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Exciting: the Arcadia International Environmental Film Festival

February 4, 2012 – 11:33 am | No Comment

Arcadia Festival
Happyzine has always been in the forefront of highlighting all efforts which consciously confront challenges, and enhance our daily life. These challenges are numerous in our present times, particularly environmental ones with no real …

Once upon a time on a cliff – by Paul Smetana

February 4, 2012 – 11:13 am | No Comment

By Paul Smetana
There are times in life where a sense of ALIVENESS is none too close. Those times are painful, full of suffering and the urge to shake off these feelings and thoughts are so …

How ‘Bout a Tour of New Zealand? With Hikurangi.

February 3, 2012 – 5:26 pm | No Comment

By the team at the Hikurangi Foundation
Mark your calendars, 14-21 April 2012 the inaugural Tour of New Zealand cycle ride hits the road.
The Basics
The Tour of New Zealand is an 8-day, epic road ride taking …

Sticking to life – by Nick Potter

February 3, 2012 – 5:16 pm | One Comment

See original post here on Nick Potter’s Blog Re-Be.
Sometimes the universe just wants us to throw a stick
A few weeks ago I was sitting on a Gisborne beach. It was a calm summer evening. The …

Entries invited for the EECA Awards – Celebrating energy efficiency and renewable energy

February 1, 2012 – 5:47 pm | No Comment

EECA Awards 2012

The entries are now open for the EECA Awards – the event that celebrates excellence and innovation in energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Who can enter?
The Awards cover nine categories, and entries are invited …

Learn the ‘Habits of Happiness’, in Christchurch, with Ali Scott

February 1, 2012 – 5:39 pm | No Comment

Ali Scott runs a 6-week evening course teaching the thinking styles and belief systems conducive to being happier.
The courses have been running for two years now and Ali, a trained teacher, writer and therapist says …

Youth! Check out: Ministry of Youth Development’s Aotearoa Youth Voices network!

February 1, 2012 – 2:31 pm | No Comment

Sign-up to the Aotearoa Youth Voices network online in February & be in the draw to win a Prezzy card valued at $100!

The Ministry of Youth Development’s Aotearoa Youth Voices network connects you with other young …

Iconic Nelson festival gets a new look for 21st birthday

January 31, 2012 – 8:48 pm | No Comment

MEDIA RELEASE – For immediate use
Evolve, Festival of Opportunities
Iconic Nelson festival gets a new look for 21st birthday
An iconic Nelson festival has a new name and launched a new website – in time for its …

Māori Scholarships for telecommunications careers – apply now

January 30, 2012 – 1:37 pm | No Comment

Te Huarahi Tika Trust
2 Degrees

For Immediate Release
24 January 2012
Māori Scholarships for telecommunications careers – apply now
Māori students interested in telecommunications careers now have some additional support in the form of scholarships from 2degrees and …

Auckland Buskers Festival Begins!

January 30, 2012 – 1:35 pm | No Comment

International award winning Street Performers will set the BIG little city alight with their awe inspiring, death defying stunts and humour this Auckland Anniversary Weekend!
The Festival features Bob at Large who featured on the Late …

Activate28.com – the website for 28 year olds who want to not only make it through, but thrive!

January 29, 2012 – 11:48 pm | No Comment

activate28 by Erin O’Brien
Age 28 was a big year for me. I changed careers, returned to uni, moved from Sydney to Wellington, fell in love, dealt with heartache … and discovered a big piece of …

Student christian movement seeks to create positive change in communities

January 27, 2012 – 8:37 am | No Comment

Is Christianity on the way out? Neill Ballantyne, the National Secretary of the Student Christian Movement, doesn’t think so. He discusses stereotypes around Christianity and invites students to consider joining the “middle ground” between conservative …

Finding the good in my very own landslide – by Rose Diamond

January 27, 2012 – 8:24 am | One Comment

Rose Diamond
One month ago, on December 14th, after 3 days of torrential rain, our beautiful small community of Golden Bay was overwhelmed by flood and the home I shared with my soul friend and co-evolutionary, …

