Water Water Everywhere
They’ve stayed in my memory for years these lines, actually the entire narrative has. It’s Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’. Our old School Principal, Bob Foster taught it to
Eco Water Recycling System
“Located in Clive in Hawke’s Bay EcoPlus Water Management Systems is an engineered household greywater treatment unit that is configured to recycle reclaimed greywater back to the water closet cistern for toilet flushing. It is the brain-child of Don Sorensen. The treatment process consists of filtering, disinfecting and deodorising stages, using greywater sourced from bath, […]
Bow Tie Campaign
People often ask, “What is the relevance of the Bow Tie?” If you have ever tried to tie a bow, you’ll know that it takes a lot of skill, dexterity and perseverance. What appears to be simple is in fact, quite difficult.
As We Speak
One of my favourite alto saxophonists is veteran jazz legend David Sanborn, I’ve loved him forever. Well, as long as there’s been an ‘As We
Metabolix
“Bioplastics are becoming a burgeoning industry as the cost of oil climbs and the disastrous nature of petroleum-based plastics is revealed in full effect. Metabolix have found a way to generate “significant amounts” of ecologically-sound bioplastic by growing it in directly in switchgrass. The fast-growing perennial plant is paving the way for a sustainable source […]
