Article Archive for October 2009
This year’s exhibition by final year art and design students at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology will include the most diverse range of art mediums and the largest number of exhibitors to date.
17 artists about …
The vast majority of New Zealanders are happy with their lives, according to a new survey.
Read more in the NZ Herald
Announcing…
Christchurch Frocks On Bikes
Christchurch needs this Frocks on Bikes affair. I can just see them, regally policing the bike lanes of the South Island’s big smoke. I’m looking to hearing more about them in the …
Nominations are being sought from around the country for the Ryman Healthcare Senior New Zealander of the Year Award as part of the inaugural New Zealander of the Year Awards.
This award is open to those …
How a new Canterbury University study could reveal the key to sustainable happiness
by Elizabeth Willmott Harrop
The pursuit of wealth is really only the pursuit of happiness in disguise. But as a result of the global …
MEDIA RELEASE – 28th October, 2009
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The search is on for New Zealand’s Senior Achievers.
Nominations are being sought from around the country for the Ryman Healthcare Senior New Zealander of the Year Award as …
This is a generalised, very basic roundup of Maori Herbal Medicine, listing remedies for bad breath, bruises, burns, colds, itching, fever, sores, swelling and vomitting to name but a few. Check it out here.
October 27th, 2009
NZ Herald
Some travel by private jet, others by limousine – but one Kiwi chief executive will be using pedal power to get to his annual general meeting this week.
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NZ Herald
Promoters have announced the four New Zealand acts to perform at January’s Raggamuffin concert in Rotorua.
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KIA ORA KOUTOU – WELCOME TO THE HAPPYZINE COMMUNITY.
Editor’s Comment
This week I was reminded of my excitement and passion for permaculture. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the subject “Permaculture is a …
“Though the problems of the world are increasingly more complex, the solutions remain embarrassingly simple…” - Bill Mollison, co-founder of the world-wide permaculture movement
Check out this international Permaculture website – I am. Permaculture is the way …
Friday, 23 October 2009, 11:56 am
Press Release: I Love The Islands
I Love The Islands Samoa Tsunami Relief Concert
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington
Monday 26 October 2009
Tickets $20
Online Sales: www.ticketek.co.nz
Outlet Sales: Michael Fowler Centre Only
Hosted by Oscar Kightley, …
From December 2012 on – humans will find themselves experiencing notably more happiness, deeper and more heart-felt relationships, and as a consequence, life will become more fun – this will become apparent as researchers note …
NZ Herald
Transport Minister Steven Joyce wants motorists to take care on the roads over the long weekend.
More people were choosing to holiday in New Zealand this year and the roads will be unusually busy, he …
This looks brilliant and well worth supporting. When I heard about the Tsunami I wanted to make something like this happen in Nelson – where I live. It’ll be an amazing, heart warming night. Where …
World-wide CEO of Saatchi and Saatchi Kevin Roberts freely admits to being a ‘radical optimist’ – well that was what he called himself a few months ago, I’m beginning to learn that this man often …
October 21st, 2009
Here are some online video examples of basic terms you can use with your whanau while you’re having a cup of tea or coffee on the Speak Maori.com site.
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October 21st, 2009
Popluar Maori leader Archie Tairoa was knighted today, at his old college – Hato Paora College, in Fielding. This was an unorthidox manner in which to be knighted, most people opting for the …
Here are some online video examples of basic terms you can use with your whanau while you’re having a cup of tea or coffee on the Speak Maori.com site.
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Speaker to give Scottish Parliament kilt a swirl
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon Dr Lockwood Smith, is pictured left, being presented with a kilt in the tartan of the Scottish National Parliament …
Check out this story on Inhabitat.com. This popular design website has just reported on an exciting project proposal for 750,000 abandoned Albanian concrete bunkers. The 100 page proposal, designed by two graduate students, suggests remaking …
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 10:22 am
Press Release: Naked Samoans
Naked Samoans Reunite For One Show Only
Critically acclaimed theatre troupe, The Naked Samoans are coming out of retirement for a special one-off performance of their ‘Go Home’ …
NZ Herald
10:34AM Tuesday Oct 20, 2009
By Scott Kara
Britomart Square will play host to its first music festival in February.
The day-long Laneway Festival on February 1 will be headlined by British post-punk band Echo …
NZ Herald
Repairs are under way on a popular piece of sculpture in Mission Bay while residents wait to hear if another prominent sculpture will grace the seaside suburb.
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GB Weekly
By Sol Morgan
October is main potato-planting time, so hopefully you’ve got your garden beds prepared in readiness. If not there’s still time to fork out those weeds and add compost, well rotted manure and …
GB Weekly
By Sol Morgan
As the spring days bring warmer weather, start thinking about getting the ground ready for the long-season crops like peppers, zucchinis and tomatoes.
Tomatoes are members of the Solanum family, like potatoes and …
GB Weekly
By Sol Morgan
The sun is shining, bulbs and blossoms blooming and the soil is thinking about warming up ready for spring planting. Wet weather is a good indicator of a well-designed system. Does water …
So for us, the selected few (as well as Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, France, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain and the United States) well ok, that’s more than a …
NZ Herald
New Zealand is one of 16 countries that will get access to a live stream of a U2 concert on YouTube.
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KIA ORA KOUTOU – WELCOME TO THE HAPPYZINE COMMUNITY.
Editor’s Comment
This past week’s been a busy one for Happyzine as it morphs from a weekly ezine (with a website bubbling away in the background) into a …
I decided to post about this series on TV1 here in NZ because, well, for once you can rely on mainstream media to say something nice, appreciative and interesting about someone who lives here and …
When you really enjoy every aspect of your work, the level of your productivity can never be exceeded by systems, tools or methods. There is nothing on this planet that can compete with your happiness …
October 15th, 2009
In 2006 a group of us who whakapapa to Taranaki immersed ourselves in learning te reo o Taranaki – Taranaki dialect. We journeyed to different marae around the Taranaki region and learnt our …
Girls’ Day Out at the Auckland ASB Showgrounds November 20-22nd 2009
Girls’ Day Out is bringing an exciting, fresh and revitalised event to Auckland this November that celebrates all the fabulous reasons for being a woman …
According to Saatchi and Saatchi top man Kevin Roberts, the Attraction Economy is, like totally, last week, and the Participation Economy is hot baby. He’s referring to the culture of sharing that is happening online. …
Oh goody, I’ve been wanting to find an article on this topic – I’m sure there are many out there, but this one popped up on Twitter and it’s great. So this outlines the positive …
In 2006 a group of us who whakapapa to Taranaki immersed ourselves in learning te reo o Taranaki – Taranaki dialect. We journeyed to different marae around the Taranaki region and learnt our histo…
This is quite funny. It’s a piece in the Boston Globe called ‘Happiness Takes the Cake’ by someone who has found true love. She’s having a great time with her new man, and the thing …
KIA ORA KOUTOU – WELCOME TO THE HAPPYZINE COMMUNITY.
Editor’s Comment
Here’s an opportunity to give: This morning I listened with interest to the National Programme. Mike Whittaker shared his impressions of the earthquake and the tsunami as …
Support the Lalumanu Beach Community Relief Fund
Scary Washing Machine is back, this time he needs your help to raise money for the Lalumanu community in Upolo in Samoa who were badly hit by the Tsunami …