Profile: Lyttelton’s Honest Cooks

January 26, 2012 – 6:19 am | One Comment

We are Roots-Local Food Specialists. In December we decided to live our truth and go for what we believe in and create the future that we want to see. We have always believed that choosing …

Young New Zealanders Join With UNICEF NZ

January 25, 2012 – 3:41 pm | No Comment

Young New Zealanders Join With UNICEF NZ
-UNICEF NZ Youth Ambassadors 2012 -

After searching the length and breadth of the country for young, passionate New Zealanders who want to make a difference in the world, …

Diabetics get on their bikes to inspire others to reach for their dreams

January 24, 2012 – 2:03 pm | One Comment

Diabetics get on their bikes
Team Type 1 cyclists to compete in New Zealand
Young New Zealanders living with diabetes will join leading professional cyclists, Team Type 1 Sanofi, in fun Cycle Challenges in Auckland, Wellington and …

Shapeshifter headline New Zealand’s biggest orientation music festival

January 24, 2012 – 1:32 pm | No Comment

After an awesome summer tour, Shapeshifter will be finishing on a high by headlining New Zealand’s biggest orientation music festival. Unitec presents Lipton Ice Tea Sounds in the Sun on Saturday 3rd March 2012.
Shapeshifter tops …

Become a voluntary paying member of Happyzine!

January 24, 2012 – 1:03 pm | No Comment

Herald in the new generation of socially and environmentally responsible media.
Thanks to your messages of support and appreciation, all Happyzine members are invited to pay the super affordable price of $1 per week for their …

What’s the cornerstone of a successful life? Feeling good.

January 20, 2012 – 9:25 pm | No Comment

By Paul Smetana
We need it for our Socio-Economics, our health,wealth, and self esteem. It’s vitally important for our relationships, social, business, work, and career. In the area of creativity, competition, and Intelligence IQ, it’s …

Use and Capacity of Global Hydropower Increases

January 19, 2012 – 7:41 pm | No Comment

PRESS RELEASE
Worldwatch Institute
Contact: Supriya Kumar, skumar@worldwatch.org, (+1) 202-452-1999, ext: 510
Use and Capacity of Global Hydropower Increases
Industrialized and developing countries continue to rely on their critical water resources as a renewable electricity source.
Washington, D.C.—-Global use of …

A World Without Plastic Bottles

January 19, 2012 – 7:34 pm | 2 Comments

SodaStream shows Kiwis how to enjoy fizz with less guilt
We all know recycling is good for the planet, and us, so why isn’t the message getting through? On average, only 23% of plastics were recycled …

Emerging Designer finalists embrace the green

January 18, 2012 – 8:54 pm | No Comment

Media Release: Wednesday 18 January 2012

iD reveals 2012 Emerging Designer finalists
Fashion history will be created and careers launched when the world’s hot new fashion talent show their collections at the 8th annual iD International …

The good news about nature’s SPF protection – by Joel Le Blanc

January 18, 2012 – 11:26 am | 2 Comments

Slip, Slop, Slap — with Natural Sunscreens!
Have you ever thought about making your own sunscreen? You don’t need a laboratory or a degree in pharmacology to do this. Nature provides us with a whole host …

Joy and embarrassment – by Paul Smetana

January 16, 2012 – 8:44 pm | One Comment

It seems to me that there are some misgivings about appearing happy and filled with joy in public. Its as if to do so is to show yourself as slightly crazy, and so we might …

Feature Film casting begins for ‘Shopping’, you and your ‘raw talent’ are invited to audition!

January 16, 2012 – 6:46 pm | No Comment

Press Release – Feature Film Casting

Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland are two New Zealand filmmakers who have won multiple international awards at film festivals including Cannes, Berlin and Sundance. Albiston and Sutherland have begun casting …

Grassroots Climate Leaders’ Workshop – 350 Aotearoa

January 16, 2012 – 6:38 pm | No Comment

350 Aotearoa is running a Grassroots Climate Leaders’ Workshop from the 3rd-6th of February (Waitangi Weekend) and has been organised to provide newly-appointed regional field co-ordinators with training to kick-start a strong 2012, by leading campaigns that …

Switch to Local Food for your belated 2012 New Years Resolution – Ooooby

January 16, 2012 – 6:34 pm | No Comment

Switch to Local Food for your belated 2012 New Years Resolution.

