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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Breaking the Fast – Raw Style – by Sarah Lea
May 24, 2012 – 6:35 pm | No Comment
Breaking the Fast – Raw Style – by Sarah Lea

I wake every day to a magical state of consciousness. Still dark, with a babe in arms, I’m followed to the kitchen by two frisky girls. Flinging them fruit like fish with seals, they clap …

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Tune into the lighter side
May 24, 2012 – 6:18 pm | One Comment
Tune into the lighter side

By Dr Sarb Johal
Lots of things happen in our lives that we take pretty seriously. And sometimes, that is totally appropriate. But taking every little setback to heart can seriously deplete your energy.
A problem-solving state …

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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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‘Gift Economy’ cafe operating successfully in Golden Bay by Charlotte Squire
May 18, 2012 – 7:20 am | No Comment
‘Gift Economy’ cafe operating successfully in Golden Bay by Charlotte Squire

Local Good News/Golden Bay
Sruti Stojchevski is conducting a social experiment from the Golden Bay Community Organic Gardens. He’s serving up fresh food, lovingly prepared daily according to Ayurvedic principles from mostly local organic produce, at …

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Christchurch: Places of Tranquillity by Steve Carter
May 18, 2012 – 7:02 am | No Comment
Christchurch: Places of Tranquillity by Steve Carter

Local Good News Report/Christchurch
Places of Tranquillity
“We’ve lost our places of tranquillity.”
This was a feeling expressed to Michelle Whitaker, Coordinator of Healthy Christchurch, at a public forum following September 2010. The beaches were largely inaccessible for …

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Cosy Container Love in Christchurch, New Zealand
May 16, 2012 – 8:18 am | No Comment
Cosy Container Love in Christchurch, New Zealand

By Christine Reitze, organiser of Container Love
Christchurch residents have created a giant ‘Container Cosy’ to brighten up the shipping containers they found in their neighbourhoods after the Christchurch quakes.  Pieces of the Cosy were donated …

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Golden Bay Democratic School under consideration for funding by Ministry of Education
April 27, 2012 – 9:33 pm | 4 Comments
Golden Bay Democratic School under consideration for funding by Ministry of Education

Weekly Local Good News Report by Charlotte Squire.
Stay tuned for the launch of weekly Local Good News Report/Christchurch May 4th!
Scroll down to meet our awesome Golden Bay sponsors.
Golden Bay’s Local Good News Reporter Charlotte Squire …

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New Zealand’s most successful complementary currency HANDS release comprehensive ebook guide
April 13, 2012 – 5:12 pm | No Comment
New Zealand’s most successful complementary currency HANDS release comprehensive ebook guide

Local Good News Report by Charlotte Squire.
Scroll down to meet our awesome Golden Bay sponsors.
Starting up an alternative currency in your community? It’s a great idea, but will it fly? Perhaps so with some serious …

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Intern for Happyzine – Term Two of the Kiwi School Year!
December 30, 2011 – 9:18 pm | 3 Comments
Intern for Happyzine – Term Two of the Kiwi School Year!

Gain valuable experience writing or sub-editing for New Zealand’s good news website.
Applications are invited for the positions of Intern-Writers and Intern-Sub Editors for Term 2 (Monday 23 April – Friday 29 June) of the 2012 …

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