Sustainability Options 

Local funders and agencies have come together to tackle one of our region’s biggest problems; that our poor housing stock is having a...

This was the message Marama Davidson gave students gathered for the strike against climate change in Tauranga, Friday 24th May. She said...

I oppose the expansion of the Otakiri Water Bottling Plant in the Eastern Bay of Plenty for a number of reasons, but it’s got me thinking...

The Zero Carbon Bill was released by the New Zealand Government on the 8th May, 2019 and everyone has an opinion on it. Will it be any...

Awareness became the theme of the day at EnviroChallenge 2019. Students from across the Bay of Plenty region gathered at host school...

I've been doing a bit of research for Straws Suck lately about single use plastic bags...this is a local movement to help raise the...

We're delivering a free public seminar in Rotorua to share what we know about building new, in a way that creates warm, dry and healthy...

EnviroChallenge is a one day, high energy event for secondary students from all over the Bay of Plenty intended to inspire environmental...

We are a nation of car lovers. I grew up to the sound of a V8 engine and the smell of petrol. My dad was a mechanic, there was always...

When we were kids, our backyard was an incredible maze of pumpkin plants and guava bushes. We’d play hide and seek with the...

Musings and key learning from the 2017 Eco City World Summit, a biannual international series that 'aims to unite people through a new...

As many now know, Sustainability Options is a social business committed to visiting as many homes as possible providing free, independent...

‘A lion doesn’t attack antelope to sell them to its buddies.’ A lion hunts for two reasons, hunger and survival. When a lion is full,...

Took the van on a drive over to Rotorua today - two of us in the vehicle. We were a bit nervous (a wee bit of range anxiety), but it all...

We have recently purchased a home that is our 'project' for renovation. Given my job is to promote household sustainability, I thought...

Prior to attending an urban design presentation by a person with the name Ludo, my expectations for something pretty special were high. ...

A couple of weeks ago I attended a seminar; ‘Climate Change & Health: Is food a major player?’ a science based presentation delivered by...

On Friday 1st April I attended a Climate Change Speakers Forum in Tauranga organised by Envirohub. The event began with a short Al Gore...

Had the immense pleasure of attending Tauranga's first shopping mall EV station yesterday. Congratulations and well done to the Bay Fair...