Article Archive for May 2010
(As I raise my son and grow my good news website)
Today Kahu the gorgeous two year old, Maia the Golden Dog and my good self stopped by the Sandcastle here in Golden Bay, to have …
Good morning
Todays subject is testing. Partly because I am testing out my new email marketing software and partly because as I started to test my system I realised we are constantly testing ourselves or being …
It’s been a busy week on the Happyzine front. You know, workshops to plan and run, Youth Coordinators to negotiate with (I nearly lost mine to TVNZ!). So today I was able to hand my …
Auckland’s extraordinary wealth of people and cultures, its fertile abundance of land, sun and sea will be unveiled, all through the lens of food, in a new exhibition called Kai to Pie: Auckland on a …
Mushrooms. They’re everywhere right now. If you’ve got your mushroom spectacles on. My brother wears his permanently as he loves harvesting free stuff from public spaces – you know firewood, feijoas, apples, watercress, plums, pears, …
Place: Organic Green Grocer
Corner of Tasman & Grove Street
Nelson
Time: 1 – 3pm Saturday 29th May
(Tomorrow!)
Price: $25 ($5 goes to the venue)
Participants will receive:
Tips and Information about how to be clear (and excited) about their core …
Twas the night before Workshop,
and all through the land,
cold raindrops were falling,
as I fine tuned my plan.
Affirmations were finalised
and vision boards rolled up.
Plus plans for scary exercises,
prepared with much love.
Ok, so it’s nearly eleven pm …
Media Statement from Cycling Advocates’ Network
The Search is on for New Zealand’s Best Cycling Projects
The search for New Zealand’s best bike lane, most effective promotion, and most cycle-friendly employer is on. The Cycling Advocates’ Network …
LETTING SPACE
“MAKING DREAMS REALTY”
Wellington’s first Free Store opens today at 38 Ghuznee St, supplied by local retailers keen to reduce waste and provide excess stock to the community for no cost.
Artist Kim Paton, creator of …
Today was the kind of rainy winter’s day here in Golden Bay, when you feel not only snug, but also smug if you’re lucky enough to be inside, at home with the fireplace (or heat …
“What I discovered was that happiness is not something that happens. It is not the result of good fortune or random chance. It is not something that money can buy or power command. It …
Look what’s possible! I’ve just discovered flash mob dancing. In fact, we’re planning a little something ourselves here in Golden Bay …
Flash dancing involves the element of surprise, organised dance and from the looks of …
Emerging young filmmakers Guy Ryan and Nick Holmes have just been awarded ‘Runner-up Best New Zealand Film’ at New Zealand’s Reel Earth Film Festival for their youth-action focused documentary Carving the Future (www.carvingthefuture.com).
The awards night …
Ahhh blog number forty! It’s time to celebrate with lunch at the Mussel Inn. Come on! Let’s abandon our original plans, throw the gear in the car and take to the bush cafe!
The Mussel Inn …
(While I raise my son and grow my good news website)
I had a ten out of ten moment today. It happened while I was leaping about in the old Freemasons Hall trying to keep up …
Kindness, empathy pay off in hospitals – Vietnamese farmer supports his family by helping patients
British POW kept in touch with Japanese camp guard for 64 years – Guard smuggled in food for prisoners
Stranger’s kindness saves …
If Charles Darwin was alive, he’d be the first to campaign against the recent Government land mining proposals in New Zealand that will threaten the world’s most evolutionarily distinct amphibian, Archey’s Frog. But New Zealand …
(While I raise my son and grow my good news website)
Here’s some music to listen to while you read this blog.
Tina Bridgman. If you haven’t heard of her, you will soon. Tonight I fare-welled her, …
A process of creation, reverence and profound intimacy with the physical being of human form.
Led by Joyologist Pat Armitstead you will engage in storytelling, artistic representation, explore symbolism and then …
On June 2nd we are launching an exciting and innovative project that will revolutionise the way Wellingtonians make choices about their cafes.
An increasing number of New Zealanders are seeking sustainable products and services including organic …
(While I raise my son and grow my good news website)
[I am loving writing this blog. It’s a purely self indulgent act. I love that I’m thirty seven blogs into three hundred and sixty …
Hey dudes. I’m rushing to get this in by mid-night. It’s 11.36 by my lap-top clock. How exciting! Wow, that really says it all about the wild-factor of my life. I …
In previous posts, I’ve told you about my vision of turning wasted space on city rooftops into green urban oases, and what I’m doing to achieve it. This time I want to show you what …
Monday 14 June 2010
The New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) will be celebrating World Blood Donor Day 2010 on Monday 14 June, under the theme New Blood for Life.
This annual international event is an opportunity to …
We gave budding filmmakers the chance to submit their short film into the Twinings Online Short Film Festival. All we asked was that their film was between 90 seconds and 5 minutes long and included …
(While I raise my son and grow my good news website)
Today’s recommended music as you read this blog: Beautiful Day, U2 (See below)
I’m a fiery and charismatic person who needs to express her emotions often. …
Pausing, I look up to see three warm-hearted women kneeling around a coffee table in front of me. Each gazes intently at a crystal in her hand. Each dangles her prism over the positive and …
(While I raise my son and grow my good news website)
Today’s recommended music as you read this blog: Flashdance – What a Feeling (see below)
Aerobics. Not usually my cup of tea. Karate’s always …
(While I raise my son and grow my good news website)
Recommended music while you read this blog: Talk Talk: Life’s What You Make It [see below]
I got talking to an elderly lady today, and everything …
Over the past seven months I have been following Australian teenager Jessica Watson on her solo and unassisted round the world yacht voyage. I actually started following her before she left because I couldn’t believe …
Love. True love. OK I admit it! I’m a romantic, softy, idealist believer in this often talked about, often dreamed about, often sung about phenomena. Today I spoke to my business coach about the grand …
As you may or may not know fashion is the word of the decade. Every teenager (kids to teens) has to look fashionable to impress the crowd. That is why thanks to the idea from …
Tonight as I write this it’s late, it’s dark, it’s been pouring for days, the Takaka Rivers swollen, many are experiencing cabin fever, and I’m rather tired. The parents out there will understand, I’ve …
Oh the relief! We’re just arriving at one of Christchurch’s most eco-friendly motels – CentrePoint On Colombo. After a day of travel with two children under three, we’re salivating at the thought of checking into …
If you’re still not convinced that fashion can be stylish and sustainable, let me tell you about New Zealand’s pioneer in the area of sustainable fashion design… Starfish.
This Wellington based label has always been one …
So today I pulled back the dusty covers, so to speak, from my musical talents. My friend Tina (immensely inspiring musician) restrung my guitar and sat there looking encouraging and mother hen like while I …
Thanks to some inspiration from a man named Mark Silver, who runs the business Heart of Business, my heart is leaping with plans – plans for Happyzine and for my community. The urge to give …
Ok, so here I am sitting in a Golden Bay Laundromat. I’ve got four loads on and it feels good. A wonderful machine is taking care of everything. It’s like having four parents tidying my …
LETTING SPACE -
“MAKING DREAMS REALTY”
Artist says there is such a thing as a free lunch
News Release for immediate release May 13th 2010
You could end up with your lunch -or dinner- for free with the advent …
A delightful thing happened to me today. Did I happen across a pile of money lying upon the footpath? No, not today. Did a beaming Italian woman leap towards me waving free tickets to the …
