Golden Bay’s Ceiros Begg hits the road with sustainable fashion
May 25, 2012 – 8:36 pm | No Comment

Local Good News/Golden Bay
By Charlotte Squire
When Ceiros Begg was a little girl, she and her mother spent hours walking the streets of Christchurch to visit thrift shops. No shop was too far away and mother …

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Victory for the Mokihinui River!
May 22, 2012 – 10:30 am | No Comment
Victory for the Mokihinui River!

22 May 2012 – Wellington
Forest & Bird media release for immediate use
 
Forest & Bird welcomes victory for Mokihinui River
 
Forest & Bird welcomes Meridian Energy’s announcement that it will abandon its plan to dam the …

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New Enviroschools funding welcomed by WWF
May 14, 2012 – 8:46 am | One Comment
New Enviroschools funding welcomed by WWF

New Enviroschools funding welcomed by WWF
 
Wellington, New Zealand –  WWF-New Zealand is welcoming today’s announcement by the Government to reinstate much-needed funding for the Enviroschools and Te Aho Tu Roa initiatives that help children …

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It’s time to Connect the Dots – Sonja Deely
May 9, 2012 – 1:42 pm | No Comment
It’s time to Connect the Dots – Sonja Deely

The images from 350.org’s global day of action, Connect the Dots, are astounding, remarkable and moving (climatedots.org).
Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands, kicked off the day, May 5, when local islanders met at sunrise for …

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Tauranga families lead Earth Hour New Zealand 2012!
April 1, 2012 – 9:34 am | No Comment
Tauranga families lead Earth Hour New Zealand 2012!

Tauranga successfully led the New Zealand Earth Hour celebrations this year, in recognition of the local community’s efforts to clean up their environment after the Rena oil spill disaster struck six months ago.
More than 1500 …

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Record Earth Hour participation with one day to go
March 30, 2012 – 4:13 pm | No Comment
Record Earth Hour participation with one day to go

MEDIA RELEASE
30 MARCH 2012

RECORD EARTH HOUR PARTICIPATION WITH ONE DAY TO GO

With one day to go until the biggest ever Earth Hour, a record 147 countries and territories are preparing to send a united message …

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WWF’s Bay of Plenty fund opens to help environmental restoration post Rena
March 29, 2012 – 1:29 pm | No Comment
WWF’s Bay of Plenty fund opens to help environmental restoration post Rena

WWF-New Zealand media release – for immediate release                       
 
29 March 2012
 
 
WWF’s Bay of Plenty fund opens to help environmental restoration post Rena disaster
 
As Tauranga gets set to lead New Zealand’s Earth Hour celebrations this …

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Forest & Bird congratulates PM on Denniston decision
March 22, 2012 – 8:41 pm | No Comment
Forest & Bird congratulates PM on Denniston decision

Forest & Bird today congratulated the Prime Minister for publicly confirming that New Zealanders will get a say in the access approval by the Department of Conservation for Bathurst Resources to build an open-cast coal …

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Earthhour News: ‘I will if you will’ Tauranga’s Mayor steps up with environmental recovery plan for Rena
March 20, 2012 – 5:30 pm | No Comment
Earthhour News: ‘I will if you will’ Tauranga’s Mayor steps up with environmental recovery plan for Rena

MAYOR STUART CROSBY MAKES FIRST PLEDGE IN SUPPORT OF EARTH HOUR
Dare the world to save the planet – ‘I will if you will.’ The international theme of Earth Hour 2012 is being embraced by Bayfair …

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Rare chance for Kiwis to watch Venus to crossing the sun
March 15, 2012 – 5:20 pm | No Comment
Rare chance for Kiwis to watch Venus to crossing the sun

Gina Dellabarca, Stardome Observatory & Planetarium
MEDIA RELEASE – 12th March, 2012
Venus to Cross the Sun
New Zealanders will have the extremely rare chance to watch the planet Venus in transit across the face of the Sun …

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Free and impartial sustainability advice service for wellington residents!
March 1, 2012 – 9:12 am | One Comment
Free and impartial sustainability advice service for wellington residents!

Sustainability Trust launches its ‘Home Advice’ service this month, with the official launch on the 12th of March.
Home Advice is Wellington Region’s free sustainability consultation service providing impartial, expert advice on water, waste, energy …

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The lazy way to go green: paint your roof white!
February 19, 2012 – 4:13 pm | One Comment
The lazy way to go green: paint your roof white!

