https://happyzine.co.nz Because good news makes a difference Sun, 29 Jan 2017 18:35:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.9 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/04/shell-chapel-the-winner-of-tiny-huts-comp-in-christchurch/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/04/shell-chapel-the-winner-of-tiny-huts-comp-in-christchurch/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2016 16:00:22 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30133 A Shell Chapel, a Mini Marae and a Turret are among the five winning ‘Tiny Huts’ designs that will be built in New Brighton. The winners were announced at New Brighton Mall this afternoon. Each ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/04/shell-chapel-the-winner-of-tiny-huts-comp-in-christchurch/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/20/christchurch-art-gallery-reveals-rooftop-quasi-to-inspire-laughter-thought-and-discussion/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/20/christchurch-art-gallery-reveals-rooftop-quasi-to-inspire-laughter-thought-and-discussion/#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2016 16:00:14 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30076  Christchurch art gallery Christchurch-born and internationally renowned artist Ronnie van Hout has had a huge hand in Christchurch Art Gallery’s latest outdoor installation.   Quasi, a five-metre-tall sculpture of the artist’s hand and facial features, has been unveiled ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/20/christchurch-art-gallery-reveals-rooftop-quasi-to-inspire-laughter-thought-and-discussion/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/15/sustainable-art-challenge-promotes-enviro-awareness-through-creativity-in-bay-of-plenty/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/15/sustainable-art-challenge-promotes-enviro-awareness-through-creativity-in-bay-of-plenty/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2016 16:00:46 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30062 Being creative is something many of us enjoy.  Living sustainably and minimising our impact on the environment is both an ideal and a challenge.  Raising awareness of our impact on the environment and finding a ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/15/sustainable-art-challenge-promotes-enviro-awareness-through-creativity-in-bay-of-plenty/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/25/b-side-stories-meet-ali-whitton-of-lost-bird/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/25/b-side-stories-meet-ali-whitton-of-lost-bird/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2016 16:00:39 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29787 This week on BSide Stories we were joined by Ali Whitton of LOST BiRD, the local Wellington Country Folk duo consisting of guitar player/songwriter Ali & Oliver Vetter on violin. Ali discusses his Celtic origins ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/25/b-side-stories-meet-ali-whitton-of-lost-bird/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/04/novella-the-spring-by-charlotte-squire-ch-4/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/04/novella-the-spring-by-charlotte-squire-ch-4/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2016 18:49:28 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29702 Novella: The Spring By Charlotte Squire 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 ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/04/novella-the-spring-by-charlotte-squire-ch-4/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/01/novella-the-spring-by-charlotte-squire-ch-3/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/01/novella-the-spring-by-charlotte-squire-ch-3/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2016 07:19:50 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29680 Novella: The Spring By Charlotte Squire 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 ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/01/novella-the-spring-by-charlotte-squire-ch-3/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/31/novella-the-spring-by-charlotte-squire-ch-two/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/31/novella-the-spring-by-charlotte-squire-ch-two/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2016 05:04:16 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29673 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 ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/31/novella-the-spring-by-charlotte-squire-ch-two/feed/ 2 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/30/novella-the-spring-by-charlotte-squire-ch-1/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/30/novella-the-spring-by-charlotte-squire-ch-1/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2016 01:00:11 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29670 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 ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/30/novella-the-spring-by-charlotte-squire-ch-1/feed/ 1 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/09/new-community-art-gallery-opens-in-johnsonville/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/09/new-community-art-gallery-opens-in-johnsonville/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2016 15:00:03 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29583 Late-night and weekend visitors to the Johnsonville Shopping Centre can now complement their shopping experience with beautiful works of art: the new community art gallery ‘Sub Urban Art Space’ is open and welcomes visitors to ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/09/new-community-art-gallery-opens-in-johnsonville/feed/ 1 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/05/we-came-here-to-dance/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/05/we-came-here-to-dance/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2016 15:00:33 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29379 Did you know – we actually came here to dance? So says New York based Tasha Blank in this passionate video about motion. Founder of The Get Down, Tasha says she lives “in service of dance”, which she sees ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/05/we-came-here-to-dance/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/02/kids-invited-to-take-control-and-get-tangled-in-christchurch-this-waitangi-weekend/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/02/kids-invited-to-take-control-and-get-tangled-in-christchurch-this-waitangi-weekend/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2016 15:00:35 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29353 Christchurch Art Gallery presents Tangle Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu presents Polygot Theatre’s Tangle, a fun free event in which children take control, creating an enormous abstract work of art.   