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The Golden Bay, New Zealand based complementary currency system H.A.N.D.S. is looking for one or more members to live solely on HANDS for a month this summer or autumn so that they can “to explore …

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June 29, 2013 – 2:18 pm |

Students create living roof design concept for Auckland Museum
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I’m Charlotte Squire, Happyzine founder and I think the news above is the stuff that helps our communities and planet keep moving forward as we create a …

Students create living roof design concept for Auckland Museum

June 28, 2013 – 9:15 am | One Comment

Breathing life into the Auckland Museum with the Auckland Museum living roof project, Jaqs Clarke (who runs the course in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland – ArchGen721) has sent through a …

Roots to my roots tour: Matiu Te Huki

June 28, 2013 – 9:04 am |

Oh, it gets me all excited and bubbly when I think of people following their dreams and living their passions!
Matiu Te Huki is doing just that by journeying across the globe to entwine his Maori …

The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra Edinburgh Fringe Fundraiser Show

June 27, 2013 – 2:50 pm |

Media Release – June 2013
Enhancing the Halo presents The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra in a multi-celebratory mid-winter fundraiser show at the Wellington Town Hall, 7.30pm, Thursday 25.  Wellington’s beloved ukulele vagabonds are hammering the “international” into Wellington International …

Midnight landmark boat launch for Nelson will change lives in remote villages in Papua New Guinea

June 27, 2013 – 11:22 am |

One of the biggest boats ever built in Nelson, and possibly the most complex multi-purpose vessel to come out of New Zealand, was launched at Port Nelson on the high tide around midnight last night.
The 30 metre Morobe …

Global Citizen Concert: standing against extreme poverty

June 26, 2013 – 8:09 am |

Will Watterson is the New Zealand Country Director for The Global Poverty Project. He has over a decade of experience in theatre, international development, campaigning, global education and youth work. Will is passionate about connecting …

Found in the media: Small is good; religions are going green; nappy free parenting; raw milk at the farm gate and if you want it, feel it

June 24, 2013 – 7:00 pm |

Who says mainstream media don’t offer their fair share of good news stories?  Well, um, I used to.  That was until I started working for a ‘normal’ newspaper and realised that 80% of the stories …

How Happyzine readers feed and maintain their happiness, as we move into the depths of winter

June 24, 2013 – 2:44 pm |

Social entreprenuer and founder of Enspiral.com: Josh Vial.
By going to Cambodia for 3 months working on volunteer projects
 
Artist and Environmental Educator: Jo Campbell
I find cycling on a lovely sunny brisk afternoon extremely good …

Maori Positive News: Ko Puanga, Ko Matariki, ngā tohu o te tau hou (Win a Matariki Calendar!)

June 21, 2013 – 3:00 pm | One Comment

by Ani Kainamu
It is both Puanga and Matariki that signal the start of the year for the traditional Māori Calendar. Matariki is a new celebration to some, while others have celebrated this with whānau as tradition, …

Philanthropic payroll model gives back to grassroots community with new CEO

June 20, 2013 – 9:59 am |

Exciting news for one of Happyzine World Changers: Lani Evans!
She’s just scored herself a job as the new CEO of one of New Zealand’s most innovative social enterprises, ‘Thankyou Payroll’.
Thankyou Payroll is a Dunedin based …

Sustainable Business Network offsets 450 tonnes of CO2 for World Environment Day

June 20, 2013 – 9:37 am |

MEDIA RELEASE
June 2013
Sustainable Business Network offsets 450 tonnes of CO2 for World Environment Day
The Sustainable Business Network (SBN) has planted sufficient trees to offset 450 tonnes of carbon dioxide at planting events for World Environment …

The Green Living Show 2013 – 20 free tickets for Club Happyzine members!

June 19, 2013 – 9:32 pm |

The Green Living Show 2013

Saturday 29 June & Sunday 30 June 2013, 10:00 to 5pm
ASB Showgrounds, 217 Greenlane West, Greenlane, Auckland, New Zealand
Consumer & Trade Show
The Green Living Show 2013, New Zealand’s largest Consumer and …

National Volunteer Week: He tangata, He tangata, He tangata!

June 19, 2013 – 9:23 am |

MEDIA RELEASE
 Volunteers being celebrated this week
Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Jo Goodhew today called on New Zealanders to take part in a New Zealand celebration of volunteering and civic participation – National Volunteer Week, Te …

Almighty Optimism : Findings from the Nun Study

June 18, 2013 – 8:16 am | One Comment

By Jill Hayhurst
Happiness is a tricky thing. It’s hard to define, yet people generally want it, and work really hard to get it. Research suggests that people are also notoriously terrible at predicting what will actually make …

How to feed and maintain your happiness, as we move into the depths of winter

June 17, 2013 – 2:57 pm | One Comment

Happyzine asks readers how they feed and maintain their happiness during the winter season, in New Zealand.
Joanna Piekarski – Joanna is the HANDy Messenger for New Zealand’s most successful complementary currency HANDS, in Golden …

Paekakariki people launch cooking comp using ultra-local food

June 14, 2013 – 11:17 am | One Comment

Media Release
The Local Table
June 2013
Fresh from their kitchen of ideas, The Local Table cooking competition and Paekakariki Local Food Week are the two latest offerings from community entrepreneurs Mike Gibson and Flo McNeill.
The Local Table …

Club Happyzine members: Win the new Mangopare Sports Tanka drinkbottle!

June 13, 2013 – 7:54 pm |

The Nelson ECOtanka team have launched a new Sports Tanka drink bottle and I’ve got me one.  I like to stroll around, twirling it casually, ensuring that the Maori design’s just visible.  Yes, it’s time …

City retrofit saves enough power to run small town

June 13, 2013 – 11:05 am |

Electricity use in the City of Sydney’s buildings has dropped significantly with new figures revealing savings of as much as 50 per cent from power and water efficiency retrofits.
City of Sydney electricity use data shows …

Harvest those ‘small moments of good’, and win organic chocolate!

June 12, 2013 – 9:35 am | 2 Comments

This project is kindly sponsored by Baron Hasselhoffs – gluten free sweet treats.
You know those moments when the world just feels rosy?
You just happen to gaze out the bus window as a teenager hands an …

Kapiti Coast’s greenest street competition generates community resilience

June 12, 2013 – 9:27 am |

MEDIA RELEASE  – Kapiti Coast District Council
Greenest Street Competition benefits revealed
JUNE 10, 2013.
Interest in Kāpiti Coast’s Greenest Street competition from around New Zealand and overseas has prompted the release of a new report that records …

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