Podcasts by How To Save The World Podcast

The Single Most Effective Thing from 2021-06-08T12:00

This podcast show started with Waveney asking the question, “what is the single most effective thing I can do to save the planet?’ Two years on, and 71 episodes later, both Tim and Waveney ...

Green Living: Beautiful Extended Wh?nau from 2021-05-23T12:00

Journey into the world of Koia and Robyn, living sustainably in Manurewa, Auckland, with 9 other wh?nau members in a ‘not much bigger than average’ sized house.  The episode starts with Koia l...

Should We Have Less Kids? from 2021-05-04T12:00

The desire to have and love children is one of the strongest, most basic human urges. But studies show that having less kids or no kids is by far the single most impactful action you can take to...

How To Buy Organic Food Cheap from 2021-04-19T12:00

Buying organic food (food grown without the use of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides) is crucial to restoring the earth and protecting our biodiversity. But it costs the earth to do the right...

Change Is Coming w/ Leo Murray from 2021-04-04T12:00

One year on from our last discussion with self-described Worm Guy (and Why Waste founder) Leo Murray, he returns to discuss with Tim and Waveney what lessons we've learned from living with COVID...

Are EV’s All They're cracked Up To Be? from 2021-03-22T11:00

Many countries including the UK, Sweden, France, Norway and the Netherlands are phasing out combustion engine vehicles in favour of EV vehicles. Here in Aotearoa, while there isn’t any comparabl...

Emissions Trading Schemes w/ James Shaw from 2021-03-07T11:00

The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is the New Zealand government's most powerful tool in reducing the amount of carbon we put into the atmosphere. But what exactly is an ETS? Tim sat down with H...

NZ Seafood: Surprisingly Unsustainable from 2021-02-22T11:00

Seafood New Zealand and our Ministry for Primary Industries tell us that we have a sustainable fishery, but many hap?, marine scientists and ANYONE trying to catch fish without commercial f...

Jacqui Forbes - Para Kore & Te ?o M?ori from 2021-02-07T23:30

Production Note: Some of this conversation was featured in our last episode. This episode contains the conversations with Jacqui, in its entirety.


Waveney chats to Jacqui Forbes (Ng?r...

Roadtrip to Raglan (Wh?ingaroa): Part 2 from 2021-01-25T12:00

Join Tim and Waveney on a road trip to legendary surf town Raglan (Wh?ingaroa) to uncover the stories behind the town’s long history of ground breaking successes in sustainability. 

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Roadtrip to Raglan (Wh?ingaroa): Part 1 from 2021-01-10T12:00

Join Tim and Waveney on a road trip to legendary surf town Raglan (Whaingaroa) to uncover the stories behind the town’s long history of ground breaking successes in sustainability. 

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New Year's Resolutions for 2021 from 2020-12-28T11:00

We’re bidding farewell to 2020 and a big, hopeful hello to 2021 so time for some intention-setting and New Year’s resolutions.

Waveney’s found a Listen

Eco Pets from 2020-12-13T11:00

In many homes the family dog or cat occupies a special place in our hearts. We cry when they die (and we all secretly think puppies and kittens are cuter than babies). But have you ever sto...

Sustainable Gift Giving from 2020-11-29T11:00

This holiday season, we're trying to be conscious of not buying plastic-y, non-Earth friendly gifts for people that they may not even like! So we've got 10 suggestions for sustainable gifts for ...

Plant Milk Review from 2020-11-15T20:00

Concerned about the environmental impact of dairy milk? Heard unsettling rumours about some of the plant based alternatives? Confused about your plant milk options? In this episode you can find ...

FutureFit.nz from 2020-11-01T11:00

Today Tim talks to Danielle, a Sustainability Advocate and Educator from Live Lightly. Live Lightly is a collabora...

Green Living: Beautifully Urban from 2020-10-18T11:00

How could you possibly live sustainably in an apartment? Don’t you need a bit of earth and a bit of space to crack sustainability? To find out, the How to Save the World podcast team is drawn ou...

