Articles by Charlotte Squire
Editor Charlotte Squire has a B.A. with a double major in Politics and Social Policy. With a strong focus on positive social and environmental change, Charlotte has worked within the environmental arena for the past seven years. Charlotte has worked for a number of New Zealand based environmental organisations including the Green Party, BIO-GRO NZ, and Greenpeace NZ. She has been a freelance writer for the past six years, exploring positive environmental change. She has written for Her Magazine (formerly Her Business Magazine), Organic NZ, Eco-Living, Permaculture UK and Australia, The GB Weekly and Wild Tomato Magazine. Charlotte is a published Creative Writer. She is also a singer/song writer, her debut album Turangawaewae – Place to Stand being played nationwide.
Sarah Turner has been busy the past 2 months hand making a life-sized family made from waste plastic bottles for Light Night Nottingham.
The event was a fantastic success with Sarah’s Plastic Bottle Family a main …
Friday 17 February, 2012
The Green Living Show is back – New Zealand’s only green show is bigger and better than ever.
This free event has lots of variety with a fantastic opportunity for the fashion and …
Media Release 17 February 2012
International Self-Esteem expert to speak in Auckland
Half of women around the world see family relationships as having the greatest impact on their self-esteem and 66% think they’re expected to be more …
We are excitedly gearing up for Oxfam’s Biggest Coffee Break, New Zealand’s biggest celebration of fair trade.
Oxfam’s Biggest Coffee Break is enjoyed each May during Fair Trade Fortnight when people throughout the country get together …
WWF
Media Release – for immediate release
Earth Hour 2012 will take place at 8.30pm – 9.30pm on Saturday 31 March
The city of Tauranga will lead New Zealand’s Earth Hour celebrations this year, in special recognition of …
Creative New Zealand media release
Auckland-born photographer Ben Cauchi has been awarded the 2012 Creative New Zealand Berlin Visual Artists Residency at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin.
The biennial 12-month residency is an opportunity for New Zealand …
Press Release
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AUCKLAND GOSPEL CHOIR hits Auckland City!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday 16th February, 2012.
This mass choir is for all singers who love Gospel music. Free to …
Tides Rites of Passage Celebrating the transition from girl to young woman
A safe, powerful, transformative, educational, and moving experience for 13-16 year old girls Our programs are nature-based and community led and are run from …
I’ve spent about 30 years working as a Diversional Therapist and nurse in Nursing Homes, and in the community. I have been working with people who have all the various stages of Alzheimer’s Disease. While …
Press Release: Mount Eden Village People
1000 free fruit trees for Auckland, free and fresh fruit for communities
The ‘Fruit Trees for Auckland 1 ’ group continues to drive awareness for sustainable practises throughout Auckland by providing …
Is this the shortcut to being compassionate?
When you feel good, you do good.
It’s the unknown short cut to compassionate care, the untrodden path to helping others, is another way to put it … and it’s …
Monarch Butterfuly NZ Trust
Monarch butterflies are flying to Christchurch from all over the country in time for the 22 February commemoration of the 2011 earthquake.
“We asked ourselves what we could do to help the …
Eggs – From Super Bad to Super Food!
If you have ever felt pangs of guilt, desire and confusion over your plate of eggs benedict, then you are not alone. Many generations of people have had …
Join me to create TRUE WEALTH together.
Are you looking for information, inspiration, encouragement and good company as you do your work as a change maker?
Perhaps you know it’s time to get more involved and active but …
I just don’t get it!
When I’m in my feel good mood, there’s no better place to be, and my life is better in so many ways. But oddly enough when I’m unhappy, I annoyingly resist changing to …
Michelia Ward (the Development Manager at Trade Aid) is on a mission to find some Kiwi volunteers to help out at BERUDA - a rural development organisation in Cameroon, helping the poor to help themselves. …
Wednesday, 8 February 2012 – Wellington
Forest & Bird media release – Embargoed until 2.45pm Wednesday 8 February
Forest & Bird launches updated Best Fish Guide
Forest & Bird today launched the latest edition of its Best Fish …
8thFeb 2011
Nominations for Unpackit Awards close Friday
Nominations for the Unpackit Packaging Awards are rolling in before the nominations close on Friday, with the Worst Packaging category proving the most popular.
“We’ve received 166 nominations so far, …
1. What’s the purpose of Litefoot Trust?
Established in 2008, Litefoot is a charitable trust that seeks to inspire New Zealanders to become environmental champions. Fronted by seven of New Zealand’s top sportspeople, Litefoot seeks to …
Book review by Charlotte Squire
Now is the Season by Laura Faire
“Seasonal food is that simple: food that is grown and consumed within its natural season, sharing its flavour if the soil is good and the …
Cats face the same issues in commercial food that push many people every year to turn towards eating whole and organic foods. Many brands of commercial cat food are highly processed, and are full of …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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, …
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
-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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
