With funding from TOI Foundation, Sustainable Taranaki engaged in a 3-year research project to gain a deeper understanding of what drives sustainable behaviour change in our community and how to support people along the journey.

A series of events saw Tawhiti School and Hāwera High School students prepare the land for raised planter gardens. Pupils also had the opportunity to contribute their ideas for the garden plan…

The housing crisis, 6% rise in inflation, food insecurity and social isolation from COVID-19 has forced Aotearoa communities to unite. To address these issues, Sustainable Taranaki collaborated with the Stratford District Council to host a free screening of ‘Together We Grow’.

Half of Kiwis live in cold damp homes and are paying more for power than they need to. This is why we’re partnering with our community to share simple tips on preserving home energy.

With Venture Taranaki, we co-hosted two events in Hāwera and New Plymouth to highlight the logistics, realities, and benefits of an EV. ‘Electricarna’ allowed experts and EV users to share their knowledge and experience with more than 100 people.

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We’re grateful to learn about your preferences, barriers, and motivators for living sustainably.

In collaboration with Sustainable Taranaki, the Flying High Charitable Trust is bringing their hot air balloon to Taranaki this April 2021. The Flying High hot air balloon tour aims to promote and inspire sustainable innovation.

Did you know a disposable nappy contains a cup of crude oil that takes 550 years to break down? And a baby averages 6000 nappies before they are toilet trained? This motivated Kendell Terrill to start her local business that protects the environment and supports whānau.

Good news - you won’t have to travel to get your shopping fix as New Plymouth’s fashion market opens on May 29th at Bell Block Hall…

Raymond Buckland is the passionate owner of Egmont Refuse and Recycling located at 12 Scott Street in Hawera, and he successfully runs a “climate positive” business model. A progressive seeker of alternatives for our common household waste, we’ve selected him as our Sustainable Business Champion for the month of March.

We are happy to support refill stations in our region to support our community to take steps to reduce their carbon footprint and encourage people to learn more about our taiao, which provides life-giving resources.

Sustainable Taranaki is working with New Plymouth District Council on a BYO Container Campaign, as a follow-on from the "Bring it" Coffee Cup Campaign…

Code Red. This line, used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its latest report on climate change, is receiving different types of reactions across the world…

Making huge strides in just 18 months, the Taranaki District Health Board is racing towards its environmental goals. By 2040, there will be zero landfill waste, and currently, that would be a diversion of 288 tonnes…

Sustainable Taranaki is one of the 16 environment hubs in New Zealand that is benefitting from a vital boost of funding…

Did you know our Mitre 10 MEGA in New Plymouth is the first of three stores to launch the trial Pot Recycling program in the country? They have committed to the trial as a sustainably focused team,

Mitre 10 MEGA New Plymouth teamed up with the Marfell Community Garden to offer this fantastic community-led project, some much-needed resources, and time…

Shockingly 1 in 4 kiwis struggle to pay power bills or heat homes. Because 25 percent of our New Zealand population is considered “energy poor,” this means whanau’s health and opportunities are at stake making it even tougher to break out from poverty.

We found that through educating our children and getting them involved, positive change can happen in our community…

While we are all on board with the love of hot drinks, how about a call to action? Let’s take it a step further and make our habit environmentally responsible.