Please fill out our listener survey to help us improve the show and find out what you want to hear about (you'll also go in the draw to win a Prezzie Card!): https://forms.gle/xxgyFmzqviFD4NHL9 

Waveney and Tim are taking a break after an entire year of weekly episodes before they come back with an even better podcast for you! We chat about the journey we've taken over the last year of episodes of How To Save The World. Tim's trying to reduce trips to the supermarket, ditching teabags, getting a compost going and going organic. Waveney talks about changing her buying behaviour toward clothing, learning a TON about soil and the lessons from lockdown. We compare favourite episodes, guests and topics.

Please <a href="https://forms.gle/xxgyFmzqviFD4NHL9">fill out our listener survey</a> to help us improve the show and find out what you want to hear about (you'll also go in the draw to win a Prezzie Card!): <a href="https://forms.gle/xxgyFmzqviFD4NHL9">https://forms.gle/xxgyFmzqviFD4NHL9</a>&nbsp;
Waveney and Tim are taking a break after an entire year of weekly episodes before they come back with an even better podcast for you! We chat about the journey we've taken over the last year of episodes of How To Save The World. Tim's trying to reduce trips to the supermarket, ditching teabags, getting a compost going and going organic. Waveney talks about changing her buying behaviour toward clothing, learning a TON about soil and the lessons from lockdown. We compare favourite episodes, guests and topics.

See You Soon!

In this episode, Tim is joined by Margaret from Kiwimana Buzz and Jess from Bees Up Top to chat about how we save the bees!

Bees are an absolutely critical part of our environment and food chain but facing multiple pressures from human encroachment, industrial mono-culture food production and pesticide exposures, their numbers are in serious trouble.

Our top tips for helping the bees are planting a diverse range of flowers, herbs and spices in your garden (heritage, if possible) and avoid using pesticides. If you see swarming bees, google beekeepers in your area who'll be happy to help take them away. And consider putting a hive in your workplace or home! It's fun, helpful, educational and you'll get honey!

Kiwimana Buzz's website / Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / Podcast
Kiwimana are beekeepers who have bees located in the wild west coast of Auckland, New Zealand. We teach, we sell beekeeping supplies and provide information to help you keep honey bees.

Bees Up Top's website / Instagram / Facebook 
Bees Up Top aims to increase New Zealand’s bee population by supplying healthy, happy hives to urban areas and to educate our future generation on the importance of keeping our little workers around.

Thanks to Auckland Council and Live Lightly for supporting this podcast! 

In this episode, Tim is joined by Margaret from <a href="https://www.kiwimana.co.nz/">Kiwimana Buzz</a> and Jess from <a href="https://www.beesuptop.co.nz/">Bees Up Top</a> to chat about how we save the bees!
Bees are an absolutely critical part of our environment and food chain but facing multiple pressures from human encroachment, industrial mono-culture food production and pesticide exposures, their numbers are in serious trouble.
Our top tips for helping the bees are planting a diverse range of flowers, herbs and spices in your garden (heritage, if possible) and avoid using pesticides. If you see swarming bees, google beekeepers in your area who'll be happy to help take them away. And consider putting a hive in your workplace or home! It's fun, helpful, educational and you'll get honey!
<a href="https://www.kiwimana.co.nz/">Kiwimana Buzz's website</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kiwimana/">Instagram</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KiwimanaBuzz/">Facebook</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/kiwimanabuzz">Twitter</a> / <a href="https://www.kiwimana.co.nz/our-beekeeping-podcast/">Podcast</a> Kiwimana are beekeepers who have bees located in the wild west coast of Auckland, New Zealand. We teach, we sell beekeeping supplies and provide information to help you keep honey bees.
<a href="https://www.beesuptop.co.nz/">Bees Up Top's website</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/beesuptop">Instagram</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/beesuptop/">Facebook&nbsp;</a> Bees Up Top aims to increase New Zealand&rsquo;s bee population by supplying healthy, happy hives to urban areas and to educate our future generation on the importance of keeping our little workers around.
Thanks to <a href="https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/Pages/default.aspx">Auckland Council</a> and <a href="https://livelightly.nz/">Live Lightly</a> for supporting this podcast!&nbsp;

How To Save The Bees

Giants of the sustainability movement in Aotearoa (and self-styled No-waste Nomads), Hannah Blumhardt and Liam Prince talk to Waveney about the connection of individual action to big change, what they were up to in lock-down, the origins of their (and Wave’s) journey into waste reduction and the demographics and often gendered nature of today’s sustainability culture.

