Articles by Charlotte Squire
Editor Charlotte Squire has a B.A. with a double major in Politics and Social Policy. With a strong focus on positive social and environmental change, Charlotte has worked within the environmental arena for the past seven years. Charlotte has worked for a number of New Zealand based environmental organisations including the Green Party, BIO-GRO NZ, and Greenpeace NZ. She has been a freelance writer for the past six years, exploring positive environmental change. She has written for Her Magazine (formerly Her Business Magazine), Organic NZ, Eco-Living, Permaculture UK and Australia, The GB Weekly and Wild Tomato Magazine. Charlotte is a published Creative Writer. She is also a singer/song writer, her debut album Turangawaewae – Place to Stand being played nationwide.
Born to be a mom
From the age of 14 Sue had decided all she ever wanted was to be a mom and after raising four children of her own, (now aged between 22 and 29 …
“It’s a terrific thing to be involved in … I feel like it’s kind of a dream job really.”
It’s always so refreshing to hear people express such passion for their work. On a beautiful, sunny …
by Melissa Parkes
Sometimes you come across a truly inspiring person and then you can count yourself lucky. My lucky break came when I first met Marion Spicer who works in South Auckland as the Family …
Check out this sexy hand accesory.
It’s New Zealand’s first reusable, barista grade takeaway cup and it’s been designed and made right here in Aotearoa! In Porirua actually. It’s 100% recyclable too and it’s 100% BPA …
Forest and Bird
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Forest & Bird welcomes the release of the WWF-New Zealand commissioned report yesterday that clearly shows the economic advantages of investing in Southland’s greener industries.
With mining companies currently eyeing up the region’s 3.5 …
COMEDIAN EWEN GILMOUR RECOGNISED
WITH PRESIDENTIAL CITATION FROM VARIETY INTERNATIONAL
Popular comedian and much-loved Variety New Zealand Ambassador, Ewen Gilmour has been honoured by Variety – The Children’s Charity with a Variety International Presidential Citation. These awards …
Work for Happyzine!
The following positions are three to five hour (per week) roles in the Happyzine collective. While we can’t pay you in Kiwi dollars for your time, we can offer seven benefits in recognition …
Media Release from Southern Discoveries
24 August 2012
Rare Southern Right Whale stuns Southern Discoveries visitors in Milford Sound
A rare and very special visitor has made an appearance at stunning Milford Sound this week, captured on …
by Steve Carter
Local Good News/Christchurch
Time passing is such a relative thing.
Sometimes, the last year feels like the longest ever … and then something happens to change one’s perspective to thinking time has fair raced …
Tickling Our Funny Bones
Joyce Elwood-Smith
Have you ever thought life is a funny thing, do you ever feel that you are the only one in the world to find certain things funny? Well be reassured that …
Project Lyttleton
On the 1st of September the Lyttelton Farmers Market turns 7 and we are throwing a party … this year it’s all about the kids!
The Lyttelton Farmers Market focuses on building community, connecting people …
Hi I’m Charlotte Squire, founder and Editor of Happyzine – New Zealand’s good news website and I’m about to get really real with you. I’d really like your feedback so I’m asking you to hang …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
18/08/2012
Power Shift
Preparations are underway for a mass of young people to converge in Auckland in early December to shape their future, in the first-ever national event known as Power Shift NZ-Pacific 2012.
On the …
Posted by amelia | August 13, 2012 | Jobseekers
Do Good Jobs is proud to present our first guest blogger! Today it is Jennifer Nickel. A smart young lady who I had the privilage of meeting …
MEDIA RELEASE
20 August 2012
New Zealand creativity has global support – Pledge Me
It’s not just New Zealanders that are supporting New Zealand creative projects. Over 15% of pledges on New Zealand’s crowdfunding website, PledgeMe.co.nz, come from …
By Joel Le Blanc
While waiting for seeds to sprout and seedlings to grow and spring to erupt in glorious arrays of petals and pollen, there is still much free food growing everywhere that you look. …
Local Good News/Christchurch
by Steve Carter
Growing a better future.