It’s good for you, your family, your community and our future generations.
Simply by visiting the supermarket less and having local food delivered to your door, …

Everythings Gonna Be Alright!

January 16, 2012 – 1:10 pm | 2 Comments

The Babysitters Circus (TBC) is a four piece New Zealand Electronica/Bass and Funk/Groove freak show that was born when the quartet began throwing sounds and ideas together while babysitting for a friend.
It soon became apparent …

Ako-a-Rongo – Join the 3-day-open-space-conference on holistic learning, top of the South Island

January 15, 2012 – 10:56 am | No Comment

by Helen Tulett
Education – a key to new ways of evolution
The Top of the South Island will be the host of a 3-day-open-space-conference on holistic learning. The conference starts on Friday, the 27th of January …

Herb Profile: The amazing powers of Plantain – by Tricia Curtis

January 15, 2012 – 10:51 am | One Comment

When I was a little girl, I remember feeding some chooks that belonged to my grandparents neighbours. The chooks were kept in a little A-frame house that was moved around the lawn. Always, the patch …

For the love of my brother – David Visser rides from Bluff to Cape Reinga to raise funds for his big bro

January 13, 2012 – 9:29 am | One Comment

For the love of my Brother, Wilf
My name is David Visser, and I’m from Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand. My elder brother Wilf is living with a rare and fatal motor neurone disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis …

Opinion: Let’s get clear about Te Waikoropupu and our national taonga

January 12, 2012 – 11:54 pm | 4 Comments

By Charlotte Squire
Ok, it could be said that I dwell amongst the most extreme greenies in all of New Zealand. Golden Bay was not so long ago found to have the most Green Party voters …

Land Care in Action: National Landcare and Catchment Management Conference

January 12, 2012 – 8:42 am | No Comment

NZ Landcare Trust will host a 2 day conference starting 29 February 2012 at the Academy of Performing Arts, University of Waikato Campus, Hamilton. In addition an optional field trip is planned for 28 February, for …

Coffee Might Save Your Life – by Joel Le Blanc

January 9, 2012 – 10:24 pm | No Comment

It seems that so many things in life increase the risk of illness and disease — especially the foods and beverages that bring the most pleasure and enjoyment to everyday life. However, coffee drinkers and …

Britanny Packer’s ‘Backyard Bee’

January 8, 2012 – 9:55 pm | No Comment

Brittany Packer is one of New Zealand’s young environmental leaders, we like to keep up to date with the latest green success stories for Britanny and this one’s a goody!
Last year I started working as …

An Ode to Joy by Paul Smetana

January 8, 2012 – 9:49 pm | 2 Comments

I recently remembered an interesting thing about contracting Alzheimer’s. Shock can produce it! But Why? Why can shock cause Alzheimer’s?
Then it came to me in a flash. Let me explain what came to me. Our …

In session now: Happyzine Positive Writing Course January 2012

January 8, 2012 – 8:00 am | No Comment

Applications are invited for the following Happyzine.co.nz course:
Learn how to use your natural writing talent to contribute to an exciting environmental and social future for your people, and for future generations (while also gaining a clear idea …

Green Profile: Seema Singh “We cannot separate people from the environment”

January 5, 2012 – 6:03 pm | 3 Comments

By Seema Singh
Coming to reside in Wellington from Fiji gave me a great opportunity to explore my self beliefs of being an environment enthusiast. My studies at Victoria University introduced me to various literature on …

What I Want for the New Year – Joyce Elwood-Smith

January 4, 2012 – 1:13 pm | 3 Comments

We all do it, every year we make our list. We call it our ‘New Year’s Resolutions’. You know, eat less, exercise more, read more books, sort ourselves out, take time to stop and smell …

12 Simple Steps for Going Green in 2012 – the Worldwatch Institute

January 3, 2012 – 6:32 pm | No Comment

Contact: Supriya Kumar, skumar@worldwatch.org, (+1) 202-452-1999, ext: 510
12 Simple Steps for Going Green in 2012
As we ring in the new year, here are twelve steps that we can all take to reduce our impact on …