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Christchurch: Another Galloping Gourmet by Steve Carter
Local Good News/ Christchurch
by Steve Carter
Picture the scene.
It’s been a busy day, you’re tired and you really don’t feel like cooking dinner. A takeaway beckons: cheekily, annoyingly.
You know that it’s not really the best food. …
Whangarei: For the love of cities by Claire Chateau
I must have been ten. I remember my parents getting outrageously dressed-up for a party on the theme of “we don’t have fuel but we have ideas”. The slogan, that was made popular in France …
Breaking the Fast – Raw Style – by Sarah Lea
I wake every day to a magical state of consciousness. Still dark, with a babe in arms, I’m followed to the kitchen by two frisky girls. Flinging them fruit like fish with seals, they clap …
Tune into the lighter side
By Dr Sarb Johal
Lots of things happen in our lives that we take pretty seriously. And sometimes, that is totally appropriate. But taking every little setback to heart can seriously deplete your energy.
A problem-solving state …
The secret to getting out there and exercising is getting out there and exercising
By Dr Sarb Johal
Over the last few days, I discovered that I have mislaid the charging cable for my Garmin GPS training watch somewhere. Those who know me know that I usually take quite a …
Youthtown Launches National Youth Survey
Media Release
Youthtown 23 May 2012
Youthtown Launches National Youth Survey
National youth charity Youthtown is going to the streets to find out how young people really feel about themselves and their future.
Youthtown has commissioned Point Research …
How can negative feedback ever be useful?
A short time ago, I was working with a great running coach I know in London (James Dunne) as I honed my technique. It was gratifying to note that my running style was looking much …
AskShareGive – a website where people do just that!
An introduction, by Tanya Bibby
Recently a new website was launched. AskShareGive is a new not-for-profit website where people can share their time, skills, transport and old or unwanted goods.
The website is the brainchild of a …
The benefits of disconnecting from the net every now and again
I’m a fine one to talk, and you’re reading this online. I am one of the most connected people I know, and I know that I sometimes need to unplug. Here’s why.
In a study presented at …
Victory for the Mokihinui River!
22 May 2012 – Wellington
Forest & Bird media release for immediate use
Forest & Bird welcomes victory for Mokihinui River
Forest & Bird welcomes Meridian Energy’s announcement that it will abandon its plan to dam the …
Music Review: Sarah Brown ‘The Great Heart Robbery’
By Charlotte Squire
If you’re after a bluesy, sultry, heart-felt album with beautiful female vocals and continued references to love in all its forms, one that you can listen to while you relax on a rainy …
Being kinder to yourself – here’s how
Imagine that you just forgot your mum’s birthday, or some other equally horrifying social faux pas. Or perhaps imagine that you just send that draft email containing some inappropriate choice language to a colleague at …
New research shows how to increase mental wellbeing and feel happy
Victoria University
News Stories
Research shows how to increase mental wellbeing and feel happy
Published 17 May 2012
Why is it that some people seem to waltz through life in a bubble of happiness, when for others each …
Chlorophyll: liquefied sun energy by raw foodie Sarah Lea
I salivate over green. Intuitively, as the winter creeps in, my body yearns for dark greens; wild and cultivated, grasses, seaweeds and winter leafy vegetables. I drool over kale and silverbeet standing tall and strong, …
Can running help you live longer? Sure looks that way …
By Dr Sarb Johal
I’ll give you the fact that if you haven’t run for a while (or at all), running isn’t going to make you feel like you’re going to live longer. When I started, …
Read the stories of Happyzine’s extra special sponsors
Social Innovation is a small, hardworking community engagement agency based in Christchurch. They work with leading non-profits, changemakers, progressive companies and government to mobilise everyday New Zealanders. Their expertise in this area comes from grassroots …
‘Gift Economy’ cafe operating successfully in Golden Bay by Charlotte Squire
Local Good News/Golden Bay
Sruti Stojchevski is conducting a social experiment from the Golden Bay Community Organic Gardens. He’s serving up fresh food, lovingly prepared daily according to Ayurvedic principles from mostly local organic produce, at …
Christchurch: Places of Tranquillity by Steve Carter
Local Good News Report/Christchurch
Places of Tranquillity
“We’ve lost our places of tranquillity.”
This was a feeling expressed to Michelle Whitaker, Coordinator of Healthy Christchurch, at a public forum following September 2010. The beaches were largely inaccessible for …
Pay Fairtrade Forward! This Friday, May 18th
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Pay Fairtrade Forward – May 18th
Wellington, New Zealand, 14th May 2012 –
On 18 May 2012, cafés all over New Zealand are joining forces to Pay Fairtrade Forward. At the beginning of the …
Turning dreams into reality: understanding how your brain works could help!
TURNING DREAMS INTO REALITY: understanding how your brain works could help!
By Simon Parkinson-Jones
Do you have a dream or vision of something you want to accomplish in life? A new business, taking a year off to …
Mental Health Foundation Invites All New Zealanders to Celebrate Pink Shirt Day
Mental Health Foundation
**Campaign raises awareness about bullying prevention by encouraging safety, inclusion and respect**
The Mental Health Foundation encourages all New Zealanders to wear pink on Pink Shirt Day Aotearoa – this Friday, 18 May 2012.