That’s how the ‘Garden To Table’ website describes what their scheme aims to achieve. Rooted in the work of the Australian cook Stephanie Alexander’s Kitchen Garden Program, the …
UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund)
Media Release
Thursday 15 August, 2012
Jonah Lomu Wants You to Live Below the Line for UNICEF NZ
Jonah Lomu is getting back in the game, but this time as UNICEF NZ’s team coach …
Sandra Daubney
Meet 70 year old Christchurch resident Bob Paniora, he’s presently cycling the length of New Zealand. Bob loves animals and has had pets most of his life.
Following the Canterbury earthquakes, Bob felt strongly about …
This week, we’ve launched Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week!
We know Kiwi’s all over the country care about the communities they live in, the streets of our towns, the water in our harbors, and even the …
SEC Press release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
13 August 2012
Our teens aim to challenge poverty – starting with their own communities.
Youth charity, P3 Foundation, has just completed its third annual Social Enterprise Competition (SEC). SEC is a social …
We gather around the table for an important mission.
We have two bags of award winning, organic, Fairtrade certified Celcius Coffee to report on for Happyzine readers.
Yes, and it’s a job we’re taking very seriously.
Today the …
By Charlotte Squire
Local Good News/Golden Bay
You are cordially invited to play Beatles ‘soundtrack’ whilst reading
Exciting! We’re going on holiday! Admittedly we’re not going far, and we only have twenty four hours, but it’s a holiday …
A conference with a flourish
by Steve Carter
Local Good News/Christchurch
What is it to really flourish?
Obviously, the answer to such a question is multifaceted and complex, so anyone organising a conference on the subject needs to be …
Making the world a better place can be exhausting at times right? A Golden Bay based folk rock band are setting out to restore the spirits of people seeking to create positive social and environmental …
New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe – multiple Paralympic medallist and 2011 Attitude Award winner – has another swag of gold in her sights at the London Paralympic Games in August. And she’s just the sort of …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
7/8/12
Respected Youth Leader signs up to take
Poverty Challenge
Live Below the Line continues to gather momentum as high-profile national leaders commit to take the experiential poverty challenge. Building on the enthusiasm from a host …
Fair Trade Universities are sweeping the country, doubling in number in the last 12 months. This means that many of the products on these universities are now ethically sourced. This September two overarching university organisations …
Right now I am making a garden. A small Eden in an otherwise urban backdrop, which hopefully will feed, heal and inspire me for the next year to come. But right now the garden is …
Local Good News/Christchurch
Steve Carter
“Wow”, you might well think as you see another wall adorned with a new work of art, “What is that?”
Wandering around Christchurch these days is like taking a stroll among the pieces …
On the 1st of September the Lyttelton Farmers Market turns 7. We don’t need much of an excuse for a party over here… so that’s what we are throwing! From 10am -1pm live bands, competitions, …
1. Can you introduce yourself to our readers, just as if you were introducing yourself to a room full of like-minded people at a very welcoming meeting?
Hi, I’m Joshua and spend most of my time …
Comment from Sam Rye, spokesperson for Keep New Zealand Beautiful:
Imagine a New Zealand free of litter, with thriving communities, where we restore and conserve our beautiful environment.
How do you think we will get there?
Keep New …
We have a deodorant revolution going on here. And I don’t mean that in an infomercial tone of voice. This is Happyzine. I mean it.
I’m holding a 20 ml container of totally natural, aluminium free …
Local Good News/Christchurch
by Steve Carter
There’s been ‘Shaking’ and there’s been “Quaking’ … kind of lends itself to poetry, right?
Actually, there has been something of a gentle ban on earthquake doggerel at the Catalyst open-mic poetry …
By Charlotte Squire
Local Good News/Golden Bay
Do you feel like you have enough time? It’s the one thing we all have the same amount of. Yet not all of us feel the same way about it. …
PRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Release
Be There and Stay Involved!
Buoyant from the success of last year’s competition, Kites Trust is doing it all over again and holding the Like Minds Wellington Film Competition 2012. Like Minds, …
COMFREY Symphytum officinale
Comfrey was first brought to my attention after the birth of my son more than thirty years ago. My domiciliary midwife, the wonderful Joan Donnelly was a staunch advocate of eating weeds and …
Project Lyttelton to host conference to facilitate sharing of ideas and enable communities to support one another
4th August will see community leaders and not for profit managers from across the region come together at Living …
Check out this soulful photo of Matiu Te Huki using his powerful gift for onstage performance, singing and songwriting. The man’s worth checking out, if you haven’t already discovered him.
What I love most about Matiu’s …