You may know Hannah and Liam from their website TheRubbishTrip.co.nz or the TakeawayThrowaways.nz campaign, aiming to rid NZ of single-use coffee cups.

Resources and Links

TheRubbishTrip.co.nz 
TakeawayThrowaways.nz - please sign now!
Regeneration not Incineration campaign - please sign now!
NZ Product Stewardship Council
The Kiwi Bottle Drive (to support the Government in forming a Deposit Return Scheme for single-use bottles)
Plastic Pollution Coalition
Charles Eisenstein’s book The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible 

Giants of the sustainability movement in Aotearoa (and self-styled No-waste Nomads), Hannah Blumhardt and Liam Prince talk to Waveney about the connection of individual action to big change, what they were up to in lock-down, the origins of their (and Wave&rsquo;s) journey into waste reduction and the demographics and often gendered nature of today&rsquo;s sustainability culture.
You may know Hannah and Liam from their website <a href="https://therubbishtrip.co.nz/">TheRubbishTrip.co.nz</a> or the <a href="https://takeawaythrowaways.nz/">TakeawayThrowaways.nz</a> campaign, aiming to rid NZ of single-use coffee cups.
Resources and Links
<a href="https://therubbishtrip.co.nz/">TheRubbishTrip.co.nz</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://takeawaythrowaways.nz/">TakeawayThrowaways.nz</a> - please sign now! <a href="https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/regeneration-not-incineration">Regeneration not Incineration campaign</a> - please sign now! <a href="https://www.nzpsc.nz/">NZ Product Stewardship Council</a> <a href="https://kiwibottledrive.nz/bottle-deposits/">The Kiwi Bottle Drive</a> (to support the Government in forming a Deposit Return Scheme for single-use bottles) <a href="https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/">Plastic Pollution Coalition</a> Charles Eisenstein&rsquo;s book <a href="https://charleseisenstein.org/books/the-more-beautiful-world-our-hearts-know-is-possible/">The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible</a>&nbsp;

Waveney chats to Hannah Blumhardt and Liam Prince about the political nature of personal behaviour and a whole lot more!

NZ Sustainability Icons; Liam and Hannah

Waveney and Tim have some sustainability good news from over the world, including;

A reduction in stresses on the environment during COVID-19 lockdowns, plus bike sales are way up, Amsterdam is trialing using Kate Raworth's Donut Model of economics for policy-making and investors flocking to green energy as a save-haven through these troubling economic waters.

Planet-based meat is having a meteoric rise in popularity. USA sales are up almost 300% since March this year and people are normalising the new products as part of their daily diets.

Bubble bees know how to stimulate plant flowering and a research team in Zurich are the first scientists to observe this incredible abee-ility (sorry). It shows bees are more able than we knew to change their environments to help them survive and flourish.  

Renewable energy is on the up. The Guardian reports that “Renewable sources made up 72% of new energy added in 2019”, meaning a third of the world's energy is now generated from renewable sources.

An increasing number of countries are recognising legal rights for nature. Starting with Ecuador in 2008, and followed by New Zealand and Columbia in 2017 - there is an increasing groundswell of support to protect nature in our courts.

A project to build our planet's eighth largest solar array has just been approved by the US government and will be built in Las Vegas. It'll supply enough power for 260,000 homes and will be the largest solar farm in America when it's completed next year.

Thanks to Auckland Council and Live Lightly for supporting this podcast! 