What's The Deal With Hemp from 2020-10-04T11:00

Why would we focus on one plant? Because Hemp is absolutely incredible, it has a truly impressive number of applications for us humans and is very environmentally friendly compared to its altern...

Bonus: Beyond The Banks from 2020-09-23T20:00

Don't go buying Bitcoin as a green-friendly replacement for your traditional banking needs (but hopefully in the future the underlying technology, Blockchain can enable us to do some cool stuff)...

Finding New Zealand's Most Eco-Friendly Bank from 2020-09-20T19:00

Is your bank doing all that it can to make a difference for good? Banks are one of the most powerful ‘future creators’ in modern society. More or less they get to choose who they invest the...

Why Are We Here? from 2020-09-06T12:00

Wait. Why are we here? What are we saving the world from? Join Waveney and Tim as they delve into the reasons behind the reasons to find out why (and how) we have ended up in the 21st Century ea...

See You Soon! from 2020-06-15T09:38:59

Please fill out our listener survey to help us improve the show and find out what you want to hear about (you'll also go in the draw to win a Pr...

How To Save The Bees from 2020-06-08T12:03

In this episode, Tim is joined by Margaret from Kiwimana Buzz and Jess from Bees Up Top to chat about how we ...

NZ Sustainability Icons; Liam and Hannah from 2020-06-02T05:00:16

Giants of the sustainability movement in Aotearoa (and self-styled No-waste Nomads), Hannah Blumhardt and Liam Prince talk to Waveney about the connection of individual action to big change, wha...

Good News #6; Super Bees and MOAR (renewable) POWER from 2020-05-26T04:19:56

Waveney and Tim have some sustainability good news from over the world, including;

A reduction in stresses on the environment during COVID-19 lockdowns, plus bike sales are way up, Amsterd...

Earning A Sustainable Living from 2020-05-18T11:13

We got a listener question from Jules, asking us ‘what careers or tertiary education choices can kids focus on with the view to aiding positive climate change action?' Great question! In t...

How To: Home Winter Garden from 2020-05-11T06:05:21

Welcome to the absolute rock bottom beginner guide to gardening. This episode is for you if you expect it to take about 5 minutes a day to garden, don't compost properly, don't particularly love...

Better Futures w/ Shane Ward from 2020-05-04T10:27

We chat to Shane Ward about the recently launched Better Futures Forum (BFF), 
the hot new platform where New Zealanders are meeting to facilitate the t...

Sea Life w/ Clarke Gayford from 2020-04-27T05:46:36

Clarke Gayford (Fish of The Day host and partner of NZ PM Jacinda Ardern) joins us to talk about the haunting sound of his morning alarm, being an Ambassador for NatGeo's Planet or Plastic and h...

The Youth Movement w/ Luke Wijohn (Green Party politician) from 2020-04-20T11:24:15

Luke Wijohn is just 18 years old and running for Parliament - In the Prime Minister's Electorate, no less. After being a lead organiser for NZ's Youth Strikes for Climate, Luke decided to run as...

Microplastics; A hidden disaster from 2020-04-13T08:39

A lot of the information in today's episode comes from Waste MINZ fantastic webinar on microplastics delivered by Dr Grant Northcott and Dr Olga Pantos. Listen

How To Compost Right w/ Leo Murray: The Worm Guy from 2020-04-06T09:46

Composting; It's the easiest way to dramatically cut down the waste you send to landfill AND supercharge your garden but we wanted to make sure we were doing it right so we invited Leo Murray, f...

Laundry from 2020-03-30T08:23:29

PLEASE NOTE: This episode was recorded before things escalated regarding COVID-19. Please follow the health and hyguine advice of your local government, and/or WHO Listen

How To Be Happy from 2020-03-23T06:40:27

In this episode, Waveney and Tim tackle an issue we rarely talk about; How can we make ourselves happy without punishing the planet and environment?

Humans are social creatures and we crav...

Good News #5 from 2020-03-16T10:31:32

Time for some GOOD NEWS. In this episode Waveney and Tim discuss the positive things happening in sustainability, at home and around the world.

