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Calling supporters for 2013 Red Puppy Appeal
 
On April 5 and 6 this year, the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind (RNZFB) needs a brigade of …

Wow. 2012 was a massive year. Bigger than words really, so I’m going to start with a photo:

That’s some of the 175 projects YOU MADE HAPPEN last year. If I started trying to list them …

Go straight to the PledgeMe project.
Keith Locke (former Green MP)
“My longest oral history interview yet!” Ruth Greenaway

Help me annotate a 14 hour interview with former Green MP Keith Locke. The project was initially voluntary but now I’d …

My name’s Liz and I’m a serial cause monogamist. From climate change solutions to Fairtrade to West Papuan independence, there have been so many causes that have heartened me, distressed me or encouraged me to …

PRESS RELEASE: Live Below the Line
Actress Anna Hutchinson will be living below the poverty line for 5 days this week to raise funds and awareness for the P3 Foundation.  The Auckland-based actress, well known for …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Kayla Sharland to Live Below the Poverty Line for Youth Charity – P3 Foundation
Auckland, New Zealand, 11 September 2012 – One of New Zealand’s three-time-Olympians is trading her Olympic glamour for a small …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Live Below the Line 2012 Launch Event
Snapdragon Restaurant, Viaduct
10 July 2012
For Immediate Release
The Global Poverty Project have begun their 2012 Live Below The Line campaign which calls for thousands of New Zealanders to live for …

IT’S BUSINESS TIME FOR BRET MCKENZIE WITH FAIR TRADE AND OXFAM
Oxfam has extended this year’s Fair Trade Me celebrity auctions for a very special one-off auction with one half of New Zealand’s fourth most popular …

Media Release
Tuesday 1 May 2012
For immediate release
 
CARROTMOBBING CAFES DURING FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT
 
Last week, cafes selling Fairtrade certified coffee in Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton participated in a bidding war to win the right to be mobbed …

Amnesty International Media Release
For immediate release
20 April 2012

Cutting edge comedy, laughter and kiwi comedians combine for Amnesty International’s Secret Policeman’s Ball NZ

THE FREEDOM TO LAUGH

“The freedom to laugh to me means that you are allowed …

Oxfam
CELEBS GIVE FAIR TRADE A FAIR GO WITH OXFAM
Kiwi celebs are up on the auction block this week to promote fair trade with Oxfam. The organisation’s Fair Trade Me auctions launch today on Trade Me, …

Applications Now Open for the Speight’s Environment Fund
The call is out! The 2012 Speight’s Brewery Environment Fund is now open for applications, and is seeking Dunedin-based conservationists to collect a share of the funding pool.
Dunedin-based …

New Zealand is positioned to take a lead on global environmental issues, according to former Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell who is addressing business leaders in Nelson this week.Liddell is speaking to the Institute of Directors …

The Sanctuary is a haven for all animals, with a focus on three main areas of work:
Native Birds
We rehabilitate and release native New Zealand birds back into the wild.

Rescue Animals
The Sanctuary is a permanent home …

Prisoners at the three Canterbury Prisons have produced over 150 art pieces to be auctioned on Saturday 24 March 2012, Spreydon Baptist Church 244 Lyttleton St,  5.30-8.30p.m.  All proceeds will be going to the Christchurch …

Kahurangi School Fundraiser – Democratic Education in Golden Bay
Welcome one and all to our first school fair. On the 31st March at Onekaka Hall from 12noon until 8pm there will be a fun day out …

I have the biggest admiration, thanks, joy, belief and faith in humanity having lived my dream everyday for the past 11 years since graduating from university.
I’m an educator, teacher, advocate, campaigner and celebrator on everything …

We are excitedly gearing up for Oxfam’s Biggest Coffee Break, New Zealand’s biggest celebration of fair trade.
Oxfam’s Biggest Coffee Break is enjoyed each May during Fair Trade Fortnight when people throughout the country get together …

Michelia Ward (the Development Manager at Trade Aid) is on a mission to find some Kiwi volunteers to help out at BERUDA -  a rural development organisation in Cameroon, helping the poor to help themselves. …

1. What’s the purpose of Litefoot Trust?
Established in 2008, Litefoot is a charitable trust that seeks to inspire New Zealanders to become environmental champions. Fronted by seven of New Zealand’s top sportspeople, Litefoot seeks to …

By the team at the Hikurangi Foundation
Mark your calendars, 14-21 April 2012 the inaugural Tour of New Zealand cycle ride hits the road.
The Basics
The Tour of New Zealand is an 8-day, epic road ride taking …

Herald in the new generation of socially and environmentally responsible media.
Thanks to your messages of support and appreciation, all Happyzine members are invited to pay the super affordable price of $1 per week for their …

For the love of my Brother, Wilf
My name is David Visser, and I’m from Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand. My elder brother Wilf is living with a rare and fatal motor neurone disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis …

UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund)
Media Release
22 November, 2011

Jonah Lomu Becomes New Ambassador for UNICEF NZ
-       www.inspiredgifts.org.nz –
 
Rugby legend Jonah Lomu has taken on an important new role as Ambassador for UNICEF NZ (UN …

Date 19 Nov 2011
 
White Ribbon Ride
 
The White Ribbon Ride against violence to women begins today and travels to over 80 communities with events in each location. The ride began in 2009 and for the first time …

UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund)
Media Release
9 November 2011
 
UNICEF NZ Launches New Book to Champion Kiwi Kids’ Rights
 
UNICEF NZ is launching a new children’s picture book ‘For Each and Every Child’/ He Taonga Tonu te Tamariki’, …

ZM radio host prepares for alcohol-free month
When ZM breakfast host Polly Gillespie raises a glass to celebrate her birthday next February, it’ll be filled with juice.
She’s taking part in FebFast, which challenges New Zealanders to …

As the Rena oil spill in the Bay of Plenty demonstrated, we must always be vigilant in protecting our beautiful and fragile environment from activities which threaten it.
This year’s Greenpeace calendar features beautiful pictures of …

What is World of Difference?

World of Difference is Vodafone’s unique corporate giving initiative which mobilises people to take time out and work for a charity of their choice. The programme is designed to take corporate …

Galloping white horses across the harbour on a breezy Wellington evening are no deterrent to this team of determined women as they push their bodies to the limit,  ‘Rrrreach’ and ‘Rrreach’, together on they paddle, …

Share your loose change each week and help Happyzine make inspiring media ‘normal’.  Join Club Happyzine today and go in the draw to win Rebecca Reider’s new album of social commentary poetry – ‘Poetree’!
Review:
“Her poems …

Kia ora friends and whanau,
Next week: Monday 22 – Friday 26 August, I’m participating in the Live Below The Line challenge and I’m super excited about it.
Together with over 200 other participants, for 5 days I …

World Expeditions is giving adventurous New Zealanders a chance to step up for UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund) by offering a unique trekking experience through the majestic peaks of the Himalayas.
As …

Thanks to PlanBig.com.
Animals play an important role in our lives with research showing that people who surround themselves with animals reap a number of benefits such as better health, work productivity and increased …

Check out this project and leave your comment on PlanBig.com
By Alison Triffett
Plan Description:
I want to create a FeelGood Calendar – 365 Acts of Kindness – with contributions from REAL people (and credits to those …

Kiwis live on $2.25 a day to fight poverty
For five days this August, thousands of Kiwis will be living below the international poverty line of $2.25 a day to cover their food budget. This difficult …