


I like the product but not the packaging
Ok, so we have eliminated single use plastic bags from Supermarkets but what about all the other unnecessary single use packaging that is...
By Inge Bremer
Mar 10, 20192 min read


Kerikeri seminar: “Solar Power: Truth, Lies and Bright Futures”
Carbon Neutral Kerikeri warmly invite you to a free seminar “Solar Power: Truth, Lies and Bright Futures” When: 6:30pm, Wednesday 6th...
inge655
Feb 17, 20191 min read


Reducing the need for plastic
A positive start to the year has been the elimination of single use plastic bags for carrying our supermarket supplies home. This change...
By Cliff Mail
Feb 1, 20192 min read


Become a "Flexitarian"
I have come across this term a number of times already in 2019. I first saw it in this recent article in The Guardian which talked about...
By Cliff Mail
Jan 27, 20191 min read


Dreaming of ferries and bike lanes during the summer break
The NZHerald ran a summer series written by Simon Wilson that looked at things that could make our lives a little better. Two of the...
By Cliff Mail
Jan 19, 20191 min read


Some (very early) observations on the data collected so far.
The first observation was that a lot of the records did appear to be incomplete. Owners of the household data should review the emissions...
By Cliff Mail
Jan 15, 20192 min read


Now that you know your emissions - start planning on how to reduce them
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...
By Cliff Mail
Jan 15, 20192 min read
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