Oooh!  Don’t you love a good, easy way to help the planet!  We all live under a roof, let’s paint ‘em white.  Happyzine supports the New Zealand White Roofs project, which is run by Auckland based …

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Forest & Bird launches nationwide kereru count today
February 19, 2012 – 3:52 pm | No Comment
Forest & Bird launches nationwide kereru count today

Forest & Bird media release for immediate use
 
Forest & Bird launches nationwide kereru count today
 
Forest & Bird today launches a nationwide survey of kereru. The inaugural Kereru Count allows the public to contribute tothe national …

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Tauranga to lead NZ Earth Hour 2012 celebrations
February 19, 2012 – 3:24 pm | No Comment
Tauranga to lead NZ Earth Hour 2012 celebrations

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 …

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Forest & Bird launches updated Best Fish Guide
February 13, 2012 – 2:52 pm | No Comment
Forest & Bird launches updated Best Fish Guide

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 …

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Exciting: the Arcadia International Environmental Film Festival
February 4, 2012 – 11:33 am | No Comment
Exciting: the Arcadia International Environmental Film Festival

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 …

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Green Profile: Seema Singh “We cannot separate people from the environment”
January 5, 2012 – 6:03 pm | 3 Comments
Green Profile: Seema Singh “We cannot separate people from the environment”

By Seema Singh
Coming to reside in Wellington from Fiji gave me a great opportunity to explore my self beliefs of being an environment enthusiast. My studies at Victoria University introduced me to various literature on …

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The National Foundation for the Deaf congratulates New Zealand’s first profoundly deaf MP
December 12, 2011 – 7:45 pm | One Comment
The National Foundation for the Deaf congratulates New Zealand’s  first profoundly deaf MP

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 …

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Forest & Bird welcomes new report on rivers
December 6, 2011 – 2:31 pm | No Comment
Forest & Bird welcomes new report on rivers

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 …

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WWF: Durban Talks An Opportunity to Move Beyond Political Posturing
November 28, 2011 – 8:17 am | No Comment
WWF: Durban Talks An Opportunity to Move Beyond Political Posturing

Time to re-write the story.
Durban, South Africa: The United Nations climate change talks starting today present a unique opportunity for leaders of the world to move beyond political posturing and lay the foundations for an …

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Water Decision Good for Waitaki Environment
November 24, 2011 – 4:22 pm | No Comment
Water Decision Good for Waitaki Environment

Forest & Bird media release for immediate use
 
 

Water decision good for Waitaki environment
 

 
 
Forest & Bird today welcomed the decision by Environment Canterbury (ECan) to decline nine irrigation and water take consents in the Upper Waitaki …

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Letter to Editor: Volunteer regional field coordinators wanted for 350.org.nz!
November 22, 2011 – 4:09 pm | No Comment
Letter to Editor: Volunteer regional field coordinators wanted for 350.org.nz!

Hey there,
My name is Rachel and I’m a 350 Aotearoa volunteer currently focussing on establishing regional groups throughout the country to build the climate movement. We would really love your energy and your help!
We’re rolling …

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Vote for Nature – Forest and Bird
November 16, 2011 – 9:44 am | No Comment
Vote for Nature – Forest and Bird

 
Forest and Bird
A Vote for Nature is a vote for the New Zealand we love and want to pass on to our children
In the lead up to the election, we need to remind political parties …

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Rugby Icon Kieran Puts in the Hours for the Penguins
November 8, 2011 – 2:24 pm | No Comment
Rugby Icon Kieran Puts in the Hours for the Penguins

For immediate release: Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust
A limited number of native trees, grasses and plants are now for sale, with proceeds going to help save yellow-eyed penguins. The Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust’s not for profit and community …

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DoC Consulting on Conservation Management Strategies
November 3, 2011 – 5:12 pm | No Comment
DoC Consulting on Conservation Management Strategies

Every 10 years DOC turns to the public to find out what communities believe should be the priorities for conservation over the next decade.  This leads to the development of conservation management strategies (CMS) which …

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Sinbad Gully Kiwi “thriving” in Milford Sound sanctuary
November 1, 2011 – 5:51 pm | No Comment
Sinbad Gully Kiwi “thriving” in Milford Sound sanctuary

Media release from Southern Discoveries
1 November 2011
 
Sinbad Gully Kiwi “thriving” in Milford Sound sanctuary
 
A pair of breeding Kiwi introduced eight months ago to a remote valley overlooking Milford Sound are plump, happy and thriving, …

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Rare Mudfish found near Bulls
October 5, 2011 – 9:12 pm | No Comment
Rare Mudfish found near Bulls

Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 12:23 pm
Press Release: Horizons Regional Council
MEDIA RELEASE
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Rare Mudfish found near Bulls
There is something fishy going on in the outskirts of Bulls. In a tributary of the Tutaenui …

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Bill McKibben from 350.org Excited About Success of Moving Planet
September 30, 2011 – 10:38 am | No Comment
Bill McKibben from 350.org Excited About Success of Moving Planet

Hey friends –
We’re still exhilarated from the past weekend of Moving Planet events — a truly amazing show of global solidarity, committment, and creativity.
We wanted you to have the first glimpse of the video showing …

