Article Archive for December 2011
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Applications are invited for the positions of Intern-Writers and Intern-Sub Editors for Term 2 (Monday 23 April – Friday 29 June) of the 2012 …
The holidays are a strange season. The very word implies that people are doing just that — holidaying. However, if you are like many others, you probably end up busier and more stressed out during …
Hi there,
This is Charlotte Squire, from www.happyzine.co.nz (based in Golden Bay).
It’s a bit short notice, but I’m running an online Happyzine Positive Writing Course in the New Year. Free-lance writing can be a superb way …
As we head towards 2012 I couldn’t resist doing a ‘fly-by’ of this year’s amazing collection of positive news articles. Some stood out for me personally as incredibly heart-warming and touching. So here they are, …
Where ever you are, what ever you’re doing, wising you a happy, joyous, loving day.
Take care of yourself, and your loved ones and remember to have some good old fashioned fun!
Love Charlotte.
Yellow cards assist communication with hearing impaired people
Businesses all around the country are showing their support for deaf and hearing impaired people by putting bright yellow cards on their counters and reception desks.
These cards, …
Wanaka Wastebusters
Nominate bad packaging to win a good-looking shopping bag
Sick of bringing home plastic shopping bags filled with bad packaging? Do something about it by nominating the packaging that bugs you most for the Unpackit …
By Joyce Elwood-Smith
I love Christmas, it can mean many different things to different people. To Christians it is a special time to celebrate the birth of Christ, to attend church and enjoy singing Christmas carols. …
CAN
2 Walk and Cycle Conference- register now!
The first ever joint NZ Walking and Cycling conference will be held from 22-24 February 2012 in Hastings. Over 70 speakers will be presenting – registration forms and a …
CAN
NZTA have released a new report from a project designed to “assess the comparative risk associated with exposure to traffic pollution when travelling via different transport modes in New Zealand cities”.
The good news for cyclists …
Imagine a New Zealand where everyone has plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, people’s health is greatly improved and our communities are stronger and more prosperous.
That’s the vision behind a new website launched in December …
A young Ashburton mum who founded an initiative to help struggling families grow their own fruit and vege has been named as the supreme winner of NZ Gardener 2011 Gardener of the Year Awards, announced …
Media Release
16 December 2011
For immediate release
THE KIWI DIARY 2012: A year-long celebration of Kiwi culture and creativity
They’re back! Freda Wells and Annabel Wilson, the two friends behind The Kiwi Diary, are happily delivering design-led style and …
Auckland Changemakers Convention
Friday February 10th, 10am till 6pm, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna
The ReGeneration Trust invites you to join us for a day of inspiring, entertaining and thought provoking presentations from leading New Zealand changemakers. As …
Release sent on behalf of the Pacific Cooperation Foundation***
Media Release
14 December 2011
For immediate release
Celebrating 50 years of Friendship with Samoa on samoa2012.co.nz
2012 marks both the 50th anniversary of Samoa’s independence and the 50th anniversary …
Christmas 2011 Re-Birth of a tradition
This year New Zealanders can give the gift of genuine concern for other New Zealanders. At gift giving time, find something that is produced by New Zealand hands.
It’s time to …
Media Release
13th November 2011
For Immediate Release
Annabel Wilson
Drawn by the mystique of a boutique festival which promised to ‘Pop Up’ at the edge of Lake Hawea last Sunday, over 100 picnickers enjoyed an afternoon of art, live poetry, soulful …
By Charlotte Squire
Fancy a drop of sumptuous, certified organic Te Mania Sauvignon Blanc 2011? I enjoyed a glass just recently, because, well, I’m really lucky. As I was enjoying mine, I tried really hard not …
12 December 2011
The National Foundation for the Deaf congratulates New Zealand’s first profoundly deaf MP
The National Foundation for the Deaf warmly congratulates the Green Party’s Mojo Mathers on becoming New Zealand’s first profoundly deaf Member …
Tides Training for women
This is a powerful experiential program for any woman with an interest in rites of passage, transition and life stages. This is also the way to become more involved with the facilitation …
An actor in a long run has this problem, it all gets so boring, so much the same, that there is no energy, no life, no feeling, like siting in luke warm water, where there …
The ReGeneration Trust and SHAC (Sustainable Habitat Challenge) are keen to get rebuilding Christchurch. In January 2012, we’ll be running a six-day building project – starting from scratch, we’ll be working with builders, architects and …
Media contact: Simon Matāfai – E: simonmatafai@gmail.com M: +64 21 059 2924
First Pacific Youth Delegate from NZ calls upon Pacific Youth to rise up against Climate Change
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday 07 December, 2011. [Durban, South Africa]
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Joyce Elwood-Smith
After my return from 6 months in Canada (where I fled after the Christchurch earthquake on 22nd February) and a couple of weeks reorientation in Wellington it is time to continue my journey back …
Dear stinging nettle, you are a plant much maligned by many, myself included. Yes I am intending to change my ways. Even though, uninvited, you have made yourself quite comfortable all through my orchard, and …
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 – Wellington
Forest & Bird media release for immediate use
Forest & Bird welcomes new report on rivers
Forest & Bird today backed the New Zealand Conservation Authority’s recommendation that a single government …
I’m gazing at an empty bottle of Richmond Plains Sauvignon Blanc 2011 wine. There is a certain degree of nostalgia that comes with looking at this empty bottle as drinking it was a fine, fine …
Ziptrek Ecotours zips into Sustainable 60 Awards
An award ceremony in Auckland last week has cemented Ziptrek Ecotour’s place among some of New Zealand’s most sustainable businesses.
The eco adventure company, based in Queenstown, won the marketplace …
You may have noticed them in your local organic shop recently, these blazing new raw food musli bars, wrapped in vibrant colours and crying out to be sampled. New stuff is so exciting isn’t it? …
Environmental concerns weigh lightly
For Immediate Release
Environmental idealists Richmond Plains have released their first wine in New Zealand’s lightest 750ml glass bottle. Weighing in at a mere 325 grams and at just over 1kg full …
Friday, December 2, 2011 – Wellington
Forest & Bird media release for immediate use
Fonterra water quality move welcomed
Forest & Bird today congratulated dairy giant Fonterra for introducing a new requirement on their farmer suppliers to …
New Zealand’s most sustainable companies were recognised at the Sustainable 60 Awards, run by Fairfax Media Business Group and PwC, in Auckland last night.
Beca, Soar Printing, Auckland Airport, Ziptrek Ecotours, Bank of New Zealand, Meridian …
Christchurch author and curator Justin Paton has been awarded the 2012 Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship. Currently Senior Curator at Christchurch Art Gallery, Justin is best known to New Zealanders as the author of the acclaimed …
Dear Editor,
I would like to thank you for publicising Car Free Sundays.
My girlfriend and I really enjoyed our car free day. We biked to the local farmers market to pick up a few yummy treats …
