Craig’s tips for breathing easy at home
The quality of the air inside your home can directly affect your health and, because...
View ArticleGreg and Marion on sorting draughts
Now winter is here, it is a good time to draught-proof your home to both...
View ArticleSea change for insulation rules
Changes to the Residential Tenancies Act came into effect today and set a new standard...
View ArticleMichelle on plastic-free lunches
Happy Plastic Free July! The world is full of the stuff, but if you can...
View ArticleA funeral director on earth-friendly farewells
This week’s Home Tip is from a friend of the Trust, funeral director Fiona King....
View ArticleLiam and Hannah on living zero waste
Plastic Free July may be done and dusted, but that doesn’t mean you need to...
View ArticleNew faces for Wellington Curtain Bank
We’ve got some new faces on the posters we use to promote the Wellington Curtain...
View ArticleThom on good cups, bad cups
Coffee! It’s great, isn’t it? Legend has it that the energising properties of coffee was...
View ArticleCharge your EV on us – and the sun
Wellington’s first solar-powered electric vehicle charging station – built especially by and for the community...
View ArticleLove Food, Hate Waste: Recipes
Ti Kouka chef David Fitzjohn did a couple of cooking demos at our Spring Market on...
View ArticleEmma on volunteering for the Trust
Emma Wadsworth, Year 12 at Wellington East Girls’ College volunteered for Wellington Curtain Bank earlier this...
View ArticleHelp for the coldest homes
Sustainability Trust’s David Pierce, a certified Home Performance Advisor, works with low-income families who are...
View ArticleTrust wins national sustainability award
We’re very pleased to announce that Sustainability Trust has been recognised for its community impact...
View Article#GetPrepared tips
Quakes – and floods – are unsettling. It can be easy to feel like everything’s...
View ArticleRena on gifts that are kinder
We’ve got a few Christmas-themed Home Tips coming up on everything from reducing waste to...
View ArticleThom on a waste-free Christmas
In the second of our Christmas-themed Home Tips, our educator Thom talks about reducing waste...
View ArticlePhil on a season for giving
In the last of our Christmas home tips, chief executive Phil Squire talks about how...
View ArticleMiranda on the summer clear-out
If you’ve just shoved everything from the spare room into various closets so Aunty had...
View ArticleTessa on apps to save the world
We’re glued to our smartphones and there’s an app for just about everything these days...
View ArticleChris on staying cool in summer
Summer in Wellington can be very changeable, but when the sun does grace us it...
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