Articles in Environment
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
