Article Archive for December 2013
Now you can listen to mood boosting music and find a job on Happyzine!
Happyzine
29 December, 2013
Now you can “get jiggy with it” as you check out the latest positive news from Aotearoa and beyond. Happyzine has a new “Mood Boosting” music channel supplying the latest uplifting tunes for …
Community planting, biodiversity and connecting kids with nature – supported in Wellington
Money to Boost Capital Links with Nature
Wellington City Council
Projects to increase bird life in the Town Belt and the amount of food grown locally are being supported by Wellington City Council to improve the city’s …
Last minute gift? 79 green reasons to gift six months of good news
Over 2013 we gave 79 green prizes away to 85 Happyzine readers. You do the maths.
Join Club Happyzine today and receive a round up of New Zealand’s good news each week via ezine, plus go …
Chef encourages communities to feed themselves, around Aotearoa
Media Release: Kids Can Cook Kitchen
In its first 12 months of operation, the Kids Can Cook Kitchen has traveled over 10,000 km from Invercargill to Kaitaia, including the side roads in-between. Over 35,000 thousand children have …
Goodspiracy theory comes true: The $5 black huia rug
I have this very pleasing theory that at any given time all number of people can be conspiring to make our dreams come true, and it was recently proven correct.
I wrote a blog about my …
Global native project offers permaculture and peace
Global Native is a concept devised by people for those interested in a sustainable and creative present and future .
But what are Global Natives ? The word Global Native describes those who are native to planet Earth …
Grower donates seedling sales to Auckland City Mission for Christmas support
A Christmas Story of generosity – Grey Lynn Farmer’s Market
A Grey Lynn local has been donating the sales of his seedlings to the Auckland City Mission, just in time for Christmas.
Errol Anderson donated $275.25 to …
Aquarium on a mission to educate about world’s most misunderstood predators
Media Release: Kelly Tarlton’s SEA LIFE Aquarium
New interactive shark zone aims to educate Kiwis on world’s most misunderstood predators
New Zealand’s most misunderstood species and state-of-the-art technology collide in Shark Mission this month, a new interactive …
Te Puni Kōkiri initiative with employers commended for helping Māori get jobs
Media Release: State Services Commission
State Services Commissioner Iain Rennie today commended the Te Puni Kōkiri cadetships initiative for helping hundreds of Māori get work experience and jobs.
The initiative is a collaborative project where Te Puni …
Ten simple stress relieving tips for the festive season
From the team at the Herb Farm, Palmerston North.
They are New Zealand’s first family of herbal healing and live in an environment of green acres, birdsong and the sound of the wind in the trees. Their …
Bugs a bite’n? Try all natural ‘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. …
Auckland school children camping out for conservation in pilot education programme
Press release: Department of Conservation
A pilot camp created to foster young conservation ambassadors in Auckland will be launched on Monday 9 December 2013 by MP Nicky Wagner, Parliamentary Private Secretary for Conservation.
From Monday, 24 students aged …
Nature Space clocks 200 restoration groups
Press Release: Department of Conservation
The number of community restoration groups registered with the Nature Space website has doubled in the last year. The site allows individuals and groups undertaking ecological restoration to promote projects, record …
River restoration projects in the Tasman region recognised at awards
Press Release: Tasman District Council
Two projects that Tasman District Council has been involved in won recognition at the inaugural NZ River Awards announced last week by the Morgan Foundation.
New Zealand River Story Award
The Sherry River …
Golden Bay hosts weaving workshop featuring award winning craftspeople in 2014
A group of award winning Golden Bay weavers are hosting a two day weaving course next year, with the organiser hoping this inaugural event will this will inspire people to visit from over the marble …
Making Peace – by Grace Deathridge
MAKING PEACE
By Grace Deathridge
Auckland is currently hosting a peace exhibition ‘Lest We Forget Hiroshima & Nagasaki’ daily from now until 12thDecember 2013. The exhibition aims “to convey the true extent of the damage caused by …
Roof gardens set to grow in Sydney thanks to new policy
Press Release: City of Sydney
Green thumbs across Sydney are being encouraged to reach for the sky under the City of Sydney’s new green roofs and walls policy.
The draft policy calls on residents and businesses to …
Music at Matua kicks off with a clean up of Muriwai Beach
Press Release: Loopnews
In what’s becoming a new trend in Kiwi music, an environmental agency will be hosting the clean up of an Auckland beach on the morning of the concert Music at Matua.
Sustainable Coastlines will …
Turn passion into profit on Serena Star-Leonard’s new online course ‘How to Retire in Twelve Months – Website Launch pad’
Hi I’m Charlotte Squire, founder of Happyzine. My old businesses coach Serena Star Leonard continues to inspire me. She goes after what she wants and gets it! And she is one of the kindest ladies …
Youth made musical comedy with green theme takes top film honour
A musical comedy co-directed by four young women from Hamilton has been announced as The Body Shop Standout Winner at The Someday Awards in Auckland.
Today is the Day, made by Hillcrest High School students Bella …
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