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charlotte@happyzine.co.nz
Holidays. We all need them. I was reminded recently that holidays are wonderful in that they allow us to step back from our work, rest our minds, and return some time later feeling refreshed …
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This week I was reminded of my excitement and passion for permaculture. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the subject “Permaculture is a …
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This past week’s been a busy one for Happyzine as it morphs from a weekly ezine (with a website bubbling away in the background) into a …
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Here’s an opportunity to give: This morning I listened with interest to the National Programme. Mike Whittaker shared his impressions of the earthquake and the tsunami as …
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In this issue we pay homage to, in my opinion, two of history’s most inspiring men folk – Gandhi and Mandela. Both of them lead by example, refusing …
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Over the weekend I attended the most beautiful funeral. The subject of death and dying is perhaps not so readily connected with positive media, but death and change are …
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Did you know that today’s the International Day of Peace? Today’s the time to make peace – with loved ones, and not so loved ones, …
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Editor’s Comment – Good News is Everywhere, if You Want to See It
Over the past week I launched the Hour of Kindness and had the pleasure …
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I watched these boys on the news last night, chugging cheerfully across the Cook Straight between our South and North Islands in a van. They were two …
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Positive thinking has a huge role play when it comes to environmental change – for New Zealand, and for the rest of the world. We often hear how it can …
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Editor’s Pick: Healthy Happyzine – Healthy People – Healthy Planet
There’s a strong case to be made around the belief that directing our attention to positive media …
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Introducing our new writer – Theron Burgess. Theron’s just become a Dad, and in his first ever blog for Happyzine he shares with us his impressions …
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Big news for Happyzine – I’m inviting our Kiwi politicians to partake in an Hour of Kindness in Parliament this September the 8th, during Questions in …
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This past week has been Te Wiki O Te Reo Maori or Maori Language Week. All across Aotearoa people have been doing their bit to …
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There’s something about this tale that I find quite delightful – it’s ’the little stream that could’. The New York Times reported that the Cheonggyecheon stream, …
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You may notice a distinctly New Zealand flavoured theme for your five minutes of good news this week. I kept discovering projects and people to get excited …
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It must have been spine-tingling. Over the weekend, three hundred of New Zealand’s most experienced Kapahaka groups performed in the grand finale of Te Papa’s …
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Kiwis Lead World With Strong Immune Systems
Imagine it. Imagine if the strength of our immune system was a hot issue right now, very sexy, making headlines …
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Time to Make Matariki A Public Holiday
The call is growing stronger for the New Zealand Government to create an official public holiday around Matariki. This time of …
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Happyzine‘s growing. It’s shifted from primarily a weekly ezine, to being a good news website, with a weekly ezine. Viewers are invited to check in …
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Have you checked out the People’s Times yet? This New Zealand made website is a news site, for community. Sort of like Scoop, …
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I first met her when she became my little sister’s midwife. She breezed in with an easy smile and helped my sister feel totally comfortable within minutes. She taught my sister about …
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Do you love a good old fashioned challenge to stimulate your mind and apply your powers of positive thinking to? Here’s an opportunity to create some positive change for New Zealand’s wild horses. Consider …
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‘Give it a go, bro’ … this slogan was the key concept that came out of an eutrepreneurial summit designed to produce five ideas for boosting national …
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How to make a strong point about a controversial political issue: come at it from an unexpected angle, for example a music video. That’s how they’re doing …
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“Oh the joy of a life purpose lived!” These words are from Erin Cole-Baker’s myspace page. This week I would like to celebrate this …
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New Zealand Music Month is upon us once more
and this event just gets bigger and bigger. Check out the site and find out what’s going …
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I love discovering happy, active elders and this week I want to draw attention to a blog by Kiwi Kevin Roberts – CEO of Saatchi and …
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Ok, so it may seem I’m Weka obsessed… and, well, maybe I am. They’re just so cheeky and trusting and it’s hilarious when they steal other …
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I think they’re gorgeous! New Zealand’s beloved Topp Twins, the lesbian comedy and music duo from down-on-the-farm in Huntly, are now featuring in their own documentary film (which has had …
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Dear Charlotte,
I’ve discovered Happyzine just in time! There has been an overwhelming glut of bad news for months, which takes it toll on even a natural …
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Earth Hour 2009 was quite a thrill for me (one reason being that as a Mummy I got to do it at home with my …
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Remember the Weka? I do! I have fond childhood memories of this feisty flightless bird making their presence known at our bach in Para …
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After decades of effort, DoC has suceeded in helping the Kakapo population surpass 100 birds (NZPA). I find it incredibly inspiring that a government department hung in …
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‘Sharing‘ was the theme in a recent blog by Kiwi CEO of Saatchi and Saatchi – Kevin Roberts. He says that sharing is the way of …
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For all the drama in the news this week, some media also inspired hope. I loved an article the NZ Herald ran: EcoTown Is Where Happiness Blooms. Why? Because …
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Music – ahh, balm to the soul, particularly Tina Bridgman’s. She sent this link out to the world and when I tuned in, I switched to calm mode. You can check her out on You Tube. …
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What’s good in New Zealand at the moment? My pick is Waitangi Day. Celebrated world wide, I’ve seen plenty of highlights worth reiterating in the media since Friday. Maori Party Co-Leader Tariana Turia shared some seriously inspiring words …
December 2008 ‘Wealth’
“Shoe Foundations” – Pastel
By Doti Young
Happyzine (which rhymes with ‘magazine’)is for the dreamers and optimists of this world. It is a positive news electronic magazine with strong roots in Aotearoa/ New Zealand.
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Wealth. What’s your little slice …
October 2008
‘Courage’
Shane Te Ruki – Ika A Whero
Happyzine (which rhymes with ‘magazine’)is for the dreamers and optimists of this world. It is a positive news electronic magazine with strong roots in Aotearoa/ New Zealand.
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Charlotte Squire
Editor
Happyzine
It takes courage to …
