May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. Mental health is still misunderstood; therefore, I am adopting the United States initiative here in Aotearoa. Mental health includes depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), schizophrenia, dementia and autism. Mental health has many faces, it does […]
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Many of you will know the name: Elon Musk. He is the co-founder and CEO of Tesla, founder of SpaceX, bought Twitter for $44.0 billion; and according to Forbes is worth $246.2 billion. What will Twitter look like under his ownership? Well, Musk has said that Twitter should avoid getting involved in content regulation, and
According to Forbes, Kim Kardashian is worth 1.8 billion. She is known for ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’, KKW Beauty and shapewear brand SKIMS. Since 2019, Kardashian has earned approximately $375 million from Skims. Meanwhile, according to Remake, the artisans in Bangladesh who make the garments earn $96.00 per month. In a recent Variety interview,
We hope our Sea Society whānau has had a happy Earth Month this April 2022, and have taken action – big or small, to reduce their environmental footprint and their pets pawprint! This year, a highlight of Earth Month for me was participating in some of the Wild Dunedin/Ōtepoti Mahoao festivities. Wild Dunedin is considered
We love our pets, and we know you do too! Households all over the world cherish their dogs, cats, hamsters and pet fish. But there’s a downside to owning a pet… From pet food to toys and animal waste, our beloved animals have an influence on climate change and pollution. As responsible pet owners, it’s
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According to Professor Glenn Albrecht, “Soliphilia is the political affiliation or solidarity needed between us all to be responsible for a place, bioregion, planet and the unity of interrelated interests within it,” or in simpler terms it is the love and responsibility for Papatūānuku. It is the antidote for ‘Solastalgia,’ which means the distress that
Calling all chocolate lovers, Easter is just around the corner; your house might soon be full of easter egg wrappers, boxes, and everything in between. Did you know that you can recycle a lot of the packaging your easter goodies come in? Here are some tips to help you understand what can and can’t be
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New Zealand sea lions/pakake are very curious, and cheeky; particularly the pups. Fearless like dogs, they may approach you on their rotating flippers, to satisfy their curiosity about you. When I was recently on my regular ‘pakake patrol’, this wee female pup spied me, and began approaching. I slowly backed further away onto the adjacent
The Māui & Hector’s Dolphin Defenders NZ Group are hosting a webinar about Hector’s dolphins on Wednesday the 20th of April 2022 at 7.00pm. The link for the Zoom meeting is: https://otago.zoom.us/j/92286313032… and the password is: 340035. Tune in to hear Dr. Liz Slooten, Christine Rose, Genevieve Robinson, and Gemma McGrath discuss taonga species Hector’s
Did you know… the fashion industry is responsible for approximately eight to ten percent of global carbon emissions, and nearly twenty percent of wastewater? Additionally, unless your garments are Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand or ethically certified, the children and adults who made your garments will have likely been paid pittance and have worked in