On the Gallery forecourt this ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/02/kids-invited-to-take-control-and-get-tangled-in-christchurch-this-waitangi-weekend/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/09/28/everything-is-going-to-be-alright-says-major-work-of-public-art-for-christchurch/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/09/28/everything-is-going-to-be-alright-says-major-work-of-public-art-for-christchurch/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2015 13:00:51 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28519 Christchurch City Council A spectacular, sell-out gala-dinner event held on Saturday night has helped Christchurch Art Gallery Foundation raise $82,100 towards a major new work of public art for the city. The evening is the third of ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/09/28/everything-is-going-to-be-alright-says-major-work-of-public-art-for-christchurch/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/09/16/meet-steve-and-pledge-to-help-him-take-his-show-about-happiness-and-the-true-meaning-of-mental-health-on-the-road/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/09/16/meet-steve-and-pledge-to-help-him-take-his-show-about-happiness-and-the-true-meaning-of-mental-health-on-the-road/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2015 05:34:50 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28450 Steve Carter was once the Christchurch local good news reporter for Happyzine. Through his commitment to finding his own unique habits of happiness, he has created an album and a show that he needs our ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/09/16/meet-steve-and-pledge-to-help-him-take-his-show-about-happiness-and-the-true-meaning-of-mental-health-on-the-road/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/28/special-economic-zone-declared-in-porirua/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/28/special-economic-zone-declared-in-porirua/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2015 02:33:53 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28138 Letting Space Recently, Local Government New Zealand suggested “special economic zones” could be created around provincial towns to help regional development. While the proposal for special zones is being considered at the top level, others have already ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/28/special-economic-zone-declared-in-porirua/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/14/yarn-bombing-incident-in-takaka-cheers-up-homeowner/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/14/yarn-bombing-incident-in-takaka-cheers-up-homeowner/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2015 00:49:52 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28022 By Charlotte Squire Happyzine reader Tess James has been yarn bombed twice in the last year by a work colleague with a passion for crocheting. “It started with a crocheted flower on a work truck a few ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/14/yarn-bombing-incident-in-takaka-cheers-up-homeowner/feed/ 1 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/07/new-arts-fund-and-research-to-support-auckland-diversity-call-for-proposals/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/07/new-arts-fund-and-research-to-support-auckland-diversity-call-for-proposals/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2015 16:00:03 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=27994 Creative New Zealand Creative New Zealand will invest $600,000 over the next three years in a new initiative that responds to the Auckland Region’s culturally diverse population. Creative New Zealand’s Auckland Diversity Project Fund will offer arts ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/07/new-arts-fund-and-research-to-support-auckland-diversity-call-for-proposals/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/05/award-winning-childrens-songwriter-says-authenticity-is-the-key-to-his-success/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/05/award-winning-childrens-songwriter-says-authenticity-is-the-key-to-his-success/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2015 03:43:57 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=27986 Hi Levity!  Tell us what you’ve won? I won the Apra New Zealand Children’s song of the year 2015 for my song ‘There’s one in the bush’ co-written with Daniel Stryczek.  This is the third time I’ve won ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/05/award-winning-childrens-songwriter-says-authenticity-is-the-key-to-his-success/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/07/16/after-taking-time-out-to-heal-from-christchurch-quakes-leading-kiwi-artist-melissa-sharplin-sets-up-new-base-in-wanaka/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/07/16/after-taking-time-out-to-heal-from-christchurch-quakes-leading-kiwi-artist-melissa-sharplin-sets-up-new-base-in-wanaka/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2015 18:00:50 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=27890 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 ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/07/16/after-taking-time-out-to-heal-from-christchurch-quakes-leading-kiwi-artist-melissa-sharplin-sets-up-new-base-in-wanaka/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/05/05/sports-field-painting-design-contains-info-from-stats-and-ideas-collected-from-local-community/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/05/05/sports-field-painting-design-contains-info-from-stats-and-ideas-collected-from-local-community/#comments Mon, 04 May 2015 18:00:03 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=27520 Siv B Fjærestad has worked with Letting Space and in partnership with Wellington City Council to create an enormous artwork on the fields of Macalister and Liardet Street Parks, Berhampore: a dynamic colourful backdrop for ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/05/05/sports-field-painting-design-contains-info-from-stats-and-ideas-collected-from-local-community/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/04/08/do-you-know-who-i-am-warm-blooded-human-seeks-to-challenge-assumptions-in-kickstarter-funded-film/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/04/08/do-you-know-who-i-am-warm-blooded-human-seeks-to-challenge-assumptions-in-kickstarter-funded-film/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2015 18:00:03 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=27128 By Sam Orchard. It happens everyday, in multiple ways. Walking down the street, buying coffee, heading to work. We look, we judge, we make snap assumptions about people. For Philip Patston it’s, perhaps, even more apparent. People make snap ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/04/08/do-you-know-who-i-am-warm-blooded-human-seeks-to-challenge-assumptions-in-kickstarter-funded-film/feed/ 0