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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Ekodo: A West Coast Story (Part 2)
September 8, 2010 – 1:27 pm | 2 Comments
Ekodo: A West Coast Story (Part 2)

By Sean Weaver

This West Coast Forest Story conveys my awkward attempts as a beginner of compassionate environmentalism, and shows how it can work when we might give it a try.

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Ekodo: Compassionate Environmentalism
September 3, 2010 – 6:00 pm | No Comment
Ekodo: Compassionate Environmentalism

By Sean Weaver
Over the last twenty-five years of environmental practice, I have had countless opportunities to experience and reflect on how to enhance my effectiveness. I have had my fair share of failures and successes …

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Food, Glorious Sustainable Food!
July 30, 2010 – 6:12 pm | No Comment
Food, Glorious Sustainable Food!

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 …

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Teen Sex and Corporate Sustainability
July 2, 2010 – 8:16 pm | No Comment
Teen Sex and Corporate Sustainability

Marc Gunther tells a joke comparing corporate sustainability and teen sex – you can find his original article here. The joke goes:
“Corporate sustainability is like teen sex. Everybody talks about it. Nobody does it very …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#62 – Determination, Patience and a Lap-Top
June 16, 2010 – 5:20 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#62 – Determination, Patience and a Lap-Top

I’m looking forward to the day when going on-line and working on Happyzine shall once again be a walk in the park because I own a healthy computer.  At present I encounter an array of …

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First rooftop
June 6, 2010 – 9:15 am | 2 Comments
First rooftop

I’m excited to announce that I’ve secured a rooftop in central Auckland and planning for my first garden is underway!

We plan to position a number of macrocarpa planter boxes around the edges of the space. …

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Positive News Headlines From Around The World (Fresh Good News Updated Often)
June 3, 2010 – 8:30 pm | 2 Comments
Positive News Headlines From Around The World (Fresh Good News Updated Often)

A piece of cake! – Struggling farmer’s wife who baked her way to a fortune

Bill Gates & Other Corporate Leaders Call For Renewable Push – American Energy Innovation Council promoting clean energy technologies

More wind …

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Sustainable Environmentalism Workshop: Three Groovy Ways to Chillax and Use Your Natural Talents to Create Positive Environmental Change.
May 28, 2010 – 11:30 pm | No Comment
Sustainable Environmentalism Workshop: Three Groovy Ways to Chillax and Use Your Natural Talents to Create Positive Environmental Change.

Place: Organic Green Grocer
Corner of Tasman & Grove Street
Nelson
Time: 1 – 3pm Saturday 29th May
(Tomorrow!)
Price: $25 ($5 goes to the venue)

Participants will receive:

Tips and Information about how to be clear (and excited) about their core …

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Letting Space – Free Store Opens in Ghuznee St
May 28, 2010 – 11:00 am | 8 Comments
Letting Space – Free Store Opens in Ghuznee St

LETTING SPACE
“MAKING DREAMS REALTY”
Wellington’s first Free Store opens today at 38 Ghuznee St, supplied by local retailers keen to reduce waste and provide excess stock to the community for no cost.
Artist Kim Paton, creator of …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#40 – Ode to the Mussel Inn (an essential Kiwi life experience)
May 25, 2010 – 8:12 pm | 2 Comments
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#40 – Ode to the Mussel Inn (an essential Kiwi life experience)

Ahhh blog number forty!  It’s time to celebrate with lunch at the Mussel Inn.  Come on!  Let’s abandon our original plans, throw the gear in the car and take to the bush cafe!
The Mussel Inn …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#37 – Love Scenes at an Airport
May 22, 2010 – 10:18 pm | 3 Comments
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#37 – Love Scenes at an Airport

(While I raise my son and grow my good news website)
[I am loving writing this blog. It’s a purely self indulgent act. I love that I’m thirty seven blogs into three hundred and sixty …

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Salads and skill-sharing: what makes a community money system into a “community glue”
May 19, 2010 – 11:04 am | 2 Comments
Salads and skill-sharing: what makes a community money system into a “community glue”

