Sustainable Living

Welcome to our suite of information resources about the key issues of sustainable living today. These resources will help you find information about climate change, sustainability and other environmental issues.

Each resource includes links to international web sites where appropriate, but also focuses on information at the local level of Christchurch and New Zealand and practical actions you can take.

• Biosecurity
• Carbon Credits in Christchurch
• Climate Change
• Energy Efficient Transport
• Energy Use and Conservation
  • Power saving tips
  • Earth Day and Earth Hour
• Food issues and ethics
  • Food Miles
• The Good Life: changing your lifestyle
• Nutrigenomics
• Water
  • Central Plains Water
  • Hurunui Water Project
• Waste and recycling

In the news

• Investigation of the Performance of Environment Canterbury by Wyatt Creech
• DOC Blog
• Environment news at NZ Herald
• Energy policy news at Scoop
• The Green Room — at BBC

See also

Sustainable Christchurch

Christchurch City Council’s guide to living sustainably.

Sustainable Living Education Trust

Education programmes and information on practical steps for sustainable living.

New Zealand Birds and Animals

Our kid’s fact sheets about our birds and animals, extinct, endangered and destructive.

Internet Gateway

Our collection of web links:

• Environment
• Living World
• Sustainable Living
• Lifestyle farming