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Earth Hour more than lights off – New Zealand communities part of global movement for the planet

February 28, 2013 – 7:46 pm |

Earth Hour more than lights off
New Zealand communities part of global movement for the planet
 
From the streets of downtown Auckland to a candlelit barn dance in rural Selwyn, Kiwis across the country will be celebrating …

Still need a diary? Check out the AWESOME Kiwi Diary!

February 28, 2013 – 1:20 pm |

Charlotte Squire here, Ed. of Happyzine.  I just wanted to add my two cents about the Kiwi Diary.  I’m onto my third edition of the Kiwi Diary and I LOVE it!  It’s crammed full of …

Big leap forward in breeding of rare frog

February 28, 2013 – 1:08 pm |

Auckland Zoo
MEDIA RELEASE
27 February 2013
Big leap forward in breeding of rare frog

For the first time, New Zealand’s critically endangered Archey’s frog – the world’s most evolutionarily distinct amphibian – has been successfully bred from a …

Earthships – Radically Sustainable Buildings: events in Christchurch

February 27, 2013 – 3:00 pm | One Comment

Earthships – Radically Sustainable Buildings – by Rosa Henderson
I had no idea, when I set out on my 18 months training through 6 countries, that I would end up finding, training and working with Earthship …

Year of the kūmara – sharing good Māori news

February 27, 2013 – 10:56 am | 2 Comments

Kia ora koutou katoa puta noa i te motu nei,
Greetings to you all from across Aotearoa

 I would like to take this opportunity to introduce the new ‘Māori Good NEWS’ section of happyzine. We are …

Neighbours Day Aotearoa back for a third year

February 26, 2013 – 11:46 am |

New Zealand’s biggest neighbourhood celebration, Neighbours Day Aotearoa (NDA), is back for a third year! (If you haven’t heard about NDA, you can read more here).
Over the weekend of 23-24 March 2013, thousands of …

Five minutes with Amelia Smith of DoGoodJobs on ‘What’s good for you right now?’

February 25, 2013 – 5:41 pm |

What feels good to me is helping people find purposeful, meaningful work. Once upon a time I was an uninspired hospitality worker who was disillusioned with a job market full of roles where the objective …

The Good News — by Thich Nhat Hanh

February 25, 2013 – 5:31 pm |

 
The Good News
They don’t publish
the good news.
The good news is published
by us.
We have a special edition every moment,
and we need you to read it.
The good news is that you are alive,
and the linden tree is …

Check out: King Ring’s New Zealand Weather Almanac 2013

February 22, 2013 – 4:56 pm |

The 2013 edition of the ever-popular weather almanac. Farmers, fishermen, gardeners, skiers and all who work outdoors or just want to know what the weather is going to do should not be without Ken Ring’s …

Gentle Parenting: ‘Little Seedlings’ by Tami Wyness

February 22, 2013 – 4:06 pm | 4 Comments

Welcome to the gentle parenting blog for Happyzine.  A place of embrace for our parenthood journey as we endeavour to nurture our little seedlings with gentle hands and hearts.  For me, learning to parent peacefully …

Five minutes with Sam Rye, Wellington on ‘What’s good for you right now?’

February 20, 2013 – 12:51 pm |

What feels good to me right now…. I’m very excited to be part of an entrepreneurial venture which is aiming to support other entrepreneurial ventures! It feels good to read the emails which keep coming …

Cartoonist Robbie Neilson’s take on why it’s a good idea to join Club Happyzine

February 20, 2013 – 12:51 pm |

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Sign up to Club Happyzine today and help us keep the good news rolling.

Five rehabilitated sea turtles released back into Poor Knights Island Marine Reserve

February 19, 2013 – 4:47 pm |

19 February 2012
For immediate release
 
 
Rehabilitated Sea Turtles Released Back Into Wild
Kelly Tarlton’s SEA LIFE Aquarium Aids Sick Turtles Back to Health
 
 
Five sick and injured turtles were successfully released back into the ocean at the Poor …

Five minutes with Sarb Johal, Wellington on ‘What’s good for you right now?’

February 19, 2013 – 4:39 pm |

I’m grateful that I have the opportunity to participate in the 2013 Leadership NZ programme. After this weekend’s opening retreat, I already feel nourished and slightly giddy at the potential of the coming year.

Now that …

Fortnight long film challenge starts today

February 18, 2013 – 2:37 pm |

Media release
18 February 2013
Fortnight long film challenge starts today

Young filmmakers stepping up to the challenge to create a three-minute video on Auckland’s future can now get filming, with the competition officially open and questions live …

Five minutes with Seema Singh, Wellington on ‘What’s good for you right now?’

February 17, 2013 – 6:07 pm | One Comment

From the last one-year my husband and I have been working on reducing the amount of material things we buy. This process has allowed us to think twice, maybe thrice before we buy anything for …

Sydney adopts pollution-free car fleet

February 17, 2013 – 8:00 am |

15 Feb 2013
City clears the way on pollution-free car fleet
The City of Sydney is leading the way in pollution-free travel by buying a fleet of 10 new Nissan LEAF electric
cars, the largest order of the …

Check out: It’s all good Magic Bites

February 15, 2013 – 7:55 pm |

Have you ever been driven slightly mad with itchy bites from bugs?  I have.  I live in a sand fly mecca here in Kotinga, Golden Bay.  In fact they’re biting me as I write this.  …

Opinion: Many more fishies in the sea, by Charlotte Squire

February 15, 2013 – 6:33 pm | 2 Comments

What do you do when your good news story is not … embraced, by the one you’re sharing it with?  Rather, it’s met with indignation.
Before I begin, I need to let you know that fish …

Greenpeace report says going 100% renewable by 2050 will grow jobs

February 14, 2013 – 4:53 pm |

Global conservation organisation WWF-New Zealand today welcomed a new Greenpeace report, “The Future is Here”, showing how New Zealand could grow jobs and protect the environment by shifting to almost 100% renewable energy by 2050.
WWF-New …

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