Article Archive for February 2013
Earth Hour more than lights off – New Zealand communities part of global movement for the planet
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!
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
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
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
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
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?’
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
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
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
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?’
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
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Five rehabilitated sea turtles released back into Poor Knights Island Marine Reserve
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?’
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
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?’
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
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
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
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
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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