Waveney and Tim have some sustainability good news from over the world, including;
A reduction in stresses on the environment during COVID-19 lockdowns, plus bike sales are way up, Amsterdam is trialing using Kate Raworth's <a href="https://www.kateraworth.com/doughnut/">Donut Model of economics</a> for policy-making and investors flocking to green energy as a save-haven through these troubling economic waters.
Planet-based meat is having a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/15/21259997/plant-based-meat-coronavirus-impossible-beyond">meteoric rise in popularity</a>. USA sales are up almost 300% since March this year and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/dining/plant-based-meats-coronavirus.html">people are normalising the new products</a> as part of their daily diets.
Bubble bees know how to stimulate plant flowering and <a href="https://www.inverse.com/science/bumblebees-are-hacking-nature-to-survive">a research team in Zurich</a> are the first scientists to observe this incredible abee-ility (sorry). It shows bees are more able than we knew to change their environments to help them survive and flourish.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Renewable energy is on the up. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/06/new-renewable-energy-capacity-hit-record-levels-in-%202019">The Guardian</a> reports that &ldquo;Renewable sources made up 72% of new energy added in 2019&rdquo;, meaning a third of the world's energy is now generated from renewable sources.
<a href="https://matadornetwork.com/read/countries-legally-recognized-rights-%20nature/">An increasing number of countries are recognising legal rights for nature</a>. Starting with Ecuador in 2008, and followed by New Zealand and Columbia in 2017 - there is an increasing groundswell of support to protect nature in our courts.
A project to build our planet's eighth largest solar array has <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/us-government-approves-gemini-project/">just been approved by the US government</a> and will be built in Las Vegas. It'll supply enough power for 260,000 homes and will be the largest solar farm in America when it's completed next year.
Thanks to <a href="https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/Pages/default.aspx">Auckland Council</a> and <a href="https://livelightly.nz/">Live Lightly</a> for supporting this podcast!&nbsp;

Plus the environment getting more legal protection around the world!

Good News #6; Super Bees and MOAR (renewable) POWER

We got a listener question from Jules, asking us ‘what careers or tertiary education choices can kids focus on with the view to aiding positive climate change action?’ Great question! In this episode we talk about what constitutes a ‘sustainable’ or ‘green’ job, discuss the automation threat (and opportunity) and chat about the circular economy.

Jobs you do with your hands are pretty safe for the immediate future - That includes permaculture, earth-building, conservation, waste-to-resource jobs and traditional tradie jobs. Also careers that involve so-called Left-side brain skills, such as people management and creative problem-solving. There’s also entirely new fields inside of STEM opening up for future and present technologies, including hardware and software.

We also discuss eco-friendly side hustles to supplement your income, career and training paths. We’ve even found free online aptitude tests to help start you thinking about what you may be best suited for.

Sources 
World Economic Forum’s 2017 Future of Work report
Foundation for Young Australians’ New Work Order report (PDF)

NZ Productivity Commission’s 2020 report: Technological Change and The Future of Work (PDF)

Global Strategic Trends - The Future Starts Here video

Picking a career

Do What You Are book (Amazon link)
Free Career Tests
Green jobs list (UK)
Green jobs list (Australia)
Fastest growing green jobs
Jobs in electric vehicles (USA)

Job Vacancy Websites
Global Environment Jobs / USA Green Jobs / UK Green Jobs / Canada Good Work  / Australia Green Jobs / NZ conservation jobs / Do Good Jobs NZ

Training
Resource Recovery Training from the Zero Waste Network
Permaculture Design Certificate

Circular Economy

Circular Economy Resources (from Sustainable Business Network (SBN), New Zealand)
What is a circular economy? (SBN)
Emerging jobs in the circular economy (Greenbiz)
3 essential elements for future circular jobs (Greenbiz)

Thanks to Auckland Council and Live Lightly for supporting this podcast! 

