Comments on: The World of HANDS – New Zealand’s Most Successful Complementary Currency – by Rebecca Reider

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:40:26 +0000

Hey there Misha, there’s been an ebook written about JUST this subject: http://happyzine.co.nz/ebooks/get-a-handle-on-hands-how-about-non-dollar-system-golden-bays-local-employment-and-trading-system/

By: Misha

Misha — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 06:38:12 +0000

Hey Becky, I was looking for some more details on the HANDS system in Golden Bay, NZ, and your article was the only one I found. Thanks. Could you please share some more of the history of that alterantive currency system: how it all started, who started it, who is making and distributing the notes, how many notes you can receive and how you are exchanging them… just to get the whole picture of how the system works and what had , how can you become a memebertriggered it to exist? Thanks.

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By: Bio-Regional Alternative Currencies Event « Bright Brown Creative

Bio-Regional Alternative Currencies Event « Bright Brown Creative — Sun, 29 May 2011 21:07:12 +0000

[...] Introduced by Deirdre (a published economics writer) was a complimentary monetary system sometimes known as LETS (Local Exchange Trading Systems). Basically the concept uses different currencies at a local, regional and national level to trade goods and services. This allows economic growth to be built and valued inside our current economy. The best example of this currently operating in New Zealand is the Golden Bay ‘Hands’ currency. [...]

By: CC Banc

CC Banc — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:49:58 +0000

A true currency circulates as it represents a “unit of account” that has an intrinsic stored value that is accepted in the marketplace. For example take a look at WIR Bank in Switzerland, an excellent example of a complementary currency

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By: hellaD

hellaD — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:57:49 +0000

Wow great article, thanks so much, it has inspired me to get involved in community currency again.

By: Sol Morgan

Sol Morgan — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:39:50 +0000

5/5!!

By: Sol Morgan

Sol Morgan — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:38:40 +0000

Its been said but i love the way ya write matey. And yes its true our hands dollars means more for our community. Nice.

By: Leah Reider

Leah Reider — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:40:43 +0000

Rebecca, I meant to give this a 5!

By: Leah Reider

Leah Reider — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:38:57 +0000

Rebecca, I loved this article!! You are a great writer with a great sense of humor (I

especially liked the pun).

By: JR

JR — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:51:02 +0000

This smacks of new-fangled way to undermine the wonderful capitalist economy that has brought us Coca-Cola, Google, and Star-Trek.

By: Rose

Rose — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:27:48 +0000

Rebecca, you are such a talented writer! This tells the HANDS story so very deliciously, really gives the sense of it .Bravo.

By: Lethea

Lethea — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:02:50 +0000

Hey Rebecca, thanks for a great article — I agree completely. And everyone — disregard that rating — it was an accidental click. I give this a “+5″