Articles in Headline
By Sarah Ferry
In 2010 mountaineers removed two tons of rubbish from Everest, rubbish that we see in our everyday lives. But what was it doing up there in the first place, and what can New …
By Hannah Spyksma
Aucklander Robyn Simcock is renovating her garage. As is, it is slightly sunken into the ground so that the roof is only a metre above the pavement. She has pumice, wild flowers, succulents …
Sustainable Communities
Council searching for Green Street
New Zealand’s Kapiti Coast District Council has announced a competition to find Kāpiti’s Greenest Street. Commencing in October, the competition is being touted as an opportunity for neighbours to get …
Since my previous ramblings about food here on Happyzine, I’ve spent far too much time with my nose in a book called “Eating Animals” by Jonathan Safran Foer. As the title suggests, it tackles the …
Who are you?
Kia ora! I’m Lani Evans – I’m a Dunedin based activist, volunteer and non-profit worker. At present I work as the manager of Volunteer Otago, a referral, promotion and advocacy agency supporting 120 …
Gardening is all about planning and permaculture is no exception to that rule. Despite having a degree in Making It Up As You Go Along, when I garden I need to have a convincing …
International climate talks will be influenced again, this December, by young people from all over the world. Twelve young kiwis will be standing alongside an estimated 150000 members of civil society in Cancun, Mexico at …
Food is my greatest love. You might think it would be my darling partner, my wonderful family or my long-dead cat. No, it’s food. I love nothing more than food. And not just the eating …
By Happyzine Sustainable Design columnist – Lee Barry, Wellington, New Zealand
Water, aqua, H2O. Call it what you like, it’s essential to life on Earth and – as I discussed last week – to human survival.
Its …
No land to be removed from Schedule 4
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 10:38 am
Press Release: New Zealand Government
No land to be removed from Schedule 4
Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee and Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson announced …
Did anyone else get the needs v’s wants lesson early in childhood? I must have been no more than six or seven. The teacher had us say what we thought was a “want” and what …
1. What’s drawn you into art?
I’ve loved painting and drawing for as long as I can remeber. Its part of my spirit, I just have to do it. I love being able to invent or …
One of the very first pages in this book says “This book is dedicated to the dreamers, especially those who have learned how to make their dreams a reality”.
Perfect for me. I’m big into the whole …
I have no graphic design talent and the idea of me creating my own website is laughable. My skills deficiency means that since embarking on my rooftop gardens project and founding Urban Pantry I’ve been …
This is Yvonne McLaren’s first ever blog for Happyzine. Yvonne works with various ‘to be homed’ groups around Auckland and has good news to share …
This blog is about homelessness, but not as we know …
Charlotte Squire talks with www.HomeGrownMarket.co.nz Founder Laurie Mitchell
1. What is Home grown market?
HomeGrown Market is a website that helps communities buy, swap and sell locally produced stuff.
www.HomeGrownMarket.co.nz – the “Community TradeMe” – A Free Place …
Emerging Dunedin-based film production company Splashroom Media (Splashroom Ltd) took out a major award on Thursday night in Wellington at the Ministry for the Environment’s prestigious Green Ribbon Awards. The award, presented by Hon Dr …
Auckland’s extraordinary wealth of people and cultures, its fertile abundance of land, sun and sea will be unveiled, all through the lens of food, in a new exhibition called Kai to Pie: Auckland on a …
Oh the relief! We’re just arriving at one of Christchurch’s most eco-friendly motels – CentrePoint On Colombo. After a day of travel with two children under three, we’re salivating at the thought of checking into …
Time and time again I hear it: “Eco-fashion is way too expensive!” But is it? Let’s pull back the curtains and take a quick look at what goes into producing conventional vs eco garments. I …
How could a vacant space – be it an apartment block, the floor of an office building, empty land or a retail space – be better used to provide a more vital inner-city?
On May 6 …
You can no longer save your family, tribe or nation. You can only save the whole world.
Margaret Mead
You are invited to participate in the internationally acclaimed symposium “Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream” which is …
I won Happyzine’s inaugural DreamtoReality competition with my dream of turning Auckland’s rooftops green. Since then, establishing rooftop food gardens on central Auckland buildings has moved from being my dream to being a goal that …
1. What is Now Future?
Now Future is a partnership between Sophie Jerram and Dugal McKinnon. We aim to create and promote art projects that address fundamental and philosophical issues regarding human relationships with the planet, …
In a first-off for Wellington’s CBD, artists and property developers are working hand in hand to fill empty commercial sites through a new project, Letting Space.
This visual arts project, funded by Creative New Zealand and …
Astound the World in Ninety Days …
Once upon a time, in Australia, in November 1989, there was an enormous crash (well, that’s a figurative term, as I have actually not been one to quietly begin …
It is always good news when people are found against the odds. Imagine being lost on a frozen stretch of North Sea, you use your camera flash to seek help and someone sees it from …
The Good News Network reported that this ‘Love Project’ filmed singers in 156 countries performing their unique version of the Beatles hit ‘All you Need is Love’. The event took place on December 7th, 2009. …
Have you written your New Years Resolutions yet? Did you write a list last year? How many did you follow through with? As Dr Phil would say “How’s it working for you?”
You have …
Everything is abloom
San Pedro cactus thrust their flowers outwards at exactly Summer Solstice
the longest day and shortest night of the year
We think the ancestors of this Rata Tree once stood where our house stands now
and …
As I write, a pan of brand new potatoes, harvested a slender twenty minutes ago, are being boiled and then lightly sauteed into savory perfection with oil, garlic and onions. They’re for our Boxing …
In Australia, for many December means celebrating Christmas, hot days, gifts, reconnection and relaxation, family, more hot days and approximately 9 weeks of holidays. We’re a month into summer and the heat can be oppressive. …
It is so easy to turn away from our life difficulties. To turn our backs, put up walls and shields and hold fast, defenses up. It is much harder to turn those …
The quickening of spring not only unfurls buds and a sweep of green and tiny creatures, but heralds the re-opening of winter-shut hotspots for lingering, languishing alongside the annual incoming tide of eager and beautiful …
November 6th, 2009
Photo: Mohikinui River, by Craig Potton
Apparently we live in a nation of number eight wire type people, where innovative ideas are steaming away in the privacy of countless minds, and any thing’s possible. …
I like tunes and moving pix… Fun things in a serious world. Laughter, joy, love and freindship are the things I value most.
By,
Purple
For more information about Visionic, the music DVD or to purchase the …