We got a listener question from Jules, asking us &lsquo;what careers or tertiary education choices can kids focus on with the view to aiding positive climate change action?&rsquo; Great question! In this episode we talk about what constitutes a &lsquo;sustainable&rsquo; or &lsquo;green&rsquo; job, discuss the automation threat (and opportunity) and chat about the circular economy.
Jobs you do with your hands are pretty safe for the immediate future - That includes permaculture, earth-building, conservation, waste-to-resource jobs and traditional tradie jobs. Also careers that involve so-called Left-side brain skills, such as people management and creative problem-solving. There&rsquo;s also entirely new fields inside of STEM opening up for future and present technologies, including hardware and software.
We also discuss eco-friendly side hustles to supplement your income, career and training paths. We&rsquo;ve even found <a href="https://www.thebalancecareers.com/free-career-aptitude-tests-2059813">free online aptitude tests</a> to help start you thinking about what you may be best suited for.
Sources&nbsp; World Economic Forum&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/07/skill-reskill-prepare-for-future-of-work/">2017 Future of Work report</a> Foundation for Young Australians&rsquo; <a href="https://www.fya.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/FYA_TheNewWorkSmarts_July2017.pdf">New Work Order report (PDF)</a>
NZ Productivity Commission&rsquo;s 2020 report: <a href="https://www.productivity.govt.nz/assets/Documents/0634858491/Final-report_Technological-change-and-the-future-of-work.pdf">Technological Change and The Future of Work (PDF)</a>
Global Strategic Trends - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab4Wa516N0c">The Future Starts Here video</a>
Picking a career
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Do-What-You-Are%20Personality/dp/031623673X/">Do What You Are book (Amazon link)</a> <a href="https://www.thebalancecareers.com/free-career-aptitude-tests-2059813">Free Career Tests</a> <a href="https://www.greenjobs.co.uk/">Green jobs list (UK)</a> <a href="https://environmentaljobs.com.au/resources/environmental-sustainability-careers">Green jobs list (Australia)</a> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/21/environmental-and-green-jobs-on-the-market.html">Fastest growing green jobs</a> <a href="https://www.bls.gov/green/electric_vehicles/">Jobs in electric vehicles (USA)</a>
Job Vacancy Websites <a href="http://www.environmentjobs.com">Global Environment Jobs</a> / <a href="https://greenjobs.com/">USA Green Jobs</a> / <a href="https://www.greenjobs.co.uk/">UK Green Jobs</a> / <a href="https://www.goodwork.ca/jobs">Canada Good Work</a>&nbsp; / <a href="https://greenjobs.com.au/">Australia Green Jobs</a> / <a href="https://conservationjobs.co.nz/">NZ conservation jobs</a> / <a href="https://dogoodjobs.co.nz/">Do Good Jobs NZ</a>
Training <a href="http://zerowaste.co.nz/training/">Resource Recovery Training from the Zero Waste Network</a> <a href="https://www.permaculture.org.nz/content/education">Permaculture Design Certificate</a>
Circular Economy
<a href="https://sustainable.org.nz/circular-economy-resources/">Circular Economy Resources</a> (from Sustainable Business Network (SBN), New Zealand) <a href="https://sustainable.org.nz/sustainable-business-news/what-is-a-circular-economy/E">What is a circular economy?</a> (SBN) <a href="https://www.greenbiz.com/article/5-emerging-jobs-circular-economy">Emerging jobs in the circular economy</a> (Greenbiz) <a href="https://www.greenbiz.com/article/3-essential-elements-circular-jobs-future">3 essential elements for future circular jobs</a> (Greenbiz)
Thanks to <a href="https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/Pages/default.aspx">Auckland Council</a> and <a href="https://livelightly.nz/">Live Lightly</a> for supporting this podcast!&nbsp;

Earning A Sustainable Living

Welcome to the absolute rock bottom beginner guide to gardening. This episode is for you if you expect it to take about 5 minutes a day to garden, don’t compost properly, don’t particularly love the idea of gardening, and think you can put a seedling in an abandoned old garden bed and it will have everything it needs.

We asked 20 of New Zealand’s top gardeners from around the country to share the very best of their advice.

Top suggestions on what to plant going into winter.
Leafy greens (e.g. Silver beet, kale, spinach, winter lettuce pak choi, rocket) 
Broad beans
Parsley
Herbs
Garlic chives
Spring Onions
Choko (didn’t say on the episode but well worth checking out – its grows like an out of control weed, so perfect for a beginner gardener – follow advice from rediscover.co.nz:
https://rediscover.co.nz/oh-the-places-youll-grow-choko/

How to beat slugs and snails
Healthy mature plants can beat slugs (learn how to sheet mulch and compost) 
Number one tool is picking off at night with a torch 
Make a beer trap from a 4cm high saucer sunk into the soil, clean and refill weekly if populations are high.
More tips here: https://rediscover.co.nz/natural-ways-to-deter-slugs-snails/

Recommended resources for beginner gardeners, in New Zealand. 

