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Sustainable Living Centre

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About the Centre

Group Visits

EcoShop

Keep Waitakere Beautiful

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Introduction

Clean Stream

WeedFree at Home

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The WeedFree Trust can assist private property owners in Auckland through:

Volunteers & Interns

If you've got a little time on your hands we would love your help. We have a range of interesting activities volunteers can take part in, ranging from gardening to helping out with special events.

The Trusts EcoHouse

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The Trusts EcoHouse is a wonderful demonstration in sustainable building practices and is open to the public for viewing.

For two years the house was occupied by a family of four, and demonstrated high levels of savings: energy use reduced by 33%; Water use reduced by 66%.

Sustainable Homes Programme

The programme

The Sustainable Homes Programme is a community-based initiative. It provides householders with a practical toolkit aimed at helping to improve environmental sustainability at home. The programme focuses on four major categories: energy efficiency, water conservation, waste minimisation, and transportation.

Transport at home

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Concerned about climate change? Wondering what you can do?
 
Well, the way we get around has a huge impact on the environment. Private car use accounts for 25% of our carbon dioxide emissions in New Zealand.

Water at home

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Water is essential for life, therefore it's essential that we use it wisely

Conserving and valuing water is easy and as water resources get more scarce we can save money and energy in the process.