January | 2013 | Happyzine | Because good news makes a difference

Introducing: The Wholefoods Handbook – a guide with big appeal and altruistic intentions

January 31, 2013 – 10:49 pm |

The Wholefoods Handbook ten years on – a guide with big appeal and altruistic intentions
—Rae McDowell

Authors of the tenth anniversary edition of the Wholefoods Handbook, Joanna Piekarski and Marsha Jones, celebrated with a launch at …

Bluebridge passengers to surf while they sail – for free

January 30, 2013 – 6:49 pm |

Media release
For immediate release
Tuesday 29 January 2013
BLUEBRIDGE PASSENGERS TO SURF WHILE THEY SAIL – FOR FREE
Passengers crossing Cook Strait on Bluebridge ferries can plan their holiday itinerary, post Facebook updates, tweet, email, shop and surf …

Conscious Consumers launch a smart phone app to change the world!

January 30, 2013 – 6:44 pm |

Conscious Consumers
MEDIA RELEASE – EMBARGOED UNTIL MONDAY 28 JANUARY.
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A smartphone app to change the world!
Conscious Consumers has today released a smartphone application that puts power into the pockets of hospitality consumers.
New Zealand’s first …

Happyzine celebrates its fifth year of feel good media

January 29, 2013 – 2:08 pm |

Charlotte Squire, founder and Editor of the positive news website Happyzine is celebrating five years of optimistic Kiwi media.

Happyzine is a New Zealand based good news website that Ms Squire says is designed to “inspire …

New collaborative community theatre initiative launches in Auckland

January 28, 2013 – 10:14 am |

An Auckland based drama teacher and voice coach has launched a community theatre initiative focusing on Social Action in a creative, fun, and inspiring way.
Sally Mabelle shares her story:
In August 2012, I was called into …

The next ten people to join Club Happyzine shall receive three packs each of Eatright Organic Dried Apples. Yum! And Yes!

January 25, 2013 – 6:08 pm |

Check em out!
They’re Organic Dried Apples. They’re preservative and sulphite free, with no added sugar. They’re dried low and slow to preserve the natural health benefits, and to top it off they’re certified organic.
They have …

NZ’s first crowd-funded comic launches

January 23, 2013 – 4:27 pm |

NZ’s first crowd-funded comic launches
Monday, 21 January 2013, 3:03 pm
Press Release: Faction Comics
NZ’s first crowd-funded comic launches
21/01/2013
Kiwi comic fans have spoken – with their wallets. Overwhelming public support for a local comic anthology has resulted …

Handmade goods reign at the Palmerston North Craft and Quilt Fair

January 22, 2013 – 12:13 pm |

MAKE IT YOUR OWN
Get crafty at the Palmerston North Craft & Quilt Fair 2013
There’s no hiding the fact that we live in a busy world, and so often mass-produced items become the norm. But this …

PledgeMe thinks you guys rock

January 22, 2013 – 11:08 am |

Wow. 2012 was a massive year. Bigger than words really, so I’m going to start with a photo:

That’s some of the 175 projects YOU MADE HAPPEN last year. If I started trying to list them …

Sculptures transform Auckland’s Silo Park this Summer

January 17, 2013 – 3:08 pm |

Media Release
Thursday, 17th February 2013

Sculptures transform Auckland’s Silo Park this Summer

Exquisite bronze castings, beautiful carvings and cutting-edge polymer sculptures will descend upon Auckland’s waterfront on 1 February to 14 March 2013, as Wynyard Quarter …

Become a Spy … er Good News Researcher for Happyzine

January 17, 2013 – 1:16 pm | 2 Comments

There’s good news going down everywhere, at all hours of the day, in every community of this pretty country we call Aotearoa. We want in on the action.
Join our team of change-makers and help New …

Variety seeks talanted singers for all inclusive youth choir

January 11, 2013 – 3:00 pm |

VARIETY SEEKS TALENTED SINGERS FOR ALL-INCLUSIVE YOUTH CHOIR
Variety – The Children’s Charity is calling for singing stars aged 7-18 years to step up and audition for Variety Voices – the charity’s all-star performance group.
Variety Voices …

The Creativity Challenge

January 11, 2013 – 2:59 pm | One Comment

A conference focussing on all aspects of creativity – in education, in business, in the
arts, in communities and in social enterprise – is to be held at Western Institute of Technology in Taranaki on the …

Natural health online shop donates generously to charity

January 10, 2013 – 4:03 pm |

HealthPost, New Zealand’s leading online retailer of natural health and skincare products, has donated $125,000 to charities chosen by their customers over the past two years.
The rate of giving is currently over $6000 per month, …

13th Auckland International Buskers Fest bigger and better than ever

January 10, 2013 – 3:52 pm |

The Auckland International Buskers Festival returns for the thirteenth time, bigger and better than ever, with performers from all over the globe including Australia, Canada, USA, Italy/Switzerland, Spain/Ireland, and Brazil!
You can expect to be wowed …