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ReGeneration Roadie Blog #5 – Christchurch and Kaikoura!

April 5, 2011 – 7:23 pm |

By Lani Evans
Hello from Kaikoura!
Canterbury is the penultimate destination on the ReGeneration Roadies South Island tour and wow, what an adventure! Just over a month ago this region
was hit by one of the biggest tragedies …

350 Youth Climate Leadership Workshop

April 4, 2011 – 5:04 pm |

4 April, 2011
350 Aotearoa is excited to announce the Youth Climate Leadership Workshop in Wellington from 13-16 May for young leaders from all regions of New Zealand.
The aim of this workshop …

ReGeneration Roadie Blog#4 – Free Hugs and Happiness

April 4, 2011 – 11:21 am | 3 Comments

By Lani Evans
Free hugs and happiness
This week the roadtrip crew rocked up in Dunedin, my hometown and found, to our delight, that free hugs and happiness were the themes of this
region.
One of our first stops …

The ReGeneration Roadie Blog #3

March 27, 2011 – 4:24 pm |

The Colac Bay Youth Jam – photo by Guy Ryan
This week the ReGeneration roadtrip crew hit the South of the South through Wanaka, Queenstown, Te Anau, Riverton and Invercargill. I am constantly surprised by the …

The ReGeneration Roadie Blog #2

March 18, 2011 – 4:00 pm |

Lani Evans
We spent this week on the West Coast, traveling a thin ribbon of road between beautiful coastlines and majestic mountains. This place is total Moa country, the longest, thinnest, wildest region in Te Wai …

Upcoming Tides Event: Inspiring Young Women

March 15, 2011 – 6:40 pm |

Tides – Inspiring Young Women
Tides Charitable Trust specialises in assisting young women to make the fundamental, emotional and psychological shift from child to young adult. We run community led camps designed as …

The ReGeneration Roadie Blog #1

March 9, 2011 – 9:27 pm |

By Lani Evans
Ten young New Zealanders with different skills and backgrounds are travelling round the country for 15 weeks with the aim of discovering and learning about the good stuff going on in Aotearoa. Ten …

New Zealand Student Top of the World in World Maths Day 2011

March 3, 2011 – 6:07 pm |

Mason F, a student from Sherwood Primary on Auckland’s North Shore, has taken out top place in the 8 – 10 year old category of the 2011 World Maths Day.
Other New Zealand students also performed …

Grow You Good Things!

February 9, 2011 – 8:05 pm |

ReGeneration Summer Jam
By Billy Matheson
Last month 120 young leaders from around New Zealand gathered at the Living Springs conference centre near Governors Bay. The week long retreat was called ReGeneration Summer Jam and is the …

Youth Perspective: My New Years Resolutions……..

January 8, 2011 – 8:05 am |

By Nick Thorburn
Here I sit, along, feeling isolated as I tap my pen against my hard faded brown wooden desk. Thinking about those important highlights of 2010, Reflecting on both the positive and negative affects …

Youth Perspective – What I Would Like To Achieve For 2011….. by Nick Thorburn

January 5, 2011 – 10:33 pm |

Here I sit, curious, with a mind full of un-limited decisions. I sit here, being asked to express 5 top things I will like to achieve for the year of 2011. I have many provocative, …

Free swimming lessons for 660 Nelson children

December 23, 2010 – 11:03 pm |

Sealord Nelson workers received an extra Christmas present this week with the news that each will be able to offer free swimming lessons to a local child.
As part of its recently announced sponsorship of the …

New Zealand Youth Perspective on COP16 Outcome: “The agreement in Cancun is not an end, but a fresh beginning.”

December 12, 2010 – 1:47 pm |

Cancun, December 11th 2010.
After two weeks of difficult negotiations the COP16 climate talks in Cancun finally delivered concrete results, according to the New Zealand Youth Delegation (NZYD).
“In the final hours of the conference, countries were …

New Zealand Youth Present Thousands of Climate Change Messages to Minister Nick Smith at United Nations Climate Change Negotiations

December 10, 2010 – 8:12 pm |

New Zealand Youth Present Thousands of Climate Change Messages to Minister Nick Smith at United Nations Climate Change Negotiations
Cancun, Mexico (13.00 GMT-6) – The New Zealand Youth Delegation (NZYD) presented a huge handmade canvas fern …

New Zealand Youth Delegation Has a Say in Climate Negotiations

December 2, 2010 – 12:31 pm |

New Zealand Youth Delegation Has a Say in Climate Negotiations
BREAKING NEWS
CANCUN, MEXICO, 1/12/2010.
The Cancun climate change negotiations, formally known as COP16, are being stormed by hundreds of young people calling for fair, ambitious and legally …

Kiwi Youth Delegation in Mexico for International Youth Climate Movement

November 27, 2010 – 6:00 pm |

CANCUN, MEXICO 25/11/2010-
12 young Kiwi’s are joining youth from across the globe this weekend to campaign for strong and immediate climate change action. The 6th annual conference of youth (COY6) is bringing together over 500 …

Enter the Amazing Race – Auckland

November 26, 2010 – 4:59 pm |

Have you ever wished that you could be on the television show “The Amazing Race”? Well now is your chance!!!!
What is it?
The MOST Amazing Race is the most exciting event of 2010. Modeled on the …

Youthline Seeks VIPs to Help Continue 24/7 Services

November 17, 2010 – 6:00 pm |

Media Release
17 November 2010
Providing support and services 24/7 to young New Zealanders is a big job and to do it Youthline needs a legion of supporters.
The Youthline VIP Supporters programme has been launched to enlist …

Urgent support needed to ensure Young Kiwi Voices are Heard at Crucial Climate Talks

November 12, 2010 – 8:47 pm |

Media Release. For Immediate Release. 11 November 2010
Urgent support needed to ensure Young Kiwi Voices are Heard at Crucial Climate Talks
There are just ten days left to ensure that 1000’s of messages from kiwi youth …

VOTE: Te Kaea Beri to be New Zealand’s New MTV Presenter

September 11, 2010 – 5:40 pm |

Happyzine has been following Te Kaea Beri’s progress towards becoming a mega super-duper film star.  Here’s a Q&A we ran on her a few years ago called ‘Te Kaea Beri – Daring to Dream Out …

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