Article Archive for July 2015
Inspiring people invited to apply for funds to do their thing
New Zealanders are well known for their Kiwi can-do approach to life and even with a population of just 4.4 million people, the likes of Lorde, Lydia Ko and Peter Jackson go to show what amazing accomplishments …
Canterbury students launch NZ’s first ethical business shirt company
News release: Make Lemonade
July 27, 2015
Two University of Canterbury postgraduate students have launched a company which is the first in New Zealand to sell ethically-made organic business shirts.
Engineering management students Samantha Jones and Lina Kay …
First NZ Idol begins new role teaching teens who are over school about the music industry
Any New Zealander with access to television in 2004 will, without a doubt, remember Ben Lummis: New Zealand’s first-ever ‘NZ Idol.’
Following his rapid rise to musical fame nearly a decade ago, Ben spent four years …
Melbourne working to double forest canopy to cover nearly half of the city by 2040
Imagine if New Zealand followed Melbourne’s example: The City of Melbourne has an ambitious Urban Forest Strategy seeking to double canopy cover to 40 per cent by 2040. They have an Open Space Strategy aiming to increase …
Creative peeps invited to design teeshirt for Koru Enterprises and Happiness Experiment
The Happiness Experiment is teaming up with Louise from Koru Enterprises and we are looking for creative peeps to design a fresh and funky tee-shirt!#designTHEtshirt It can be any colour or style, as long as THE …
Ten questions with Happiness Experiment founder and Kiwi: Tamara Waugh
What is The Happiness Experiment?
The Happiness Experiment is all about empowering people into extraordinary action. We promote positive change challenges for our audience to engage in, the power of gratitude through the practice of #3goodthings, inform with news …
Nelson seasonal chef and Mum launches new food calendar
We have one calendar to giveaway to a member of Club Happyzine!
Media Release: Nelson Media.
Popular Nelson chef, food writer and cooking tutor Nicola Galloway is going professional and nationwide with her second food calendar, after last …
Students compete in power struggle to reduce energy use at school
University of Victoria
Inspired by the “power of small changes by many people”, Victoria University of Wellington student, Bethany Paterson, is invoking rivalry between Victoria halls of residence to promote change in electricity consumption.
It’s all part …
Urban agriculture thriving in Wellington with over 80 fruit trees to be planted
Wellington City Council
July 21, 2015, 12:01 pm
Over 80 trees will be planted on 18 sites around Wellington during July and August by volunteers from Worker Bee Inc. as part of the second year of the …
Win a trip for two to D’Urville Island Wilderness Resort!
This week on Club Happyzine we’ve giving away accommodation and aqua taxi transport for two lucky people to spend two nights in the D’Urville Island Wilderness Resort, worth a total of $380! To enter – …
Win a gluten free, vegan, organic Snickerdoodle and help fund their dream!
Don’t you love a scrummy organic treat? Baron Hasslehoff’s chocolate Snickerdoodles are not only gluten free, but they’re vegan and they taste divine! We have a four pack of these babies to give away to …
Kiwi youth invited to enter film comp with sustainability focus
The Outlook for Someday
Entries are open at www.theoutlookforsomeday.net for the film challenge that takes young New Zealand film-makers to international audiences.
So far five winning films from last year’s Someday Challenge have received nominations in international …
Canterbury ‘Bee Team’ helps typhoon victims in the Philippines
University of Canterbury
Canterbury ‘Bee Team’ helps typhoon victims in the Philippines
Five University of Canterbury (UC) students have returned from the Philippines after helping a poor community of 2,280 people establish hives of stingless bees to …
New predator proof fence grows, protecting some of NZ’s most endangered species
Nelson Media
A place where native plants and animals can thrive, without threat from introduced pests, is getting closer to reality right on Nelson’s door step.
Post by post the contractors, Rotorua based Xcluder Pest Proof Fencing …
After taking time out to heal from Christchurch quakes, leading Kiwi artist Melissa Sharplin sets up new base in Wanaka
Prominent New Zealand artist Melissa Sharplin has moved her studio to Wanaka’s historic Cardrona Valley, with fresh motivation for a major exhibition after a two-year hiatus.
Sharplin, 35, recently opened her own gallery and studio work …
McDonald’s cracking on with cage free eggs
McDonald’s New Zealand today announces a commitment to move towards cage free eggs in all its 164 restaurants by the end of next year.
McDonald’s NZ managing director, Patrick Wilson, says today’s announcement to transition to …
Kiwi social enterprise start-up gets Silicon Valley backing
A New Zealand-based social enterprise has caught the attention of international funders as it heads into the final days of one of New Zealand’s largest crowdfunding campaigns.
Conscious Consumers’ has raised nearly NZ$75,000 on PledgeMe over …
Meet Melissa Keys of Conscious Consumers and find out why she’s so committed to measuring how much we spend on free range produce, fairtrade coffee and local produce
Here is the B-Side Stories interview with Melissa Keys, one of the backbones of one of Wellingtons most awesome organisations yet,Conscious Consumers. Melissa talks about why she is so committed to what they do and …
Deaf staff enrich workplace in Lower Hutt cafe
Two Lower Hutt cafe owners are employing young Deaf staff in front-of-house, management and chef roles and they say its been a great move for their business.
Co-Ed Café & Coffee Educators owners Claire Matheson and Dan …
Only fives days left to fund world changing technology
Conscious Consumers
New Zealand businesses and consumers have generously pledged over $51,000 in 5 weeks to support the Conscious Consumers crowdfunding campaign, which promises to develop new technology that rewards planet-friendly businesses.
Over 100 businesses and 20 …
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