Walk2Work is an event which encourages the people of Aotearoa to get out there, leave the car behind and walk to work, or utilise public transport for part of their journey and walk the rest. The health benefits of walking are commonly known these days but walking to work can also save you money, help save our environment and get you mentally prepared for your day ahead. Source: Living Streets Aotearoa User Comments: A great event to get behind in the workplace!

Describes actions that can be taken immediatey as well as short and medium-to-long term goals to reduce your transport energy use to create both direct and indirect energy savings. Source: Zero Waste New Zealand Trust User Comments: Detailed list of potential actions I like that they are broken down into time-frames

Car x Distance x Fuel x Habits = $ fuel cost per year. A questionaire including each of the above factors enables yyou to calculate your average ful cost per year month and week. Check out the fuel tips and myths. Source: NZ Transport Agency User Comments: The fuel cost calculator really opened my eyes to how much fuel I waste just with my driving habits luckily the tips here show me how I can change!

"10 simple suggestions and techniques to help you increase fuel efficiency and cut fuel costs. " Source: AA User Comments: Really simple tips that everyone can use.

Includes simple fuel aving tips to encourage your staff to try and how to calculate your fuel economy. Source: Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority - Business User Comments: Great information on how to calculate your fuel economy

BNZ offers video conferencing facilities for branch to branch communication. This is a service which is available to businesses or community groups who would like to use it. Source: BNZ User Comments: The Invercargill branch has a great large meeting area, it's wonderful to see them offering this free to others to use also. Great, because we can't afford our own video conferencing gear yet!

Links to pages with ideas on how to encourage yourself to use your car less and information on alternatives to driving. Source: Ministry for the Environment User Comments: Ideas I hadn't thought of were explored such as teleworking and car pool partners (the case study on this was cool!)

This page explains freight exchanges ad it's pros and cons as well as freight forwarders and where to find backloads. Source: Road Transport User Comments: Never even knew this system existed!

Explains the importance of environmentally-friendly transport and the design-related opportunities that stem from this issue along with a list of ways to improve transport efficiency. Source: State Government of Victoria User Comments: The info on design-related opportunities was quite inspiring!

Maps directions and traffic updates Source: AA User Comments: Useful for planning longer trips by road

Calculate the distance and time it will take to drive between various New Zealand locations. Source: AA User Comments:

This tool will enable you to completely plan your trip as you are supplied with the quickest directions to get from place to place and can search to see if the other facilities you need are nearby (walking distance). Source: AA User Comments: The search nearby tool is so useful! When running errrands for my business I'd waste fuel driving to the places I knew had what I needed this tool allows me to see if there are similar facilities in walking distance from the location I've driven to.

Describes teleworking in simple terms with links to websites with more information. Source: Ministry for the Environment User Comments: Very simple introduction to teleworking find out if it's right for you here before proceeding to in-depth info

Explanation of what a webinar is. Source: Wikipedia User Comments: Helpful explanation can see how useful these will be.

Skype is a software application that allows users to make free voice and video calls over the Internet and this site has everything you need to download and get started. Includes tailored information for businesses on Skype's various features and software as well as how Skype will solve problems and transform the way your business communicates with case studies illustrating this. Source: Skype User Comments: Using skype in our firm will save the environment by enabling staff to work from home some days as well as saving costs by enabling us to call business contacts for free once they're signed up too

Green Fleet provides a set of tools to help businesses:reduce emissions improve transport efficiency reduce transport costs and offset emissions through tree planting. This site includes information on the various tools and services they provide and many useful resources. Source: Sustainable Business Network User Comments: Really like the idea of tree planting to offset my firm's carbon emissions

This page and the links that follow it cover ways to make significant fuel savings by undergoing a fleet audit using biofuels purchasing efficient vehicles and driving economically. Source: Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority - Business User Comments: A fleet audit seems like a great place to start as the personalised repoort will ensure our firm prioritises our actions effectively

10 very easy driving tips to save fuel! Source: AA User Comments: These tips are all very logical and possible to put in place immediately

This page contains information on AA's car servicing and repair services. A well-maintained car can use 10 to 20% less fuel than an inadequately maintained one. Source: AA User Comments: Great to see all the prices listed in the one place so it is easy to compare what I can afford.

Describes important factorsáto consider when deciding which cars to purchase and how to make savings. Source: Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority - Business User Comments: I never knew that your usual driving habits dictated the best size engine for your needs the table clearly illustrates this

This website acknowledges that the cars we choose to drive can make a big difference and allows you to compare vehicles you are considering purchasing in terms of fuel economy safety and their impact on the environment. It also includes information on vehicle ratings tips and things to look for in a vehicle. Source: NZ Transport Agency User Comments: It was so easy to compare the cars I was considering buying made my decision much easier

Hybrid electric vehicles use a combination of gasoline powered engines and electric motors, achieving doubled or tripled fuel efficiency, better performance and ultra low emissions, while still using ordinary petrol. Source: New Zealand Business Council User Comments: Everything you need to know about Hybrid Electric Vehicles

This report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, is calling for a more strategic approach to biofuels. Source: Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment User Comments: This is really interesting, will impact on what kind of vehicle I purchase!

The Queenstown Lakes Biodiesel Consortium and facility is the first of its kind in New Zealand and provides access to a supply of Biogold NZ20 biodiesel for commercial vehicles. Source: Otago Polytechnic User Comments: You can sign up to the consortium to use the biodiesel if you refuel in Queenstown!

This page and those that follow outline the benefitis of biofuels what they are where they're available tips for using them and how they affect the environment. Source: Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority - Energywise User Comments: Great in-depth (yet still easy-to-understand) descriptions of what biofuels actually are.