Sustainability Options

04/02/2026

Between Goofy Goosey 🐶, some team banter, and the regional heavy rain warnings going off on our phones 📱… our staff recently had a valuable refresher from one of our lead team members Jo, on the key principles of home performance.

For some context, Jo is a co-manager of the Home Performance Advisor (HPA) training programme. This is an independent, national education organisation. Every one of our home assessors completes this training, because good advice starts with strong, independent knowledge. 🏠

That learning shows up where it matters most: helping homes become warmer, drier, healthier and more energy-efficient for whānau, especially heading into winter.

If you’re curious to see this knowledge put into action in your own home, we’d love to hear from you.

Get in touch for a free home assessment via our website.
👉 https://www.sustainabilityoptions.org.nz/our-contact/

You can also learn more about HPA here:
🔗 https://hpa.arlo.co/w/

01/02/2026

Kia ora koutou.

Just a reminder that we’re kicking off our first Green Drinks of the year soon, and you’re warmly invited to join us.

This month we’re gathering for a free screening of ‘Eating for Tomorrow’, a powerful 1.5 hour documentary from the Food Revolution Network. The film takes an unflinching look at the global animal agriculture system - its social and environmental impacts, the pressures of endless economic growth, and the ripple effects those pressures create in communities and ecosystems.

It’s thought provoking, and a timely reminder that while we’re all part of complex systems, we also have real agency to influence change.

Event details:
📅 Thursday 12 February
⏰ 5:30pm – 7:30pm
📍 Basestation, Tauranga (downstairs in the Babbage space)

Grab your free ticket and learn more here:
https://events.humanitix.com/green-drinks-vscu6b59

A huge mihi to our generous sponsors Vitality Kitchen - Tauranga, Basestation, and Zeden Cider Co. for helping make this possible.

Keen to come along? We’d love to see you there.

01/02/2026

Cold. Mouldy. Unsafe.

This Tauranga whānau were living without insulation, heating or hot water until they asked for help.

Cherry and Norman's story is honest, confronting and hopeful.

👉 Check out their full journey with 20 Degrees here: https://www.20degrees.org.nz/blog/post/159422/a-tauranga-whanaus-journey-from-a-cold-and-mouldy-home-to-warmth-dignity-and-hope/

30/01/2026

What sustainability means to us as an altruistic business - in our co-founder Nik's own words.

What does it mean to you? 💚

28/01/2026

Funny story…😂

A little birdie has been hanging out by our office’s porch. 🕊️ We call him ‘Manu’. He likes to sit by the front door and has been known to perch on our handyman Teagan’s head and shoulders.👷

Manu has also tried sitting on Nik’s head, as well as Caitlin’s. But Manu seems to be most fond of Teagan – having kept him company for a whole day while he worked on the property.

Manu makes our day!

27/01/2026

Last year, one of our highlights was bringing people together for the Towards a Purposeful Economy forum.

What stood out most, was the shared realisation that profit and purpose can go together.

Across Aotearoa and beyond, more businesses are asking:
• What does success look like beyond the balance sheet?
• How do we centre wellbeing, for people, communities and the planet, through business?
• What practical tools already exist to help us do this well?

If you’re curious about how a purposeful, wellbeing-focused economy shows up in real business decisions, these resources are a great place to start:
👉 https://www.weall.org.nz/resources
👉 https://futurefitbusiness.org/downloads-resources-future-fit-business/
👉 https://innerdevelopmentgoals.org/about/resources/

And if you missed our forum, this article captures some of the whakaaro and momentum in the room:
👉 https://business.scoop.co.nz/2025/08/26/towards-a-purposeful-economy-shifting-mindsets-systems-and-outcomes/

Sometimes change starts with simply being curious. 🌱

22/01/2026

Climate change has been quite apparent with all this flooding (we hope you are keeping safe!). 🌧️

If you're interested in the topic of climate change and the impacts humans are having, there's a bunch of awesome youth performing "The Trials" written by Dawn King, on the 24th and 27th of January. 📅

Come support the youth of Tauranga and hear their stimulating story. 💚 Link to the tickets below:

By Dawn King Directed by Natalie Wright The Trials is a Hard-Hitting, deeply relatable drama. Set in the near future, this powerful story dives...

21/01/2026

We believe that every whānau should have a warm, dry, and healthy home . 🏠

It’s thanks to our generous 20 Degrees funders, like Rotorua Trust, who have made it possible for us to carry out free home assessments, minor repairs and maintenance, and capacity building education with whānau.

For the past 6 years, Rotorua Trust has been on board our waka - helping us to help more whānau. 🔧 Together, we’ve been able to visit 1,488 homes, and completed 6,501 repairs and maintenance jobs!

Check out the infographic below of our collaborative impact 👇

Thank you for another year of supporting healthier homes in the Rotorua community Rotorua Trust 💛

16/01/2026

Opportunity to join our team! 💚

We’re still on the lookout for a Systems & Support Administrator to join our passionate team. This is a great opportunity to help our team stay organised, efficient, and help us make an even bigger impact.

Check out the role on SEEK, or help us spread the word! 👇
https://www.seek.co.nz/job/89663881?ref=hirer-success-posting

15/01/2026

🌱 We’re excited to announce our first Green Drinks (FREE) event of the year!

We’ll be kicking 2026 off with a 1.5hr film screening of 'Eating for Tomorrow'. 📽️

This film by the Food Revolution Network takes a deep dive into the social and environmental impacts of the global animal agricultural industry. 🐮

🌏The documentary highlights the absurdity of an economic system that demands relentless growth, and the widespread consequences of those demands. It also reinforces the complex systems we're a part of - and that we have agency to make choices that contribute to system change.

Event details:
📅Thursday 12 February, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
📍Basestation, Tauranga (downstairs in the Babbage space)

👉Find out more about the event, and get your free ticket through Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/green-drinks-vscu6b59

Special thanks to our sponsors Vitality Kitchen - Tauranga, Basestation and Zeden Cider Co.!

22/12/2025

🏞️Water conservation not only benefits our ecosystems, but it also saves you money and reduces strain on our local council water infrastructure.

In saying that, we know it can be tricky to keep the veggie garden growing and the lawns green in the hotter months… Don’t worry though, below are some top tips for using water wisely in your garden over summer! 🌱

For more tips, check out Tauranga City Council’s website:
https://www.tauranga.govt.nz/services/water/how-to-save-water

18/12/2025

It's that time of year! Happy holidays everyone - have a Meri Kirihimete and a great new year. 🎄🎉

Our office will be closed from the 19th of December - and we're back on Monday the 12th of January. 💚