Christmas without the clutter: A better alternative to unwanted gift-giving

We’ve all bought or received gifts we know are never going to be used, which is why The Good Registry has created a way to channel those wasted funds into making a difference. Three years ago, Christine Langdon decided to give up a lucrative career in corporate communications to do something a little bit different. … Read more

How giving native trees helps tackle climate change – and Christmas waste

More than 500,000 native trees have been planted through the Trees That Count programme, funded by New Zealanders and the local business community.  Here comes Christmas, and with it the season’s usual tsunami of plastic garbage: trinkets bought, exchanged, discarded. Wasted.  But how else is one expected to navigate the gift-giving season? Simply refuse to … Read more