Pausing, I look up to see three warm-hearted women kneeling around a coffee table in front of me. Each gazes intently at a crystal in her hand. Each dangles her prism over the positive and …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#34 – Let’s Get Physical
May 19, 2010 – 10:11 am | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#34 – Let’s Get Physical

(While I raise my son and grow my good news website)
Today’s recommended music as you read this blog: Flashdance – What a Feeling (see below)

Aerobics. Not usually my cup of tea. Karate’s always …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#33 – Lessons from an Elder
May 18, 2010 – 6:56 pm | One Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#33 – Lessons from an Elder

(While I raise my son and grow my good news website)
Recommended music while you read this blog: Talk Talk: Life’s What You Make It [see below]
I got talking to an elderly lady today, and everything …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#32 – Love Sweet Love
May 17, 2010 – 10:00 am | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#32 – Love Sweet Love

Love.  True love.  OK I admit it!  I’m a romantic, softy, idealist believer in this often talked about, often dreamed about, often sung about phenomena.  Today I spoke to my business coach about the grand …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#31 – My First Rock-Concert (Again)
May 16, 2010 – 11:07 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#31 – My First Rock-Concert (Again)

Tonight as I write this it’s late, it’s dark, it’s been pouring for days, the Takaka Rivers swollen, many are experiencing cabin fever, and I’m rather tired. The parents out there will understand, I’ve …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#29 – Kindness is Cool
May 14, 2010 – 2:05 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#29 – Kindness is Cool

Thanks to some inspiration from a man named Mark Silver, who runs the business Heart of Business, my heart is leaping with plans – plans for Happyzine and for my community. The urge to give …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#27 – Magnifico Petrol Station Woman!
May 12, 2010 – 5:31 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#27 – Magnifico Petrol Station Woman!

A delightful thing happened to me today.  Did I happen across a pile of money lying upon the footpath? No, not today.  Did a beaming Italian woman leap towards me waving free tickets to the …

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The Peace Tree Walk Story
May 12, 2010 – 9:39 am | 3 Comments
The Peace Tree Walk Story

This piece was sent in by Paul Taxi of the Peace Tree Walk…

A few years back me and good friend Alan De Boeck were stood upon the banks of the Motueka River in front of …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#23 – Zen Baby Zen
May 8, 2010 – 3:41 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#23 – Zen Baby Zen

(While I raise my son and grow my good news website to a subscription base of 100,000)
Well, we’re all a buzz here in the small city of Nelson, New Zealand as my family prepare for …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#22 – Persistence, Oh Glorious Persistence!
May 7, 2010 – 3:09 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#22 – Persistence, Oh Glorious Persistence!

“Serena, even before I read the bit about myself you had me in tears! Thanks, I really appreciate the reminder to be brave and keep asking ‘what’s next’? This morning I woke up, as usual, …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#21 – How to Let Go and Chillax While Your Grandmother Passes Over.
May 6, 2010 – 5:04 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#21 – How to Let Go and Chillax While Your Grandmother Passes Over.

(…As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website)
If there’s one good thing about a death in the family – it’s the family.  I don’t know how you all deal with the inevitable …

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Sleep, Support and Smiles for Mother’s Day
May 6, 2010 – 5:00 pm | No Comment
Sleep, Support and Smiles for Mother’s Day

Media release: Plunket
Mother’s Day, 9 May, is a great opportunity to celebrate the incredible women in our lives and let them know how much they mean to us.
An informal internet “chat” with mums revealed what …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#20 – Goodbye Gorgeous Old Lady
May 5, 2010 – 9:00 pm | 4 Comments
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#20 – Goodbye Gorgeous Old Lady

…As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website
An unexpected thing happened today.  My groovy Grandmother Joyce died.  Now this may seem like sad news, and I’m sure a few of us have …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#19
May 4, 2010 – 9:38 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#19

