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March 16th, 2009

Submitted by on March 16, 2009 – 5:13 pm
 

KIA ORA KOUTOU – WELCOME TO THE HAPPYZINE COMMUNITY. 

 

 

 
 
 

Editor’s Pick:
After decades of effort, DoC has suceeded in helping the Kakapo population surpass 100 birds (NZPA).  I find it incredibly inspiring that a government department hung in there for this long for such a small number of Kakapo.  It must have been very ‘touch and go’ for those gorgeous flightless birds. I love a good example of ‘keep’n the faith’.
Charlotte Squire

Good News Roundup
Flight of the Conchords are taking up giant tennis rackets to raise money for the Wellington City Mission and Wellington tennis (dominionpost.co.nz).  And speaking of money, or absolutely no need for it, there are plans underway to set up a Time Bank in Southland.  Check out some of the success stories of the Lyttleton Timebank (The Ensign). 

 
 
 
 
Now for some success stories about the youth of Aotearoa – Waka Ama is more than simply a sport for students of James Cook High, and their dedication is paying off (nzherald.co.nz).
Thomas Nikora has a bright future ahead of him as a piano player, and he attributes the inspiration for his success to his precious Nana.
(wairarapatimes-age.co.nz).
 
Good news for youth:  A New Zealand researcher will use a scholarship award to investigate how to increase the number of children from ethnic minorities in programmes for gifted children (NZPA).
 
And now onto gifted shearers – Tis the season for shearing and David Fagan is the big Daddy of Shearing in Aotearoa.  He’s  won this year’s Golden Shears open title (NZPA).
 
 
 
Are you a horse lover?  So is Keith Roberts.  He and his Mare – Zara – have wandered up and down the country several times over the last decade.  This doting horse owner gives his stead new shoes every week (wairarapatimes-age.co.nz).
 
Race Relations Day is fast approaching – 21st March – and it’s being celebrated in libraries all over Wellington by people who will be coming together to shape ‘Earth People’ out of clay .   

Great new opportunities are opening up for visually challenged tangata whenua – blind Maori are being given the chance to learn CPR and other life saving skills.  For 63 year old Jacoline Tautari, this is another oppertunity to increase her independence (nzherald.co.nz).

 
Over to Canada now, where the deaf can now ‘hear’ music through their skin when they sit on a newly invented chair called the ‘Emoti Chair’ (CBC.ca).
 
How about a good mystery?  Investigate the mystery of the mound – roughly 3,300 years ago a mound of earth was built by Native Americans in Louisianna that would have required the equivelent of 31,000 modern dump-trucks of dirt to build.  Research shows it only took them three months to build it.  What a feat!  How and why did they build it? (tuscaloosanews.com)
 
More good news for the planet:  Research has shown that most New Zealanders would use biofuel if it cost less (nzherald.co.nz).
 
And another way to save costs and benefit the earth is by switching to more efficient building heating systems.  Dunstan High School, Alexandra, is switching to a heating system with multiple environmental and educational benefits
(odt.co.nz).
 
Yet more species have been discovered in New Zealand.  Over twenty new invertebrates and six new species of algae have been discovered in the ‘underwater forests’ of Fiordland
 
On the other side of the planet – in what organisers are hoping will be UK’s biggest mass participation cycling event, English citizens are being encouraged to save money by biking during Bike Week (optimistworld.com).

Chuck Leavell, keyboard player for the Rolling Stones, is doing his bit for the earth too.  He has helped to build the Mother Nature Network – which is designed to be

“the absolute best environmental site on the planet(tuscaloosanews.com).
 
Finally and thankfully, the UK Government have launched a new Healthy Bees plan to strengthen the health and future of the honey bee. 
 
 

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