Kiwi’s first 
What to grow in winter by NZ region from edible backyard: https://www.ediblebackyard.co.nz/what-to-plant-in-your-vegie-patch-in-winter/
Buy trusted organic sprays, or let the experts come to you:

 https://biologix.myshopify.com/  make your way to the Home Garden page.
 www.growinspired.co.nz 

Read
How to Grow Your Own Food (Real BOOK, $25. Hamilton-based)

Connect

Organic Edible Garden Sign up to the newsletter here and connect on Facebook here. 
Taranaki based Farm Next Door, sign up to their newsletter coming soon. 

Best of The Rest
Square Foot Gardening (USA). Good overview of the method from this Australian site.
Eliot Coleman's book, 4 Season Harvest. Works well for South Island (Maine, USA)
Anything by Charles Dowding on Youtube.  Somerset UK. Excellent videos. “His method is the easiest I've see anywhere - and with great results!”


 

Thank you to the gurus, market gardeners, educators and communicators who gave their time. Here they are with links to any helpful projects they are involved with – heaps of great resources: 

Sophia Xiao-Colley, organic market gardener  
Caity Endt, organic market gardener
Judy Keats, Compost Collective
Te Radar, broadcaster and comedian
Therese Mangos, Pacific Vision Aotearoa, 
and @pacificvisionaotearoa
Richard Main, Gardens4Health
Permaculture guru’s Betsy Kettle and Trish Allen. 
Lynda Hallinan
Carl Freeman  
Estella Lee, Chinese Conservation Trust
Sally, Waimarama Community Garden
Team from Organic Edible Garden 

Thanks to Auckland Council and Live Lightly for supporting this podcast! 

