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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Free Pure Kiwi Water for All Could Lead to a Plastic Bottle Free Auckland City
September 9, 2011 – 1:11 pm | No Comment
Free Pure Kiwi Water for All Could Lead to a Plastic Bottle Free Auckland City

Hauraki Golf Conservation Trust
Media release
7 September 2011
Water Fountains Spout Clean Green Outcome

Bottled water not only hits the pockets of Aucklanders but is rapidly becoming one of the greatest polluters of the …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – 294 – Dolphin for a Moment
February 15, 2011 – 5:00 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – 294 – Dolphin for a Moment

Most glorious moment of today?  Actually there were quite a few … but to pluck just one fine moment from today’s selection : swimming in a friend’s swimming pool, on a hot, hot day, and …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 266 – Heavenly Paddling at the Takaka Bridge (and Wild Energy – ENTER NOW!)
January 17, 2011 – 8:44 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 266 – Heavenly Paddling at the Takaka Bridge (and Wild Energy – ENTER NOW!)

Well girls and boys.  Today’s grandest moment of fun and chillaxation for me was when my dog and I nipped away to the Takaka River (near the big Takaka bridge) for a little cool off.   …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 253 – Waikoropupu Magic
January 4, 2011 – 7:08 pm | One Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 253 – Waikoropupu Magic

This summer I’ve taken on a part-time job protecting the world’s most pure water.  Yes indeed.  I get paid to hang out at the foot of a national park, gazing at azure blue, immensely clear, …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#193 – The Indication of Pleasure
November 1, 2010 – 9:44 pm | One Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#193 – The Indication of Pleasure

After a brief resting period through the heart of winter my three year old son Kahu is back into naked frolicking on the beach.  Today’s blog would be far more exciting if I said I …

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Wild Sponsorship Requested for Wild Energy Competition
October 11, 2010 – 4:26 pm | 4 Comments
Wild Sponsorship Requested for Wild Energy Competition

My name’s Charlotte Squire, I’m the wild founder of Happyzine and I would like to tell you something wonderful about Wild Energy.
A few years ago I heard about the tale of the Mokihinui River here …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#154 – Getting Pristine – the Lazy Person’s Guide
September 22, 2010 – 5:51 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#154 – Getting Pristine – the Lazy Person’s Guide

As well as living at the foot of New Zealand’s hottest hot bed of biodiversity.  I also live around the corner from Te Waikoropupu Springs – Australasia’s largest fresh water springs, and the world’s cleanest, …

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From Water Capture to Birthing into Water
August 27, 2010 – 3:59 pm | No Comment
From Water Capture to Birthing into Water

Last week I chatted merrily about water conservation, about my dreams to capture more and how to put it to use. A very keen part of the permaculture process. Another principle of permaculture …

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A Conversation About Water Conservation
August 20, 2010 – 1:23 pm | No Comment
A Conversation About Water Conservation

I check the weather online almost as often as I check my email. Not that it changes anything- we’ll still get weather. So it seems almost ironic, in a very long wet winter, …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#119 – Had a Busy Week? Try Hot Water.
August 15, 2010 – 8:35 pm | 3 Comments
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#119 – Had a Busy Week? Try Hot Water.

What’s a girl to do when she’s been flat out all week running a way cool website, teaching people how to blog, and make money from positive writing, and raising an even cooler kid who …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#108 – River Memory.
August 3, 2010 – 9:46 pm | 2 Comments
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#108 – River Memory.

At present I am proving the overall hypothesis of this blog: increased happiness equals increased success.  It’s awesome.  There’s so much happening right now with Happyzine, and one of the things is the launch of …

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6 Simple Ways to Bring the Water Revolution Home
July 20, 2010 – 8:08 pm | 2 Comments
6 Simple Ways to Bring the Water Revolution Home

This article was originally published by the American website: yes! This article is by …

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Q &A – The World of ‘wurld’ – Socially Responsible Bottled Water
January 8, 2010 – 8:09 am | One Comment
Q &A – The World of ‘wurld’ – Socially Responsible Bottled Water

1. Tell us about ‘wurld’ – who are you? What is your mission?
‘wurld’ is a new brand of consumer products that gives 100% of it’s profit to related causes, for example we sell bottled water …

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