I’ve just finished reading the highly popular ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ by Elizabeth Gilbert.  Millions have enjoyed this book and for those who haven’t found it yet – it’s the story of a woman who came …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#18
May 3, 2010 – 7:25 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#18

Come away with me.  Let’s take off to the beach for the day.  My website can take care of itself.  We’ll load up the car with kids, food, the dog, two wahine (kiwi females) and …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#17
May 2, 2010 – 8:01 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#17

Today. One woman. Alone. On the beach. Happy. I refer once more to the Tim Shadbolt line: ‘There’s something special about the place where the land meets the sea. …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#16
May 1, 2010 – 10:59 pm | One Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#16

Tonight I did something that both scared the bejeebees out of me and thrilled my socks off.  Tonight, I accepted an invitation to ‘Samhain Rituals, Potluck & Goddess Party’ with a group of friends, here …

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A Problem Shared is a Problem Halved
April 30, 2010 – 8:52 pm | 6 Comments
A Problem Shared is a Problem Halved

It’s not possible to bring a big dream to reality on your own without either doing a sub-optimal job or having some kind of breakdown along the way. That’s something my life coach Clem McGrath …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#15
April 30, 2010 – 5:28 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#15

It’s nine-thirty in the A.M.  We’ve been up since around seven on this moody, rainy day.  Still yearning for more sleep (the plight of the parent), I initially lay on the couch for half an …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#12
April 27, 2010 – 8:59 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#12

Our first rainy day – hot chocolates on tap; apple crumble; stories under a rug; DVDs on repeat; time outside under a see through roof feeling the rain and the wind and the thunder booming …

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Positive News Headlines From Around The World (Fresh Good News Updated Daily)
April 27, 2010 – 8:46 am | 2 Comments
Positive News Headlines From Around The World (Fresh Good News Updated Daily)

Best take it nice and slowly… – Prince Charles & the Slow Food movement

‘I Went on a Cash-Only Diet’ – My Life on the Suze Orman Plan – Sound advice to save money

West Coast …

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Authentic Success; The Way of Simplicity
April 26, 2010 – 9:08 pm | No Comment
Authentic Success; The Way of Simplicity

For the last few weeks I’ve been facilitating a 22 day process of transformation, building community and starting a new mentoring program for women leaders of the Whole New World, and that’s why you haven’t …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#11
April 26, 2010 – 8:44 pm | 2 Comments
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#11

Today I woke with the urge to be kind.  To give.  I felt inspired to surprise  someone with something good, just for them.  And I knew the person at the top of my list: my …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#10
April 25, 2010 – 10:37 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#10

Tonight I attended the HANDS (Golden Bay’s complementary currency system, see Rebecca’s recent article here) Harvest Feast along with around 140 other people. I’ve got to be honest, I felt really emotional to be there, …

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My Journey Towards a Passion for Eco-Fashion – By Jo Blundell
April 24, 2010 – 9:59 pm | 5 Comments
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 …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#9
April 24, 2010 – 9:39 pm | 2 Comments
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#9

So I’m nine days into my 365 days of Fun and Chillaxation (whilst raising my son and growing my site to a subscription base of 100,000, yeah!) and I’m looking back fondly at Week One’s …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#6
April 21, 2010 – 6:45 pm | 2 Comments
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#6

Today I ran.  Did I run for love?  Yes.  Did I run for the sheer joy of being able to run? Yes.  Did I run for freedom, for free expression of my firey energy and …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#5
April 20, 2010 – 9:15 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#5

Happiness.  We all know it comes from within.  Right?  There’s a book I have called ‘The Astonishing Power of Emotions‘ by Abraham Hicks. It draws attention to the significance of our emotions, and …

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Positive News Headlines From Around The World (Fresh Good News Updated Daily)
April 19, 2010 – 4:15 pm | No Comment
Positive News Headlines From Around The World (Fresh Good News Updated Daily)

TODAY’S GOOD NEWS →
Born to be a Green Guru – Founder of Earth 2000 started young
Thank you, Iceland. Now I can hear a thrush – Every cloud has a silver lining
Honesty appreciated – …

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