Article Archive for August 2011
Letter to the Editor: ‘Here Here!’ to the Value of Breastfeeding and ‘Is Maymorn Really Sustainable?’
Here Here to all that you said about valuing parenting, breast feeding children and the importance of those first three years!!!!! I’ve been on that campaign since having my children in the 80′s …
Top Kiwi Chefs Show How Its Done at Eighteen Kiwi Farmers Markets
Local cooking demos to showcase “real” NZ food to the world
New Zealand, Aug 31, 2011.
Outstanding in their Fields presents New Zealand’s first live and free chef and producer cooking shows at 18 Farmers’ Markets around …
Wellington – Cheer Up Ralph!
Generation Zero
Wellington – Cheer Up Ralph!
Lets cheer up pessimistic Victoria University Professor Ralph Chapman and convince him that young people can change the direction our future is headed!
Join us on Thursday 8th of September for …
Breakfast Brainfood!
By Tricia Curtis
is is the breakfast that will supply heaps of nutrients and keep your sugar levels balanced for much of the day. I have given this recipe to many of my patients who …
Aqua Touch – Healing Trauma Using ‘Acqua-Craniosacral’
From Europe with love – by Tiziana de Biagi
Trauma is the body’s own response to alleviate an impact greater than the body can cope with alone. Every trauma, physical or mental, is linked to the …
Time-Banking Takes off in Taita
This is the thinking that motivated Taita resident Helen Hamilton to start talking about time banking in her community. Nearly two years later Helen’s dream has become a reality, with Taita Time Bank now having …
Random Acts of Kindness Day – 1 September: The diary of a RAKer…
Put the neighbour’s wheelie bin out
Put toothpaste on partner’s brush
Made scones to take to office
Wound bathroom scales back for partner
Sorted through wardrobe and donated clothes to City Mission
Let someone into traffic
Stopped on a red …
Biodynamics: Bringing Life to the Land and Wealth to Society
Bringing Life to the Land and Wealth to Society
by Lis Alington, Editor, Earth Matters
Imagine that the earth is an apple…
If you chop it into 32 pieces, then just a single one of those pieces …
Taita, New Zealand: The Great Seed Swap at The Great Start House…
Its almost time to get planting for Spring !
Many gardeners have seeds that they have saved, to share.
Why not bring them to swap for seeds that you don’t have?
Saturday 3rd September
1 ~ 3:30pm
The Great Start …
Fun Stuff to Do At Work this Random Acts of Kindness Day!
Are you looking for team building ideas and ways to boost staff morale? Here is a great excuse to have a bit of fun in the office:
Thursday September 1st is Random Acts of Kindness Day …
Compassionate Communication: Building Trust
By LaShelle Lowe-Chardé
Often couples talk about rebuilding trust. The idea of rebuilding something you had before is a critical mistake in thinking. When you imagine you need to “re-build” trust, what you really …
Random Acts of Kindness Day: Thursday September 1!
New Zealand’s had a tough year on so many levels, and this year’s RAK Day has never been such a salve. We are thrilled to let you know that New Zealand’s Random Acts of Kindness …
1000 Days to Get It Right: Every Child Counts
Every Child Counts is launching a new campaign to highlight the importance of adequate public and community investment in a child’s early years – the first 1000 days of life – by releasing …
Ekodo: Listen
By Sean Weaver
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Pigeon: What is the most important thing we need in society for the next decade?
Gecko: Discover more intimately what compassion is, and then act more decisively on that discovery.
Pigeon: How do we …
Awakening the Old Ways: Making a Calendula Herbal Tincture – by Tricia Curtis
Don’t you sometimes wish you could just gather up some of your seasonal medicinal herbs and stick them in a bottle and keep them for later use. Well you can, and it is literally …
Letters to the Editor: Vic Student Excited About Tess’s Idea.
Hi Charlotte
I have similar aspirations as you do and I read Happyzine everytime I receive an email from you. I am really excited about Tess’ automatic payment idea. I am a student at Vic Uni …
Carrotmob: What a Nifty Idea …
A blog by Charlotte Squire
Consumer power makes a statement for the planet.
I know an exciting grass roots initiative when I see one. Very recently, during a fantastic conversation about our Golden Bay Buy Local food …
Green Business: Sustainable Tourism Thriving in Queenstown, New Zealand
Ziptrek shares its innovative sustainable tourism model
Queenstown tourism business Ziptrek Ecotours presented its story of creating an innovative adventure tourism operation to delegates at the Ecotourism New Zealand workshop currently underway in …
Tasman Nelson Environment Awards Open
Tuesday 9 August 2011
The popular regional awards are now open for nominations until Friday 16 September 2011. This is a joint Nelson City and Tasman District Council initiative.
This year there are eight categories …
International Hopebuilding News: Chillies keep elephants out, give southern African farmers new income
Some very inspiring news gets lost in archives – we’re resurrecting some Hopebuilding stories for Happyzine readers.
In southern Africa and increasingly around the world, chilli peppers are keeping marauding elephants alive and out of farmers’ …
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