But the project, something of an education in carbon accounting, has not been without its challenges.
“It’s a lot more than just planting trees,” said Over, though they have done that too – 24,000 trees in 2020 and 75,000 trees this year, natives and pines, for carbon sequestration on a 100-hectare property in Waipu, the natives part of a programme to create wildlife corridors.
“Everything had to be audited, fridges … food waste.”
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Christine Robb and Lynden Over in the Lava Glass Gallery. The carbon calculation on sending packages overseas has meant the business has made certain small items unavailable for shipping.