Article Archive for March 2016
Novella: The Spring by Charlotte Squire – Ch 2
Trouble’s brewing for a small rural community who live near the most pure waters on earth Te Waikoropupu Springs, in Golden Bay, New Zealand. A foreign company plans to buy the sacred waters and cut …
Novella: The Spring, by Charlotte Squire – Ch 1
Here’s a wee project I’m working on, it’s a ‘novella’. I’ll post up a chapter a day for a few days and see if people want to read more. Charlotte x
Short story: Our Spring
By Charlotte …
Karamea – is this the end of the road? Help fund the inspiring doco
A bunch of modern-hippies changing the world from one of the remotest places on Earth. HELP US!!
The Karamea documentary movie follows the inspiring journey of a bunch of modern-hippies that have made this community their …
Weeds as Medicines – by Dunedin naturopath Francisca Griffin
Listen to the Access Radio Internet Pod Cast here.
This week I talked about using weeds as medicines – have a listen, via the link above.
Disclaimer! Please, do be aware that weed medicine as well as …
French man aims to become first to complete zero carbon flight across the Atlantic
Inhabitat.com report that French scientist, former yachtsman, pilot Raphael Dinelli is seeking to make history by completing the first zero-carbon trans-Atlantic flight this June. He’s flying a hybrid plane powered by solar energy and biofuels.
New affordable housing offered to descendants of iwi who lost land 200 years ago
Wellington’s Te Aro Pā papakāinga opens its doors
On Saturday 19 March Te Aro Pā papakāinga, at 312 Evans Bay Parade, officially opens its doors to fourteen, affordable new Wellington homes.
Owners, Trustees, neighbours and many people …
Scientists discover bug that eats plastic
Proving once again that for every problem there is a solution, Inhabitat.com reported Japanese researchers have discovered a microorganism that literally eats plastic. The bacterium, now named Ideonella sakaiensis, has been shown to completely break down polyethylene …
Wellington: Meet Ryan from Switched on bikes and Russell from NoCar Cargo
B Side Stories.
One year on from the Wellington Smart Energy Challenge the Wellington radio show team from B Side Stories catch up with Russell from NoCar Cargo and Ryan from Switched On Bikes to see how their …
Melbourne looking for big, bright, sustainable ideas for city design
The City of Melbourne are leading by example in the green design department. And the bright ideas are coming from community. They’re currently asking: What should the City of Melbourne focus on in the next …
Water, air and being happy – by Dunedin naturopath Francisca Griffin
By Francisca Griffin, Naturopath
Listen to the Access Internet Radio pod cast here.
Water!
Our bodies, just like Planet Earth, are composed of around 65 % water. Did you know that our amazing bodies also have every element …
Earth Hour tomorrow night! Watch the deeply inspiring video about our amazing potential future
Earth Hour
As the world stands at a climate crossroads, it is powerful yet humbling to think that our actions today will decide what tomorrow will look like for generations to come. Watch our new video, …
Funding available for grassroots projects that contribute to the strengthening of community wellbeing in Christchurch
Christchurch City Council
Local organisations working on grassroots projects that contribute to the strengthening of community wellbeing in Christchurch can apply for funding from Christchurch City Council’s Strengthening Communities Funding Schemes from next week.
Community groups have …
Nelson Race Unity day coming up 20th March
Race Unity Day is held on 20th March 2016 at Victory Square 11 am to 4 pm. One in four people in the Nelson Tasman region is born overseas and this day is evidence that ours …
Meet Lauren and find out why she regularly goes into prison to teach people to make coffee
B Side Stories – Tales from the people who make Wellington tick
Lauren Tennent goes to work at Peoples Coffee and she also goes regularly to prison, as it is part of her job to teach women inmates …
Feel good story of one penguin’s love for the nice man who saved him, in Brazil
Stuff reported that a penguin named Jinjing, who was nursed back to life from an oil spill by retired bricklayer and part time fisherman Joao Pereira de Souza, 71, has continued to visit his friend every …
University of Canterbury students aid in Fiji relief effort
The quick organisational skills of a group of University of Canterbury students and their families have seen a 20-foot shipping container filled with emergency supplies sent to Fiji.
After his father Sunny Nambiar raised the idea, …
Cuban inspired literacy programme making positive difference for Aboriginal adults
Working Life.au reported that a Cuban inspired literacy programs is inspiring up to 100% success rates for Aboriginal people. Indigenous campaigner, Professor Jack Beetson, Executive Director of the Literacy for Life Foundation as been presented …
Nature Through Arts Collective – B Side Stories Wellington
From: B-Side Stories – tales from people who make Wellington tick.
Ali was lucky enough to be joined by Nikki and Pam from the Nature Through Arts Collective who we first met in September last year …
Sydney makes massive changes for the climate and inspires us to get creative and commit to climate love here in Aotearoa
By Charlotte Squire
The City of Sydney has gone gloriously green. I’m talking bright green, think fluro. They’re investing hundreds of millions in their mission to cut greenhouse gas emissions in their local government area by …
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