First up; the CEO of Black Rock, the largest...

Six Items Challenge w/ Gina Dempster from 2020-03-09T10:38

Gina Dempster is the Communication and Marketing Manager from Wastebusters, based in Wanaka and a bona fide sustainability legend. She joins Wave and Tim to chat about the #SixItemsChallenge - a...

Cleaning House from 2020-03-02T03:55:54

Today we're cleaning house. Tim has offered up all the products used in is flat to clean, disinfect and scour and Waveney has researched the harmful ingredients in each and has some VERY simple ...

Just Try w/ Sarah Walker, Olympic medallist BMXer from 2020-02-24T10:07

We're joined by the inspirational and massively kick ass kiwi Olympian, Sarah Walker. Sarah is both an Ambassador of Litefoot.nz (an NZ sport organisation ...

Coffee from 2020-02-18T00:09:51

Coffee; We humans drink 2.25 billion cups of it per day but it turns out the method we use to grow the majority of it is pretty harmful to trees, birds and soil.

Tim drills into the specif...

Climate Action w/ Erica Finnie (of 350 Aotearoa) from 2020-02-09T09:33:38

Erica Finnie is a community organiser, climate activist and the Director of 350 Aotearoa - the organisation standing up against the fossil fuel industry in NZ (...

Best of The Guests #1 from 2020-02-04T10:36

We celebrate some of the many fantastic guests we've had on the show so far by replaying a couple of our favourite moments of conversation with them. In this episode we chat to:

Dai Henwoo...

Listener Questions #2 from 2020-01-26T23:00

Wave and Tim open up the virtual mail bag and dig into your questions. We chat about Project Drawdown, Dr Paul Hawken and regenerative farming. Dr Hawken is on a mission to remove existing carbo...

Is the Council Listening? (w/ Cr. Richard Hills) from 2020-01-19T23:30:28

Tim and Wav are joined by Auckland Councillor Richard Hills. Richard is the Chair of the newly formed Environment and Climate Change committee and is passionate about public transport, stopping ...

Inside Your Smartphone from 2020-01-12T20:00

Tim's in the expert chair today as he shares his research into the impacts of the object we use more than any other, every single day; Our phone! We explore the three major life stages of a phon...

How to Inspire Online (w/ Ethically Kate) from 2020-01-06T07:26:46

Kate Hall is a 23-year-old Instagram inspirer (nee influencer), entrepreneur and sustainable fashion enthusiast. She lived in Mongolia at an early age which made an indelible mark on thinking ab...

Good News #3 from 2019-12-30T21:39

This episode is focused on good news in sustainability. Waveney and Tim trade big stories on Listen

Sustainability Psychology (w/ Dr Niki Harré) from 2019-12-23T09:37:28

Sponsored by Karma Cola - the NZ drinks company making ethical, organic, recyclable soda AND by K?kako Organic Coffe...

30 Sustainable Gift Ideas from 2019-12-16T10:02:52

This episode is sponsored by Ecotricity - New Zealand's only carboNZero certified...

A Revolution in Milking (w/ Glen Herud, Happy Cow founder) from 2019-12-09T10:52:59

Sponsored by K?kako Organic Coffee Roasters (carbon neutral coffee since 2016) and All Good Bananas (Good for ...

Waste to Energy: Should we burn or bury our rubbish? from 2019-12-02T09:46:33

This episode is sponsored by Ecotricity - New Zealand's only carboNZero certified...

Buy Nothing Day (w/ Suzanne McFadden) from 2019-11-25T03:51:30

This episode is sponsored by Ecotricity - New Zealand's only carboNZero certified...

Your Questions from 2019-11-18T00:36:12

Sponsored by Huckleberry – Your organic grocer and one stop shop for better food and living.

Waveney and Tim are answering your submitted q...

The Future of Farming (and more w/ Te Radar) from 2019-11-11T03:32:48

This episode is sponsored by Ecotricity - New Zealand's only carboNZero certified...