Welcome to the absolute rock bottom beginner guide to gardening. This episode is for you if you expect it to take about 5 minutes a day to garden, don&rsquo;t compost properly, don&rsquo;t particularly love the idea of gardening, and think you can put a seedling in an abandoned old garden bed and it will have everything it needs.
We asked 20 of New Zealand&rsquo;s top gardeners from around the country to share the very best of their advice.
Top suggestions on what to plant going into winter.
<ul>
<li>Leafy greens (e.g. Silver beet, kale, spinach, winter lettuce pak choi, rocket)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Broad beans</li>
<li>Parsley</li>
<li>Herbs</li>
<li>Garlic chives</li>
<li>Spring Onions</li>
<li>Choko (didn&rsquo;t say on the episode but well worth checking out &ndash; its grows like an out of control weed, so perfect for a beginner gardener &ndash; follow advice from rediscover.co.nz:</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://rediscover.co.nz/oh-the-places-youll-grow-choko/">https://rediscover.co.nz/oh-the-places-youll-grow-choko/</a></li>
</ul>
</ul>
How to beat slugs and snails
<ul>
<li>Healthy mature plants can beat slugs (learn how to sheet mulch and compost)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Number one tool is picking off at night with a torch&nbsp;</li>
<li>Make a beer trap from a 4cm high saucer sunk into the soil, clean and refill weekly if populations are high.</li>
<li>More tips here: <a href="https://rediscover.co.nz/natural-ways-to-deter-slugs-snails/">https://rediscover.co.nz/natural-ways-to-deter-slugs-snails/</a></li>
</ul>
Recommended resources for beginner gardeners, in New Zealand.&nbsp;
Kiwi&rsquo;s first&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>What to grow in winter by NZ region from edible backyard: <a href="https://www.ediblebackyard.co.nz/what-to-plant-in-your-vegie-patch-in-winter/">https://www.ediblebackyard.co.nz/what-to-plant-in-your-vegie-patch-in-winter/</a></li>
<li>Buy trusted organic sprays, or let the experts come to you:
<ul>
<li>&nbsp;<a href="https://biologix.myshopify.com/">https://biologix.myshopify.com/</a>&nbsp; make your way to the Home Garden page.</li>
<li>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.growinspired.co.nz">www.growinspired.co.nz</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Read <a href="https://shop.goeco.org.nz/shop/product/211874/How-to-Grow-Your-Own-Food-by-Adrienne-Grant-and-Melanie-Snowdon/">How to Grow Your Own Food</a> (Real BOOK, $25. Hamilton-based)<a href="https://shop.goeco.org.nz/shop/product/211874/How-to-Grow-Your-Own-Food-by-Adrienne-Grant-and-Melanie-Snowdon/"></a>
Connect
<ul>
<li>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.organicediblegarden.co.nz">Organic Edible Garden</a> Sign up to <a href="http://eepurl.com/dsu7Ur&nbsp;">the newsletter here</a> and connect <a href="https://www.facebook.com/oegarden/">on Facebook here</a>.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Taranaki based <a href="http://www.farmnextdoor.org">Farm Next Door</a>, sign up to their newsletter coming soon.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Best of The Rest
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.squarefootgardening.org/">Square Foot Gardening</a> (USA). Good overview of the method from <a href="https://www.growveg.com.au/guides/planning-a-square-foot-vegetable-garden/">this Australian site</a>.</li>
<li>Eliot Coleman's book, 4 Season Harvest. Works well for South Island (Maine, USA)</li>
<li>Anything by Charles Dowding on Youtube.&nbsp; Somerset UK. Excellent videos. &ldquo;His method is the easiest I've see anywhere - and with great results!&rdquo;
&nbsp;
</li>
</ul>
Thank you to the gurus, market gardeners, educators and communicators who gave their time. Here they are with links to any helpful projects they are involved with &ndash; heaps of great resources:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>
<ul>
<li>Sophia Xiao-Colley, organic market gardener&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.okiwipassion.co.nz">Caity Endt</a>, organic market gardener</li>
<li>Judy Keats, <a href="http://www.compostcollective.org.nz">Compost Collective</a></li>
<li>Te Radar, broadcaster and comedian<a href="http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/global-radar-episode-one-2011"></a></li>
<li>Therese Mangos, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pacificvisionaotearoa">Pacific Vision Aotearoa</a>,&nbsp; and @pacificvisionaotearoa</li>
<li>Richard Main, Gardens4Health</li>
<li>Permaculture guru&rsquo;s Betsy Kettle and Trish Allen.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.foggydalefarm.co.nz">Lynda Hallinan</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.farmnextdoor.org">Carl Freeman</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ccet.org.nz/home">Estella Lee</a>, Chinese Conservation Trust<a href="http://www.ccet.org.nz/home/"></a></li>
<li>Sally, <a href="http://www.thebrookgardens.weebly.com">Waimarama Community Garden</a></li>
<li>Team from <a href="https://organicediblegarden.co.nz/">Organic Edible Garden</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Thanks to <a href="https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/Pages/default.aspx">Auckland Council</a> and <a href="https://livelightly.nz/">Live Lightly</a> for supporting this podcast!&nbsp;

The absolute basics on making a home garden to grow your own food in Winter

How To: Home Winter Garden

We chat to Shane Ward about the recently launched Better Futures Forum (BFF), 
the hot new platform where New Zealanders are meeting to facilitate the transition towards a more resilient Aotearoa.  BFF is seizing the transformational power of COVID-19.  In just three weeks since it launched, the organization, co-founded by Dr Mike Joy, has received tremendous support with a groundswell of people joining them. They have a focus on six key areas: Land and Water; Infrastructure; Transport; Building and Housing; Energy; and Economy, and are encouraging any interested New Zealanders to join them.

We also chat to Shane  (international regenerative-agriculture design-consultant, speaker, teacher, writer and founder of Action Ecology) about his vision for NZ's future and get him to explain the powerful impact of regenerative agriculture.

Check out Shane's recent lecture at Victoria University here.

Hear more from Dr Mike Joy  in a previous How To Save the World episode ‘Saving Our Waterways with Dr Mike Joy.
Thanks to Auckland Council and Live Lightly for supporting this podcast!

