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/2016/07/14/the-sexy-stormwater-issue-and-why-we-need-to-see-it-as-a-resource-here-in-nz/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/07/14/the-sexy-stormwater-issue-and-why-we-need-to-see-it-as-a-resource-here-in-nz/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:00:55 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30104 By Charlotte Squire Storm water run off. These are about the least sexy words girl could use to start an article. And yet here I am bringing you news of an exciting solution to a Kiwi ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/07/14/the-sexy-stormwater-issue-and-why-we-need-to-see-it-as-a-resource-here-in-nz/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/04/nelson-happyzine-talks-kicks-off-tomorrow-night-at-theatre-royal/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/04/nelson-happyzine-talks-kicks-off-tomorrow-night-at-theatre-royal/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2016 05:51:09 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29562 Need some inspiration?  Come and meet the people behind Happyzine at Happyzine Talks in Nelson tomorrow night. Happyzine Talks is happening Saturday March 5th, Theatre Royal, 7pm. Entry $15 at the Nelson Theatre Royal. Door sales are ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/04/nelson-happyzine-talks-kicks-off-tomorrow-night-at-theatre-royal/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/03/riding-aotearoa-on-horseback-for-positive-change/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/03/riding-aotearoa-on-horseback-for-positive-change/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2016 00:36:20 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29384   As I was dropping my husband Marty off to work today I passed a hot looking girl on a hot looking horse, resting on the side of the road. “Oh look!  She’s travelling on that horse! ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/03/riding-aotearoa-on-horseback-for-positive-change/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/25/88-people-to-go/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/25/88-people-to-go/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2016 20:26:54 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29321 By Charlotte Squire, Happyzine founder. This is the final week of the Happyzine crowd funding mission, we have seven days to go to find 88 people to join the Kea Group.   This mission is really important ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/25/88-people-to-go/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/06/research-says-happiness-leads-leads-to-success-not-the-other-way-round/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/06/research-says-happiness-leads-leads-to-success-not-the-other-way-round/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2016 08:10:16 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29224 By Charlotte Squire When my son was five years old I took him to school for a trial visit. All went well until he refused to leave the sandpit after morning tea to go back to ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/06/research-says-happiness-leads-leads-to-success-not-the-other-way-round/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/04/happiness-is-accepting-that-some-days-you-wont-be-happy-and-being-ok-about-it/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/04/happiness-is-accepting-that-some-days-you-wont-be-happy-and-being-ok-about-it/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2016 15:00:39 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29167 When I first discovered positive thinking I was on a buzz. The concept totally changed my life, however there were a few extremes that I needed to level out before I could bed into true happiness. So ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/04/happiness-is-accepting-that-some-days-you-wont-be-happy-and-being-ok-about-it/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/30/tino-pai-new-year/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/30/tino-pai-new-year/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2015 08:52:12 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29119 Wishing you a beautiful transition into 2016.  Where ever you are – have fun, pause occasionally to smell the nice flowers and give yourself the occasional excited hug ’cause you’re just so excited to have ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/30/tino-pai-new-year/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/27/open-letter-to-friends-of-happyzine-and-lovers-of-good-news/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/27/open-letter-to-friends-of-happyzine-and-lovers-of-good-news/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2015 18:09:22 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29082 Dear friends, Did you ever have a calling that wouldn’t go away? No matter how much you tried to ignore it, or tell yourself it was impossible?  Now I really do believe anything’s possible, but for ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/27/open-letter-to-friends-of-happyzine-and-lovers-of-good-news/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/25/beautiful-day/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/25/beautiful-day/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2015 05:55:13 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29078    Wishing you a loving, peaceful, fun, mindful day, Charlotte  Happyzine  X ]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/25/beautiful-day/feed/ 1 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/23/thanks-for-the-reminder-that-life-is-abundant-nature/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/23/thanks-for-the-reminder-that-life-is-abundant-nature/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2015 19:58:34 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29032   By Charlotte Squire  It’s summer here in Aotearoa. At our house the growth is wild and unabounded. We’re clipping back the branches and more, still more comes. The green leaves appear in the most unlikely of places, ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/23/thanks-for-the-reminder-that-life-is-abundant-nature/feed/ 1 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/21/anything-is-possible-yeah-nah-it-really-is/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/21/anything-is-possible-yeah-nah-it-really-is/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2015 21:49:03 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29047 Of all the messages I would like to give you this Christmas, or Solstice, or new year, it’s that anything, truly anything is possible.  