Even More Good News! from 2019-11-03T07:46:13

Sponsored by Ethique – a New Zealand zero-waste beauty company on a mission to rid the world of plastic waste.

Waveney is absolutely stoked ab...

A M?ori Perspective on Our Landscapes (w/ academic Raaniera Te Whata) from 2019-10-28T09:12:08

This episode is sponsored by Ecotricity - New Zealand’s only carboNZero cer...

Soil (It's serious!) from 2019-10-21T07:24:03

Sponsored by Ethique – a New Zealand zero-waste beauty company on a mission to rid the world of plastic waste.

Soil is like your most introver...

The Power of Small Actions (with Steve Gurney) from 2019-10-14T01:52:04

Sponsored by All Heart NZ – helping corporates to redirect, repurpose and reduce their waste while supporting communities throughout Aotearoa and gl...

Good News! from 2019-10-07T07:31:23

This episode is sponsored by Ecotricity - New Zealand's only carboNZero certified...

School Strike 4 Climate (with Sophie Handford - NZ organiser) from 2019-09-30T04:12:29

Sponsored by Ethique – a New Zealand zero-waste beauty company on a mission to rid the world of plastic waste.

Inspired by Greta Thunberg, 18 ...

Is Recycling Legit? from 2019-09-23T03:06:42

Sponsored by Huckleberry – Your organic grocer and one stop shop for better food and living.

Recycling - is it a crook or not? Turns out th...

Saving Our Waterways with Dr Mike Joy from 2019-09-16T03:33:07

Sponsored by Go Well Consulting (guiding businesses to the sustainable future) and K?kako Organic Coffee Roasters<...

The Baggage of Flying from 2019-09-11T09:13:51

Sponsored by Ethique – a New Zealand zero-waste beauty company on a mission to rid the world of plastic waste.

Waveney and Tim confess their f...

Making Change with Robyn Malcolm from 2019-09-01T21:00

Sponsored by All Heart NZ – helping corporates to redirect, repurpose and reduce their waste while supporting communities throughout Aotearoa and gl...

Fashion! from 2019-08-27T02:03:01

Sponsored by Ethique – a New Zealand zero-waste beauty company on a mission to rid the world of plastic waste.

It's Fashion Week in New Zealan...

The Vegan Debate from 2019-08-19T11:26:11

Sponsored by K?kako Organic Coffee Roasters (carbon neutral coffee since 2016) and Go Well Consulting (guiding...

Low Waste Parenting w/ Kate Meads from 2019-08-12T00:00

Sponsored by Ethique – a New Zealand zero-waste beauty company on a mission to rid the world of plastic waste.

We chat to ‘The Nappy Lad...

Greenwashing from 2019-08-05T12:33:38

Sponsored by All Heart NZ – helping corporates to redirect, repurpose and reduce their waste while supporting communities throughout Aotearoa and gl...

Zero Waste with Miriama Kamo from 2019-07-29T04:15:13

Sponsored by Huckleberry – Your organic grocer and one stop shop for better food and living.

In this episode Waveney and television present...

Fairtrade with Pravin Sawmy from 2019-07-22T08:49:06

We're joined by Fairtrade Australia & New Zealand's Business Development Manager, Pravin Sawmy. We discuss how Fairtrade is more than just getting a fair price for farmers - It's about looki...

Bagging The Single Use Bags from 2019-07-15T05:48:55

Sponsored by Huckleberry – Your organic grocer and one stop shop for better food and living.

As of 1 July 2019, New Zealand has Listen

Talking Tea with Dai Henwood from 2019-07-03T22:39:20

Sponsored by Huckleberry – Your organic grocer and one stop shop for better food and living.

Comedian Dai Henwood joins us to chat about hi...

Palm Oil from 2019-06-20T00:44:43

Sponsored by All Heart NZ – helping corporates to redirect, repurpose and reduce their waste while supporting communities throughout Aotearoa and gl...

Time To Save The World from 2019-06-10T05:59:46

Sponsored by Huckleberry – Your organic grocer and one stop shop for better food and living.

Welcome to the show. In this first episode, we...