Good Spot Carpark

February 5, 2023

GAP FILLER AND FLETCHER LIVING

What a privilege to be asked to share the story of the Good Spot car park! Ryan Reynolds and Gap Filler are behind the Good Spot model recognised in 2021 with the  Sustainable Business Network Social Impactor award. It’s an award presented to an organisation that is deliberately and consistently improving people’s lives through its day to day business practices, where social good is integrated throughout the whole organisation. The judges said: “Good Spot is an outstanding application of community-centric problem solving that meets multiple community needs through the innovation and transformation of a sector – car parking. There is genuine meeting of community needs, both through operations and in creating social and environmental outcomes in a hyper-localised way. The model of Gap Filler is inspirational and feels applicable to many other spaces and sectors. Impressive integration of values and honesty shown throughout.”

Land Stories

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Treaty settlements with Maori try to redress past wrongs. In Christchurch, you might think all was fair until you hear the wretched story of Kemp's Purchase.

Water Cremation

By John Sellwood • June 27, 2025
A sponsored story explaining how water cremation or alkaline hydrolysis works, providing a clear picture of the process and the basic science behind it. New Zealand's first Water Cremation service was opened in 2025 beginning a new era in funeral practices in Aotearoa. This story gives the background.