What is this all about?

Buy Nothing Day is an international day for buying nothing at all, in order to draw attention to the needless overconsumption which is rife in the developed world, and growing in many developing countries.
Buy Nothing Day in New Zealand has been organised by an informal group of individuals, taking the lead from Enough! in England, and Adbusters in Canada.
The Wellington contingent has a web site here.

Auckland is planning an Activists Picnic in the afternoon of Buy Nothing Day, November 23. Bring home-grown, home-made or locally sourced food.

If you are interested in being involved or in organising something in another centre, and want some help, contact Stuart Sontier in Auckland.
We also have other information available including useful downloads for BND activists, and the press release for 1998

1998 press release

"Buy Nothing Day comes from the post-modern mind of Ted Dave, graphic artist and former impulse buyer. "It's a way to resist the advertising industry and the tactics they use," Dave explains." Canadian magazine Adbusters.

Buy Nothing Day is an international day for buying nothing at all, in order to draw attention to the needless overconsumption which is rife in the developed world, and growing in many developing countries. Buy Nothing Day in New Zealand has been organised by an informal group of individuals, taking the lead from Enough! in England, and Adbusters in Canada. The Wellington contingent has a web site here. Auckland is planning an Activists Picnic in the afternoon of Buy Nothing Day, November 23. Bring home-grown, home-made or locally sourced food. If you are interested in being involved or in organising something in another centre, and want some help, contact Stuart Sontier in Auckland. We also have other information available including useful downloads for BND activists, and the press release for 1998		1998 press release
	"Buy Nothing Day comes from the post-modern mind of Ted Dave, graphic artist and former impulse buyer. "It's a way to resist the advertising industry and the tactics they use," Dave explains." Canadian magazine Adbusters.