We chat to Shane Ward about the recently launched <a href="https://bff.org.nz/">Better Futures Forum (BFF)</a>,&nbsp; the hot new platform where New Zealanders are meeting to facilitate the transition towards a more resilient Aotearoa. &nbsp;BFF is seizing the transformational power of COVID-19. &nbsp;In just three weeks since it launched, the organization, co-founded by Dr Mike Joy, has received tremendous support with a groundswell of people joining them. They have a focus on six key areas: Land and Water; Infrastructure; Transport; Building and Housing; Energy; and Economy, and are encouraging any interested New Zealanders to join them.
We also chat to Shane &nbsp;(international regenerative-agriculture design-consultant, speaker, teacher, writer and founder of Action Ecology) about his vision for NZ's future and get him to explain the powerful impact of regenerative agriculture.
Check out Shane's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LihxNtnCJmU">recent lecture at Victoria University here</a>.
Hear more from Dr Mike Joy &nbsp;in a previous How To Save the World episode <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/how-to-save-the-world/saving-our-waterways-with-dr-mike-joy">&lsquo;Saving Our Waterways with Dr Mike Joy</a>. Thanks to <a href="https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/Pages/default.aspx">Auckland Council</a> and <a href="https://livelightly.nz/">Live Lightly</a> for supporting this podcast!

How to save Aotearoa, with the Better Futures Foundation

Better Futures w/ Shane Ward

Clarke Gayford (Fish of The Day host and partner of NZ PM Jacinda Ardern) joins us to talk about the haunting sound of his morning alarm, being an Ambassador for NatGeo’s Planet or Plastic and his obsession with the ocean. Growing up in Gisborne and falling in love with fishing, Clarke has spent his professional life travelling the world and connecting locally with NZ’s fishing community for his TV show Fish of The Day. He discusses their connection with the environment and the dynamic moves they’re making to fish more sustainably in NZ.

We also talk about the power of writing letters to the Prime Minister’s office, an amazing surfer in Malaysia who’s turning beach rubbish into a material that’s saving depleted coral and a hero of his, Sir David Attenborough.

Resources and Links
NatGeo’s Planet or Plastic campaign
NZ Bird and Fish: Best Fish Guide [warning: PDF] 
Mike Bhana’s work
Sustainable Coastlines 
Love Your Coastline NZ
David Attenborough’s narrated memoir ‘Life On Air’

Thanks to Auckland Council and Live Lightly for supporting this podcast!

Clarke Gayford (Fish of The Day host and partner of NZ PM Jacinda Ardern) joins us to talk about the haunting sound of his morning alarm, being an Ambassador for NatGeo&rsquo;s Planet or Plastic and his obsession with the ocean. Growing up in Gisborne and falling in love with fishing, Clarke has spent his professional life travelling the world and connecting locally with NZ&rsquo;s fishing community for his TV show Fish of The Day. He discusses their connection with the environment and the dynamic moves they&rsquo;re making to fish more sustainably in NZ.
We also talk about the power of writing letters to the Prime Minister&rsquo;s office, an amazing surfer in Malaysia who&rsquo;s turning beach rubbish into a material that&rsquo;s saving depleted coral and a hero of his, Sir David Attenborough.
Resources and Links <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/planetorplastic/">NatGeo&rsquo;s Planet or Plastic campaign</a> <a href="https://www.forestandbird.org.nz/sites/default/files/2018-05/Best%20Fish%20Guide%20-%20Pocket%20Guide.pdf">NZ Bird and Fish: Best Fish Guide [warning: PDF]</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://wildfilm.tv/">Mike Bhana&rsquo;s work</a> <a href="https://sustainablecoastlines.org/">Sustainable Coastlines</a>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.loveyourcoast.org.nz/">Love Your Coastline NZ</a> <a href="https://www.audible.com.au/ep/title?asin=B00FEZ7ZVI&amp;source_code=M2MOR0003SH022414">David Attenborough&rsquo;s narrated memoir &lsquo;Life On Air&rsquo;</a>
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TV host and NZ's first gentleman on sustainable fishing and whether Jacinda reads your letters

Sea Life w/ Clarke Gayford

Luke Wijohn is just 18 years old and running for Parliament - In the Prime Minister's Electorate, no less. After being a lead organiser for NZ's Youth Strikes for Climate, Luke decided to run as a Green MP in this year's election. We chat about his desire to change the conversation we're having with and about our farmers and how to achieve transformational change in city systems like waste and transport.