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Engaging Hearts and Minds for Our Planet – 350 Moving Planet day of action this Saturday
September 21, 2011 – 3:15 pm | No Comment
Engaging Hearts and Minds for Our Planet – 350 Moving Planet day of action this Saturday

How to Move a Stuck Planet?
By Aaron Packard
Thousands of people around New Zealand will be rallying for solutions to climate change on September 24th, as part of the global day of action, Moving Planet. Come …

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Ekodo: Earth Witness
September 1, 2011 – 12:58 pm | No Comment
Ekodo: Earth Witness

By Sean Weaver
Unfurling like a furry monkey being born tail first, the hairs of the young tree fern frond caught the sunlight as the clouds parted briefly high above the forest canopy. He was walking …

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Biodynamics: Bringing Life to the Land and Wealth to Society
August 25, 2011 – 2:34 pm | No Comment
Biodynamics: Bringing Life to the Land and Wealth to Society

Bringing Life to the Land and Wealth to Society

by Lis Alington, Editor, Earth Matters
Imagine that the earth is an apple…

If you chop it into 32 pieces, then just a single one of those pieces …

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International Hopebuilding News: Young People Create New Life and Lush Urban Garden in Former Kibera Waste Dump
August 14, 2011 – 8:53 am | No Comment
International Hopebuilding News: Young People Create New Life and Lush Urban Garden in Former Kibera Waste Dump

Some very inspiring news gets lost in archives – we’re resurrecting some Hopebuilding stories for Happyzine readers.
It took the Kibera Youth Reform Group just 105 days from the time they started clearing a site that …

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International Hopebuilding News: Model garden in Mali builds sustainable protection for organic cotton
August 11, 2011 – 1:32 pm | No Comment
International Hopebuilding News: Model garden in Mali builds sustainable protection for organic cotton

New Agriculturist
Some very inspiring news gets lost in archives – we’re resurrecting some Hopebuilding stories for Happyzine readers.
Mali is one of the largest cotton producers in Africa and about 40% of rural households …

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Green Profile: i-Tree
August 2, 2011 – 2:44 pm | No Comment
Green Profile: i-Tree

What is i-Tree?
i-Tree is a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the USDA Forest Service that provides urban forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools. The i-Tree Tools help communities of all sizes to strengthen their urban …

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Kokako Face Hopeful Future in East Taranaki Forest
August 1, 2011 – 2:11 pm | No Comment
Kokako Face Hopeful Future in East Taranaki Forest

Pioneering trap study leads way for return of Kokako to East Taranaki forest

Wellington, New Zealand – An area of remote forest in East Taranaki, where the haunting melody of the kokako has been …

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World Leading Environmental Monitoring Tool Launched
July 28, 2011 – 6:50 pm | No Comment
World Leading Environmental Monitoring Tool Launched

Media Release
July 27, 2011
For Immediate Release
World leading environmental monitoring tool launched
The world’s first real-time, automated, web-based mass flux monitoring solution, which allows users to monitor and analyse the dispersion of pollutants, has been launched in New Zealand.
Trifecta …

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Tangaroa’s Amazing Voyage
July 18, 2011 – 9:59 am | No Comment
Tangaroa’s Amazing Voyage

NIWA Media Release                        18  July 2011
Tangaroa’s amazing voyage
NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa has just completed a very successful voyage of habitats of significance for …

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Green Profile Series: NIWA
July 6, 2011 – 6:14 pm | No Comment
Green Profile Series: NIWA

1. What is NIWA’s purpose?
NIWA’s purpose is to enhance the economic value and sustainable management of New Zealand’s aquatic resources and environments, to provide understanding of climate and the atmosphere and increase resilience to weather …

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Emperor Penguin Visits the Kapiti Coast
June 22, 2011 – 6:33 pm | No Comment
Emperor Penguin Visits the Kapiti Coast

Emperor penguin visits the Kapiti Coast
Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 1:21 pm
Press Release: Department of Conservation
Date: 21st June 2011
Emperor penguin visits the Kapiti Coast
Kapiti Coast residents have been treated to a rare visit by an emperor …

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What Kind of Difference Can a Green Dreamer Make? Meet Majora Carter
June 18, 2011 – 9:26 pm | No Comment
What Kind of Difference Can a Green Dreamer Make?  Meet Majora Carter

Majora Carter: Activist for environmental justice
Majora Carter is a visionary voice in city planning who views urban renewal through an environmental lens. The South Bronx native draws a direct connection between ecological, economic …

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Migration Patterns Linked to Genetic Differences in New Zealand Seabirds
May 31, 2011 – 5:13 pm | No Comment
Migration Patterns Linked to Genetic Differences in New Zealand Seabirds

NIWA & The University of Auckland  EMBARGOED UNTIL 31 MAY 2011
Migration patterns linked to genetic differences in New Zealand seabirds
Ground-breaking research by NIWA and The University of Auckland, investigating the annual movements of New …

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