Articles tagged with: Environment
Festival for the Future: A Reflection
As I sit here writing this blog entry I can’t help but feel hopeful. Not only about my own future, but a collective and progressive one for all New Zealander’s and the rest of the …
Calling all Dunedin Conservationist Groups!
Applications Now Open for the Speight’s Environment Fund
The call is out! The 2012 Speight’s Brewery Environment Fund is now open for applications, and is seeking Dunedin-based conservationists to collect a share of the funding pool.
Dunedin-based …
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 …
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 …
Hawke’s Bay Environment Action Awards
Hawkes Bay Regional Council
For more information and to apply for an award visit the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council website
The Environment Action Awards are held every two years to celebrate people and organisations in Hawke’s Bay …
International Hopebuilding News: Community-Based Management Protects Mozambique Coastal Fishery Today, Tomorrow and Forever
Some very inspiring news gets lost in archives – we’re resurrecting some Hopebuilding stories for Happyzine readers.
Georgina Smith, New Agriculturist
June 2011
The north-eastern coast of Mozambique boasts stunning coastal forest, rich coral reefs and mangroves. Yet …
Grow From Here: An Inner City Organic Garden Store
In Te Aro, central Wellington, there has sprung up a dear, wee garden store; bold, new and capable of supplying all your organic gardening supplies. My name is Kaye Reardon and I am the co-owner …
Wide, Deep Vegetable Beds – By Suzi Franks
Picture if you will a vegetable garden bed brimming with lush, tender produce. Beautiful, even in your imagination isn’t it?
But, what if I told you that this picture could be your reality come late spring …
Tauranga – Sustainable Living Workshop:Waste
The Tauranga Environment Centre in conjunction with Tauranga City Council is running a Sustainable Living Workshop and Tour on Waste .
Workshop: Independent and practical information on waste reduction.
Find out more about the global issue of …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#46 – The Sandcastle Chalet Accommodation, Golden Bay (Sooo Lush and You Could Stay Here!)
(As I raise my son and grow my good news website)
Today Kahu the gorgeous two year old, Maia the Golden Dog and my good self stopped by the Sandcastle here in Golden Bay, to have …
Archey’s Frog: Part of a Clean Green New Zealand?
If Charles Darwin was alive, he’d be the first to campaign against the recent Government land mining proposals in New Zealand that will threaten the world’s most evolutionarily distinct amphibian, Archey’s Frog. But New Zealand …
A Visual Journey of Rooftop Garden Inspiration
In previous posts, I’ve told you about my vision of turning wasted space on city rooftops into green urban oases, and what I’m doing to achieve it. This time I want to show you what …
It’s the Little Things – Christchurch Motel Leads the Way With Eco-Friendly Accommodation
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 …
My Journey Towards a Passion for Eco-Fashion – By Jo Blundell
OK, so my passion for ‘eco’ doesn’t stop at fashion, but that’s pretty much where it began for me. I read an article a few years back on how fashion has become faster, clothes have …
Bringing it together: What will it take to create a Just, Sustainable, and Fulfilling Future?
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 …
Windowfarming – The New Veggie Garden
“Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With hydroponics, tubes and pumps, and plastic bottles all in a row.”
Such is the idea of Britta Riley and Rebecca Fray, two New York artists who …
Earth Hour Sweeps Globe as Planet Unites Across Time Zones
(1400hrs Sunday 28 March) – After kicking off in New Zealand at 8.30pm last night (local time) Earth Hour is still in full swing as the global lights out event sweeps across all the world’s …
Please Help Me Name My Rooftop Gardens Venture
Hi,
As you may know, I’m establishing a venture to create rooftop gardens on top of inner city buildings so that the people who live and work in them have some green space in which they …
Two Stars, One Night: Taika Waititi and Lizzie Gillett Fade to Black for WWF’s Earth Hour
Two leading lights of New Zealand film, Taika Waititi (Director, Boy, Two Cars One Night, Eagle vs. Shark) and Lizzie Gillett (Producer, The Age of Stupid), are joining stars from around the world as ambassadors …
Dream to Reality – Share Your Dreams!
When you share your dreams with the world, the amount of unexpected support that flows to you is astounding. Until recently, I didn’t like sharing my goals and fantasies with other people. I think this …
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