Luke has a focus on getting politicians speaking to issues they have lived experience about and trying to increase youth turnout at the election this year (he's a staunch supporter of making 16 the voting age and lays out a pretty compelling case for it). We also chat about The Zero Carbon Bill and what the media gets wrong about political reporting in our MMP system.

Follow Luke on Twitter here and on Facebook here.

Thanks to Auckland Council and Live Lightly for supporting this podcast!

Luke Wijohn is just 18 years old and running for Parliament - In the Prime Minister's Electorate, no less. After being a lead organiser for NZ's Youth Strikes for Climate, Luke decided to run as a Green MP in this year's election. We chat about his desire to change the conversation we're having with and about our farmers and how to achieve transformational change in city systems like waste and transport.
Luke has a focus on getting politicians speaking to issues they have lived experience about and trying to increase youth turnout at the election this year (he's a staunch supporter of making 16 the voting age and lays out a pretty compelling case for it). We also chat about The Zero Carbon Bill and what the media gets wrong about political reporting in our MMP system.
Follow Luke <a href="https://twitter.com/luke_wijohn">on Twitter here</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lukewijohn/">on Facebook here</a>.
Thanks to <a href="https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/Pages/default.aspx">Auckland Council</a> and <a href="https://livelightly.nz/">Live Lightly</a> for supporting this podcast!

The Youth Movement w/ Luke Wijohn (Green Party politician)

A lot of the information in today’s episode comes from Waste MINZ fantastic webinar on microplastics delivered by Dr Grant Northcott and Dr Olga Pantos. Check out the webinar here.

This episode, we’re discussing microplastics - What they are, why they’re bad and what can we do about them.

Plastic does not biodegrade,  it breaks down, fragmented by wind, waves and sunlight into ever-smaller pieces. Microplastic is plastic fragments less than 5 mm in size. They do a number of nasty things, including absorbing pesticides, hydrocarbons and heavy metals. They also leach bad stuff into the environment. On average, we consume a credit card a week in microplastics. Scientists have recently found out that we have massively underestimated the amount of microplastic in the environment, sadly it’s found everywhere on earth.

Solutions; Use less plastic. Use less everything. Go clear, if you must use plastic. Get involved with collective action by signing your name at YourPlasticDiet.org

Thanks to Auckland Council and Live Lightly for supporting this podcast!

A lot of the information in today&rsquo;s episode comes from Waste MINZ fantastic webinar on microplastics delivered by Dr Grant Northcott and Dr Olga Pantos. <a href="https://www.wasteminz.org.nz/event/microplastics-in-the-environment-sources-fate-and-impacts/">Check out the webinar here</a>.
This episode, we&rsquo;re discussing microplastics - What they are, why they&rsquo;re bad and what can we do about them.
Plastic does not biodegrade,&nbsp; it breaks down, fragmented by wind, waves and sunlight into ever-smaller pieces. Microplastic is plastic fragments less than 5 mm in size. They do a number of nasty things, including absorbing pesticides, hydrocarbons and heavy metals. They also leach bad stuff into the environment. On average, we consume a credit card a week in microplastics. Scientists have recently found out that we have massively underestimated the amount of microplastic in the environment, sadly it&rsquo;s found everywhere on earth.
Solutions; Use less plastic. Use less everything. Go clear, if you must use plastic. Get involved with collective action by <a href="https://yourplasticdiet.org/#what-can-i-do">signing your name at YourPlasticDiet.org</a>
Thanks to <a href="https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/Pages/default.aspx">Auckland Council</a> and <a href="https://livelightly.nz/">Live Lightly</a> for supporting this podcast!

You may have heard of microplastics but did you know you're eating a credit card of plastic PER WEEK?

Microplastics; A hidden disaster

An environmental podcast that uses science, humour and suggestions on real world action you can take to make a positive contribution to help the planet. Hosted by Waveney Warth (an environmental advocate who went 100% waste-free for an entire year) and Tim Batt (a comedian who’s trying to learn and do better by the planet). We discuss everything from organic farming to Fairtrade, to renewable energy to greenwashing, aiming to inform and arm you with ways to help the environment.

How To Save The World

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