So don’t give up. Because this really, really is true. If you find yourself ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/21/anything-is-possible-yeah-nah-it-really-is/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/20/weekend-news-hug-meet-the-awesome-new-president-of-canada-sign-of-a-happy-future/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/20/weekend-news-hug-meet-the-awesome-new-president-of-canada-sign-of-a-happy-future/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2015 03:51:38 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29037   Sworn in as President of Canada in November 2015 Justin Trudeau is a man to watch. He is pro diversity and gender equality. He considers the “constitutional rights” of Canada’s indigenous people a “sacred obligation.” When asked ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/20/weekend-news-hug-meet-the-awesome-new-president-of-canada-sign-of-a-happy-future/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/15/news-from-my-backyard-charlottes-first-video-blog/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/15/news-from-my-backyard-charlottes-first-video-blog/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2015 06:07:44 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28989 Happyzine founder Charlotte Squire has decided to give video blogging a  go. In this first ‘vlog’ she tells us about her first and last day back to work as a ‘normal reporter’, she shares some ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/15/news-from-my-backyard-charlottes-first-video-blog/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/12/the-paths-to-happiness/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/12/the-paths-to-happiness/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2015 02:34:49 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28887 By Helen Duyvestyn So for the last few weeks, I’ve been doing a few courses (all in the name of research of course). Two are on Happiness – (A Life of Happiness and Fulfilment and The Science ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/12/the-paths-to-happiness/feed/ 1 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/08/solutions-focus-how-one-french-man-is-making-a-difference-for-disabled-people-who-want-jobs-in-wellington/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/08/solutions-focus-how-one-french-man-is-making-a-difference-for-disabled-people-who-want-jobs-in-wellington/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2015 03:15:48 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28908 Happyzine founder Charlotte Squire talks emotive Sunday morning TV, brave disabled people reaching for more, and a French man changing New Zealand’s employment culture. If you had have turned up at my house last Sunday morning you would ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/08/solutions-focus-how-one-french-man-is-making-a-difference-for-disabled-people-who-want-jobs-in-wellington/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/02/thanks-for-heavy-metal/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/02/thanks-for-heavy-metal/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2015 15:00:34 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28867 Wednesday series. Thankyou Project author Melanie Mayell, based in Christchurch, shares her glimpses of gratitude. “The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude” Fredrich Nietzsche NZ’s metal artists are world-class wonders. What vision and skill to ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/02/thanks-for-heavy-metal/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/11/25/28827/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/11/25/28827/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2015 20:28:55 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28827 Wondrous Wednesday series. Thankyou Project author Melanie Mayell, based in Christchurch, shares her glimpses of gratitude. “The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/11/25/28827/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/11/04/whats-wondrous-in-your-world/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/11/04/whats-wondrous-in-your-world/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2015 21:27:06 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28780    You know what I give thanks for today? My ability to listen to myself and to prioritise my happiness above all else. No matter what you’re doing with your days, it is possible to control your ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/11/04/whats-wondrous-in-your-world/feed/ 1 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/28/wondrous-wednesday-count-your-blessings/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/28/wondrous-wednesday-count-your-blessings/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2015 22:34:36 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28733   Yes really, count them. Because for all the little things that challenge you in your day, I promise you there will be many more blessings. I’m talking: clean water, that nice top you’re wearing, those nice ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/28/wondrous-wednesday-count-your-blessings/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/21/wondrous-wednesday-what-do-you-give-thanks-for-today-2/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/21/wondrous-wednesday-what-do-you-give-thanks-for-today-2/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2015 18:35:06 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28671   Life serves up more of what ever you’re focusing on, so it makes sense to be thankful for the things that are going well. Today I’m giving thanks for: the birds morning chorus, my intuition, the ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/21/wondrous-wednesday-what-do-you-give-thanks-for-today-2/feed/ 4