Articles in Community
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 …
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 …
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 …
Save the Basin
Public Protest
Thursday 24 November
5.30-6pm
from Willemijn Vermaat
Just before elections you have another chance to protest against the roading plans through MT Victoria and Haitaitai, and the flyover along the basin. The protest is self-directed, …
A new time bank has been launched in Wellington South. With support from Annette King, Russell Norman and the Wellington City Council, the time bank has a solid foundation and promises the growth of sustainable …
Here in Golden Bay, which is tucked away between two National Parks in the North West of the South Island of New Zealand, we have a very successful complementary currency in operation known as ‘HANDS’ …
Secondhand Sunday – Golden Bay is about to hold a huge swap meet, and it happens right outside your gate.
Secondhand Sunday will be held on 13 November 2011 between 9.00am and noon.
It’s your chance to …
from Sally Rees
Fruit & Vege Stall
Friday’s 10am – 1pm
Middle of Tory Street, nr Centre of NZ, Nelson City
I am starting a stall selling anyone’s surplus fruit, vegs, flowers, seedlings on Friday mornings every week from …
Mount Eden Village People
It is nearly the end of the year and the 27th of November is our yearly community get-together, celebrating our path to a sustainable Mt Eden. This year we are inviting the …
Nov 19-20, Sat/Sun 10-5, Nelson
Core Connection with Paxe
based on Marshal Rosenberg’s NVC
Clear, Effective Communication
Growing the skill of Understanding
Exploring the ‘Why’ behind the ‘What’
Seeing the People before the Problem
$150
Venue to be confirmed
Contact: Paxe 03 …
Check out the positive constructive side to the occupy movement …
Occupy the Future.org
Asking the Question NOW, Co-creating the FUTURE together
We are a group of engaged individuals and global citizens who have witnessed the movement growing …
By LaShelle Lowe-Chardé
[Note: This style of communication is also known as Non Violent Communication. Ed.]
You know you are in reaction when you experience one or more of these things:
-You feel your shoulders get tight (or …
The conscious consumers project was created by the 42collective, a not-for profit charitable organisation based in Wellington.
Our vision is for New Zealand to be a place where it’s easy for people to live socially and …
By the end of October, seven billion of us will be sharing our planet and consuming our planet’s resources. One thing we can do to support the planet a little is to start growing some …
By LaShelle Lowe-Chardé
[Note: This style of communication is also known as Non Violent Communication. Ed.]
Your partner is feeling anxious about work and in an unconscious expression of that anxiety, she or he sends a jackal …
- Celebrating the community part of adult and community education
Kia ora,
There is an exciting opportunity coming up….. If you are part of – or know of – groups or organisations that are making a real …
Some very inspiring news gets lost in archives – we’re resurrecting some Hopebuilding stories for Happyzine readers.
Ursula Sladek of Germany, who created her country’s first cooperatively-owned renewable power company, is one of six winners of …
Hutt City Council, New Zealand
Daylight saving starts at 2am this Sunday, September 25 and Hutt Valley emergency management controller Paul Nickalls is encouraging residents to check on stored water and other emergency supplies.
“When people put …
The Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN) is a coalition of organizations and individuals working together to build food security in Detroit’s Black community by: 1) influencing public policy; 2) promoting urban agriculture; 3) …
Community Tool Library grows
The racks at The Great Start Tool Library are filling up with donated rakes, spades, saws and hammers. The tools are available to be borrowed by members of the community to do …
Hi Charlotte
I thought your readers might enjoy seeing/hearing about the wooly walkalong which is a yarn bombing I was a part of on Sunday. Over 90 pieces of guerilla knitting from 9 …
Hauraki Golf Conservation Trust
Media release
7 September 2011
Water Fountains Spout Clean Green Outcome
Bottled water not only hits the pockets of Aucklanders but is rapidly becoming one of the greatest polluters of the …
Taita, New Zealand
Theme: Building Community
The Story: Having fun can be a great way of learning. Not only that but it can also be a really effective way to build connections to the environment and people …
Here Here to all that you said about valuing parenting, breast feeding children and the importance of those first three years!!!!! I’ve been on that campaign since having my children in the 80′s …
This is the thinking that motivated Taita resident Helen Hamilton to start talking about time banking in her community. Nearly two years later Helen’s dream has become a reality, with Taita Time Bank now having …
Put the neighbour’s wheelie bin out
Put toothpaste on partner’s brush
Made scones to take to office
Wound bathroom scales back for partner
Sorted through wardrobe and donated clothes to City Mission
Let someone into traffic
Stopped on a red …
Its almost time to get planting for Spring !
Many gardeners have seeds that they have saved, to share.
Why not bring them to swap for seeds that you don’t have?
Saturday 3rd September
1 ~ 3:30pm
The Great Start …
By LaShelle Lowe-Chardé
Often couples talk about rebuilding trust. The idea of rebuilding something you had before is a critical mistake in thinking. When you imagine you need to “re-build” trust, what you really …
Hi Charlotte
I have similar aspirations as you do and I read Happyzine everytime I receive an email from you. I am really excited about Tess’ automatic payment idea. I am a student at Vic Uni …
A blog by Charlotte Squire
Consumer power makes a statement for the planet.
I know an exciting grass roots initiative when I see one. Very recently, during a fantastic conversation about our Golden Bay Buy Local food …
Some very inspiring news gets lost in archives – we’re resurrecting some Hopebuilding stories for Happyzine readers.
In southern Africa and increasingly around the world, chilli peppers are keeping marauding elephants alive and out of farmers’ …
Some very inspiring news gets lost in archives – we’re resurrecting some Hopebuilding stories for Happyzine readers.
Termite mounds and Great Zimbabwe’s ancient stone walls inspired the innovative design for an award-winning office complex and shopping …
Hi Charlotte.
Delighted to watch the Victory school video and to read your comments about the value of community-led development. I see this happening in many places around the world, even in areas more …
Some very inspiring news gets lost in archives – we’re resurrecting some Hopebuilding stories for Happyzine readers.
Georgina Smith, New Agriculturist
June 2011
The north-eastern coast of Mozambique boasts stunning coastal forest, rich coral reefs and mangroves. Yet …
Thursday 11th August
Mother of four Anna Lakeman ponders a self-reliant food supply as she harvests locally grown food for a mussel chowder she and her family entered in the Takaka Great Local Good Challenge.
Today I …
Hello,
I’m Tess James, I was one of the first people to ever sign up to Happyzine. That was back when Charlotte didn’t have a website and she sent out a ‘good news’ email once a …
It’s official—the Greenest Street on the Kāpiti Coast is Te Roto Road, Ōtaki. Facing stiff competition to the final weekend, Te Roto Rd participants took the 2011 title by not only reducing their average …
By Sean Dagan Wood
Law of Mother Earth sees Bolivia pilot new social and economic model based on protection of and respect for nature.
Bolivia is to become the first country in the world to give nature …
By Matt Mellon
By fundamentally changing our cultural values we can create societies that collaborate for increased wellbeing rather than compete for increased wealth.
It is now well recognised that to preserve the global ecosystem we must …
I live in an idyllic valley just 45 minutes drive north of Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand. This six acres I call home has been my turangawaewae or standing place for 25 years …
