Article Archive for November 2012
“Will not quit” attitude earns accolades
Attitude Awards Trust
30 November 2012
Sharon Davies has won the Attitude ACC Supreme Award for 2012, heading off strong competition from more than 20 other national finalists.
Sharon, better known as Shaz in the West Auckland community …
Students Assisting in Monitoring Human Impact in the Antarctic this Summer
November 29, 2012
The summer tourist season is under way in the Antarctic and thousands of tourists are expected to visit the frozen continent over the coming months with many of them keen to view the …
New Zealand indie film selected by National Geographic
PRESS RELEASE
Song of the Kauri, a self produced feature documentary film by Queenstowner, Mathurin Molgat has been selected to feature at the prestigious 2013 Environmental Film Festival run by National Geographic in Washington DC. The …
Top 10 Happy foods Number 2 – Seeds
By Tyson Hammond
Eating to feel good is something easy we can do to help our body and mind feel content and enjoy our lives a little more. Staying physically healthy is an essential part of …
Do A Little, Gain A Lot – Spotlight on Brett Goodchild
The ‘Do A Little, Gain A Lot’ Community Action Spotlight this week is shining on Brett Goodchild from Auckland. Brett is a volunteer with various groups, and recently got involved with the Conservation Volunteers program …
PledgeMe: Help Ruth Greenaway document New Zealand’s Green Party history!
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Keith Locke (former Green MP)
“My longest oral history interview yet!” Ruth Greenaway
Help me annotate a 14 hour interview with former Green MP Keith Locke. The project was initially voluntary but now I’d …
Profile: Ruth Greenaway, Oral Historian for Tapestries
Ruth Greenaway began Tapestries in 2003 so as to work as a freelance oral historian. The name “Tapestries” came from the Carole King song “Tapestry”. Ruth loves the concept of life as a tapestry of …
Artist Tess Sheerin’s latest street art project in Christchurch
By Tess Sheerin
I returned to Christchurch last year after four years in the UK. After the disaster of the earthquakes, I just needed to come home. I love New Zealand, it’s where my family is and …
Festival for the Future: A Reflection
As I sit here writing this blog entry I can’t help but feel hopeful. Not only about my own future, but a collective and progressive one for all New Zealander’s and the rest of the …
John Sturgeon – Living Legend!
The ‘Do A Little, Gain A Lot’ community action spotlight this time turns to the fantastic ‘Living Legends’ project which you may have heard of during the Rugby World Cup, and again this year during …
Youth Cycle the Length of the Country to Climate Summit
In two weeks’ time, 1000 young people will gather in Auckland for New Zealand and the Pacific’s first youth climate summit.
Five attendees began their 1300 kilometre unsupported cycle ride to Power Shift from Dunedin to …
Tā Moko: the chiselled words
Tā moko, the drawn tattoo on one’s body, of one’s ancestors, one’s homeland, and ultimately one’s signature. The notion that tangata whenua did not have a written language is only a perception, as moko is …
Christchurch Lands 150th Success for crowedfunded platform PledgeMe
Two young film makers from Christchurch have made their mark in crowdfunding history, as the 150th project funded through local platform, PledgeMe.
Isaac Pawson and George Bates crowdfunded the post production costs for their short film, …
Forest and Bird Welcomes New Green Growth Report
Forest & Bird welcomes the release of a study making a case for New Zealand’s business and political leaders to embrace green growth that makes economic sense.
The study is by Vivid Economics, in association with …
Being clever – by raw foodie Sarah Lea
The general assumption that I live with abundance at my door is a correct one. However, I do go about creating this abundance in different ways. I don’t go out to work. Inspired by my …
Wellington ‘Festival for Future’ Highlights Power of Social Entrepreneurship
Festival for the Future
This weekend over 300 creatives, entrepreneurs and community innovators will converge at Wellington-based ‘Festival for the Future’.
Now in its second year, this national event will bring together a diverse range of emerging …
Top 10 Happy foods Number 3 – Berries
by Tyson Hammond
Eating to feel good is something easy we can do to help our body and mind feel content and enjoy our lives a little more. Staying physically healthy is an essential part of …
Eat More Energy the Raw Food Course starts today and you’re welcome to join us.
Eat More Energy – the online raw food course lead by Happyzine writer Sarah Lea kicks off today in a private facebook forum.
The course takes participants from all over the world through a myriad of …
Kiwi innovators launch an online ‘world of good’
Ex Trade Me exec and renowned social marketers have joined forces to launch PlanetGoodness.com – a website to “bring about a world of good through what people buy”.
Planet Goodness creates a virtuous cycle; connecting kiwi …
My transition into raw – by raw foodie Sarah Lea
I never knew what it would be like to experience life now. Never felt as nourished, inspired, excited, energised and gratified by food as I do today. And it’s so empowering to know that my …
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