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Auckland’s Cycling Community out to Shine

February 29, 2012 – 10:20 am |

Press release: Frocks on bike

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Auckland’s Cycling Community out to Shine

AUCKLAND: Long limbed frames, greasy chains and designer names will come together with character and charm in Cycle Style, a free afternoon event at …

Countdown to Neighbours Day – join in and get to know your neighbours in 2012

February 28, 2012 – 8:19 pm |

27 February 2012
From: Neighbours Day Aotearoa campaign team (Lifewise, Inspiring Communities, Neighbourhood Support and the Mental Health Foundation)
Media Release
Countdown to Neighbours Day – join in and get to know your neighbours in 2012
Do you know …

Why do I garden? Let me count the reasons … By Steve Carter

February 28, 2012 – 8:15 pm | 2 Comments

Check out the original post on the Mental Health Foundation site here.
By Steve Carter, Mental Health Promoter, Mental Health Foundation
We love gardening at the Mental Health Foundation. Even those without green thumbs can comprehend the …

I’m on a mission to establish Good News Reporters in Kiwi towns – can you do stuff I can’t?

February 27, 2012 – 8:57 pm | 3 Comments

Happyzine founder and Editor Charlotte Squire shares the vision, and puts forward the request for volunteer help to set up local systems for the Happyzine Kiwi Local Good News project.
Ok, it’s time to front up.
Again.
There’s …

West Coast’s Denniston Plateau under microscope

February 27, 2012 – 7:14 pm |

27 February 2012 – Wellington
Forest & Bird media release for immediate use
 
West Coast’s Denniston Plateau under microscope
 
 
Conservation organisation Forest & Bird is shining a scientific spotlight on the West Coast’s Denniston Plateau on March 2-4 …

Brisbane CityCat terminals win race to go green

February 26, 2012 – 7:38 pm |

Brisbane City Council has secured an Australian first, following the environmental rating of its three newest CityCat ferry terminals.
Receiving the highest possible certification under the EnviroDevelopment system, the Hawthorne, Teneriffe and Bretts Wharf terminals have …

International Links for New Zealand deaf and hearing impaired

February 26, 2012 – 7:33 pm |

Media release
26 February 2012
For immediate release
International Links for New Zealand deaf and hearing impaired
The Deafness Forum of Australia (DFA) and The National Foundation for the Deaf in New Zealand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding …

Two Youthwork Job Opportunities in New Brighton, Christchurch

February 25, 2012 – 11:53 am |

TWO Job Opportunities
 
We’re happy to confirm we have been granted funding for two new full time roles to support ongoing Post EQ needs in the New Brighton Community.  They will be 2 year contract initially, …

Exploratory January! Grace’s tale of the people who did one new thing per day, for 31 days.

February 25, 2012 – 11:51 am |

Grace Deathridge writes for Happyzine as an Intern, and lives in the UK.  In this article she introduces us to a pledge that her friends made, in an attempt to brighton up the days of …

Otago Polytechnic Centre for Sustainable Practice: Guest Speaker Rick Thorpe, one of the founders of Raglan’s Xtreme Waste

February 24, 2012 – 8:15 pm |

Guest Speaker: Rick Thorpe
Friday 24th February 2012
12.30pm-1.30pm
Solscape Eco-Retreat, 611 Wainui Road, Manu Bay, Raglan
Rick Thorpe is one of the founders of Xtreme Waste and lives on a permaculture farm in Raglan (often considered the godfather …

Award winning green filmmaker travels Aotearoa, home schooling son, filming sustainable families

February 23, 2012 – 3:45 pm | 2 Comments

Award winning Nelson filmmaker, mum and passionate greenie Emma Heke and her seven year old son Connor are in Northland right now on the northern leg of a nationwide road trip, filming other families who …

Late ‘80’s on a farm in Nadi – By Seema Singh

February 23, 2012 – 3:03 pm | One Comment

By Seema Singh
When in the islands, growing up at my grandparents’ place, we were surrounded by food as our farm was in a rural area. Despite living on the leased land that was soon to …

Te Radar to visit Kapiti for Sustainable Home and Garden Show

February 23, 2012 – 2:50 pm |

Popular TV star and sustainable lifestyle enthusiast Te Radar is coming to Kapiti for this year’s Sustainable Home & Garden Show.
The Kapiti Coast District Council event is being held on March 24-25 at the usual …

A Retreat from Suffering – Paul Smetana

February 23, 2012 – 2:46 pm |

Now this is really my own theory, but at least for me, it explains how a person might get Alzheimer’s Disease. So it goes like this, … Our emotional default setting is Warm, glowy, tingly, …

There’s no education like adversity by Tracey Adamson.

February 22, 2012 – 4:10 pm | 3 Comments

This article was written by Happyzine’s Positive Writing Course graduate Tracey Adamson.
Honesty is the best policy. I recall my parents teaching me this from a very young age, and this is the approach I will …

Count your butterflies: A year on from the earthquake by Joyce Elwood-Smith

February 22, 2012 – 3:48 pm | One Comment

By Christchurch Grandparent and home owner Joyce Elwood-Smith

I have been thinking how we must collect and store all the beautiful moments and precious times we have so we can draw on them when needed, for …

Over the ditch? Is the grass greener in Australia? By Ruby Jackson

February 21, 2012 – 5:20 pm | 4 Comments

Positive Writing Graduate Ruby Jackson argues in favour of sticking it out in Aotearoa, rather than chasing the greener pastures of Australia.

With recent events in Christchurch, and economic recession many New Zealanders would right …

Jerome Kaino shines at Samoan Sports Awards

February 21, 2012 – 5:13 pm |

Press Release
20 February 2012
For immediate release
Kaino & NFL star shine at Samoan Sports Awards
Jerome Kaino became the first sportsman to win both the Samoan Sports Awards Sportsman of the Year and the Supreme Award in …

Herb Profile: The wonders of Yarrow – by Tricia Curtis

February 21, 2012 – 4:56 pm |

Yarrow is a plant many of us welcome into our gardens without really knowing the depth and breadth of her true personality. She’s been around for centuries, used on battlefields of old to staunch many …

Best and Worst Packaging Award Finalists Released

February 20, 2012 – 3:19 pm |

Wanaka Wastebusters
The finalists in the 2012 Unpackit Packaging Awards have been announced today.
Unpackit spokesperson Gina Dempster said it had been a tough process choosing the 16 finalists from 215 nominations, but the team was confident …

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