Pink …
Cosy Container Love in Christchurch, New Zealand
By Christine Reitze, organiser of Container Love
Christchurch residents have created a giant ‘Container Cosy’ to brighten up the shipping containers they found in their neighbourhoods after the Christchurch quakes. Pieces of the Cosy were donated …
Smartpackaging workshop for Auckland businesses
Smartpackaging workshop for Auckland businesses – Wanaka Wastebusters
Wanaka Wastebusters will be running a Smart Packaging Business Workshop in Auckland on Thursday 17th May, in partnership with the Sustainable Business Network.
The workshop will help businesses add …
Comment from Fairtrade’s biggest coffee retailer in New Zealand
Media alert
Comment from Fairtrade’s biggest coffee retailer in New Zealand
With Fairtrade Fortnight (5-20 May) now in full swing, Wild Bean Cafe – New Zealand’s biggest retailer of Fairtrade coffee – is pleased to celebrate the …
Victory for Akaroa community as Conservation Minister ordered by High Court to rethink marine reserve proposal
WWF
Victory for Akaroa community as Conservation Minister ordered by High Court to rethink marine reserve proposal
Wellington, New Zealand – After over 17 years of advocating for an Akaroa Harbour marine reserve, a community conservation group has …
New Enviroschools funding welcomed by WWF
New Enviroschools funding welcomed by WWF
Wellington, New Zealand – WWF-New Zealand is welcoming today’s announcement by the Government to reinstate much-needed funding for the Enviroschools and Te Aho Tu Roa initiatives that help children …
Goat’s milk: Angels Delight – by raw foodie Sarah Lea
Often referred to as stubborn as a goat, I’ve finally met my match.
My adversarys name is Spirit. At first I took that name as being sacred; a goat with emotions of a delicately refined quality. …
Village people set up twenty four hour, road-side raw milk vending machine in Golden Bay
By Charlotte Squire
Local Good News Report/Golden Bay
Read the inspiring stories of our sponsors below.
Do you buy cow’s milk? Chances are you’re one of millions in New Zealand who do. Maybe you get yours from the …
Random Crafts of Kindness – by Steve Carter
Local Good News/Christchurch
It’s often the little things that make a difference.
When one is surrounded by evidence of destruction and change every day, as we are in this city, it is easy to feel overwhelmed or …
Geothermal power to the people!
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate release: 9 MAY 2012
Artist taps steamy issue of Geothermal power in Taupo
As part of Taupo’s Erupt Festival, opening this week, artist Tim Barlow is erecting a temporary Public Fountain using geothermal power …
UNICEF NZ Begins Search for Aspiring Young Reporters
UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund)
Media Release
Wednesday 9 April. 2012
UNICEF NZ Begins Search for Aspiring Young Reporters
UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund) and 3News are searching for five budding young reporters to write for 3Youth – a …
Free ‘Best Fish Guide’ app for your iPhone
May 9 2012 – Wellington
Forest & Bird media release – for immediate use
Free ‘Best Fish Guide’ app for your iPhone
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Forest & Bird’s new iPhone application makes choosing eco-friendly seafood as easy as (fish) pie. The …
The Clean Bin Project film features at Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival in Palmerston North
Is it possible to live completely waste free?
Partners Jen and Grant go head to head in a comedic battle to see who can swear off consumerism and produce the least amount of garbage in an …
It’s time to Connect the Dots – Sonja Deely
The images from 350.org’s global day of action, Connect the Dots, are astounding, remarkable and moving (climatedots.org).
Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands, kicked off the day, May 5, when local islanders met at sunrise for …
Smart Packaging workshop for Wellington businesses
8th May 2012
Wanaka Wastebusters
Smart Packaging workshop for Wellington businesses
Wanaka Wastebusters will be running two free Smart Packaging Business Workshops in Wellington on Thursday 10th May.
The workshops will help businesses add value to their brand by …
Kiwi youth mobilise to give consumers choice about palm oil
The ‘Unmask [palm oil]’ campaign began by complete accident. A group of students from Pakuranga College looking to make their school pantry palm oil free became a national campaign for the sake of seven letters.
The …
Mobile radio station hosted by Auckland artist’s collective to visit local Taupo communities
NEWS RELEASE – Letting Space
3 May 2012
MOBILE RADIO STATION TO VISIT LOCAL TAUPO COMMUNITIES
A national public art programme sees an Auckland artists’ collective visit small communities with a mobile radio station and public address unit …
It’s business time for Bret McKenzie with Fair Trade and Oxfam
IT’S BUSINESS TIME FOR BRET MCKENZIE WITH FAIR TRADE AND OXFAM
Oxfam has extended this year’s Fair Trade Me celebrity auctions for a very special one-off auction with one half of New Zealand’s fourth most popular …
Mental Health Foundation Announces Campaign and Video to Raise Awareness Around Bullying Prevention
New Video and Pink Shirt Day campaign highlight organisation’s commitment to promoting positive relationships
The Mental Health Foundation is proud to lead the efforts on Pink Shirt Day, a national campaign aimed to raise awareness around …
Warming up with raw food: Creamy Orange and Cardamon Soup by Sarah Lea
I‘m heating my food! The decidious trees are hitting the limelight with technicolour dream coats, snow has touched the mountain tops and although enjoying an indian summer, the hours that snuggle close to the darkness …
