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Articles / Tuhi Pānui
The cost of food
We are facing a global food crisis. While some people are dealing with obesity and health problems, others suffer from constant food shortages due to increase in demand, distribution issues, unwise use of food crops and natural disasters. Bon appetite!
Preparing For Life After Oil
Hannah Robson looks at communities in NZ and around the world that are facing the challenges of climate change and peak oil by looking for ways to become less dependent on oil and reduce their impact on the planet.
How much is too much?
Have you ever turned on the six o’clock news, only to tune out a few minutes later, thinking “oh, not again… another gloomy story about disaster and destruction”? If so, you’ve experienced compassion fatigue.
Unity in Diversity
It doesn’t take swords and armies, or AK47 Kalashnikovs and military vehicles, to discriminate against someone. All it takes is for one person to treat you unfairly on the basis of your religion.
Why Fair Trade?
Nicole Mesman, from the Just Write team, explores fair trade issues and explains why Fair Trade Fortnight is so important.
27 August 2008 Newsletter
Apologies for the late newsletter! We got pretty excited about seeing the sun last week and appear to have been distracted, oops! The lovely weather didn’t last long, but we are trying not to let the rain get us down!
The Outlook for Someday
A sustainability film challenge for young New Zealanders. Anyone up to the age of 20 can make a film on sustainability of any length up to 5 minutes, of any genre they like – drama, documentary, animation, music video, advertisement, video blog, or reality tv!
8 August 2008 Newsletter
The Just Write crew got together for their second training weekend at the end of last month. We gathered at Youthline in Auckland for two days, venturing out into the stormy weather to Kfm
24 July 2008 Newsletter
Check out all the news from World Youth Day, find out why Robert Mugabe and his rival, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, shook hands for the first time in a decade, and don’t miss the boat (the Ship for World Youth that is!).
