Articles by Liz Johns
The Peace of My Mind
There is a babbling idiot living inside my head. I refer to it as my mind, but it doesn’t seem to be ‘mine’ anymore. Over the years, it has become obsessed with trolling through events …
Grow From Here: An Inner City Organic Garden Store
In Te Aro, central Wellington, there has sprung up a dear, wee garden store; bold, new and capable of supplying all your organic gardening supplies. My name is Kaye Reardon and I am the co-owner …
It’s in the Bag! A Simple, Energy Saving Cooking Idea
By Tish North
I want to tell you about a product that I have developed that can help you save power when cooking. It’s called a Haylo Bag and it’s based on an idea that I …
Archey’s Frog: Part of a Clean Green New Zealand?
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 …
Making Space for Life to Flow Through: The Story of a Yellow Ball
I took my dog down to the river this morning to play ball. With a tremendous effort I chucked the ball over some bushes and an old culvert with the aim of landing it on …
Lost Property, Found Confidence
Hands up. Who has left an umbrella or ipod on a bus, or some important business documents due to be given to a client the next morning on a train (er … that last one …
Windowfarming – The New Veggie Garden
“Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With hydroponics, tubes and pumps, and plastic bottles all in a row.”
Such is the idea of Britta Riley and Rebecca Fray, two New York artists who …
Student Music and Dance Performance at Chinese Festival
Music and Dance students from The University of Auckland will be showcasing New Zealand arts and culture this May at the Beijing Modern Music Festival.
Representing New Zealand for the first time on the large international …
Letting Space – News from an Art and Property Project
We’re in the countdown to our opening day on Saturday 5pm 141 Willis Street. Love to see you there. In the meantime here’s some fresh updates.
BRING US YOUR CASSETTE TAPES
Dugal McKinnon’s Popular Archeology will operate …
Dance Tensions Build for Battle City Showdown
Tension in the hip hop community is heating up as B-Boys and B-Girls put the final touches on their routines for one of Australia’s longest running dance events, Battle City, on Friday April 16 from …
Pink Shirt Day Gets Bigger and Better
Pink Shirt Day 2010 is just a couple of weeks away on Wednesday 28 April.
SS4Q (Safety in Schools for Queers) has been asking organisations, schools and community groups to show their support by signing up …
Showcase Finale to Youth Week in Brisbane
Music, markets, circus, visual arts, fashion and comedy will make up Brisbane City Council’s spectacular finale to its ‘Get Loud’: National Youth Week celebrations when Youth Arts Showcase is staged on Saturday April 17 from …
The Magic Ingredient of Tea
“If you are cold, tea will warm you; If you are too heated, it will cool you;
If you are depressed, it will cheer you; If you are excited, it will calm you.”
(William E. Gladstone, British …
And The Winner Is …
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“I never win anything, I’m just not lucky.” Whenever I hear someone say that I ask them how many competitions they have entered lately. …
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