The Good Life

Your guide to a greener, cheaper and more fulfilling life in New Zealand

In The Good Life journalist and TV presenter Francesca Price offers a positive guide to a greener, cheaper and more sustainable life in New Zealand. Speaking from first-hand experience and four years of research, she covers the ethical issues in a wide range of everyday subjects including shopping, parenting, food, building and renovating, holidays and community life.

Each chapter includes interviews with well-known Kiwis who are looking for the greener options in life: David Trubridge talks about his approach to furniture design, Kay Baxter shares her wisdom on gardening and self-sufficient living, Laurie Foon tells of her determination to make fashion more sustainable.

Full colour photographs throughout make this an inspirational guide and the inclusion of websites and details for recommended suppliers gives readers practical and instant access to more information.
 

The Author & Photographer

Francesca Price is an environmental journalist, TV presenter and founding and former editor of Good magazine. For two years she presented TV3’s Wasted which showed New Zealanders how to reduce their rubbish and carbon footprint. Prior to that she spent 12 years in the UK working across many of the BBC’s flagship shows including Watchdog, Food and Drink and Holiday. She has written on environment issues for a number of local newspapers and magazines, as well as British media. Fran lives with her partner and three daughters in Titirangi, West Auckland, where she tries to live up the advice she gives everyone else.
 

Publication: April 2010
Price: $39.99
Imprint: New Holland