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/2016/09/15/great-kereru-count-takes-to-the-skies/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/09/15/great-kereru-count-takes-to-the-skies/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2016 08:26:52 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30185 The Great Kererū Count takes flight Friday September 116 and New Zealanders across the county are asked to keep their eyes on the skies to help build up a comprehensive picture of where our native pigeon ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/09/15/great-kereru-count-takes-to-the-skies/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/16/inaturalist-verses-pokemon-go-verses-this-conservation-week/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/16/inaturalist-verses-pokemon-go-verses-this-conservation-week/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2016 07:20:32 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30166 I’m standing on a dirt road pointing my phone at a cheeky little creature as I try to catch it on my iPhone screen. The toddler on my back and the dog at my side ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/16/inaturalist-verses-pokemon-go-verses-this-conservation-week/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/10/community-rally-to-help-young-orca-on-the-north-islands-east-coast/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/10/community-rally-to-help-young-orca-on-the-north-islands-east-coast/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2016 16:00:41 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30158 A baby orca separated from its family is the focus of a rescue mission uniting University of Canterbury marine scientists, DOC staff, local Iwi and residents on the North Island’s east coast.   Marine mammal scientist Dr ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/10/community-rally-to-help-young-orca-on-the-north-islands-east-coast/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/09/nzs-largest-litter-clean-up-is-set-to-take-place-from-september-12-18th/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/09/nzs-largest-litter-clean-up-is-set-to-take-place-from-september-12-18th/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2016 16:00:07 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30153 Registrations are now open for Keep New Zealand Beautiful’s annual clean up week. Taking place in September each year this is the biggest national clean up initiative to take place on the calendar in New ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/09/nzs-largest-litter-clean-up-is-set-to-take-place-from-september-12-18th/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/03/urban-forest-to-grow-for-national-tree-day/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/03/urban-forest-to-grow-for-national-tree-day/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2016 16:00:14 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30130 Volunteers can help expand Sydney’s green, cool canopy for National Tree Day by planting over 2,000 native seedlings at Jubilee Park in Glebe today, Sunday 31 July. This year is Planet Ark’s 21st National Tree Day ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/03/urban-forest-to-grow-for-national-tree-day/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/07/31/expert-encourages-holistic-approach-to-rivers-in-the-hutt/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/07/31/expert-encourages-holistic-approach-to-rivers-in-the-hutt/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2016 09:42:21 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30124 Expert urges new way to appreciate Hutt River While many Lower Hutt residents love the Hutt River, they can take it for granted. Next Monday an international expert will urge residents to look at Hutt River in ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/07/31/expert-encourages-holistic-approach-to-rivers-in-the-hutt/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/24/water-recycling-project-makes-award-splash/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/24/water-recycling-project-makes-award-splash/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2016 14:00:26 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30082 A Sydney Park project that cleans and reuses the equivalent of 340 Olympic-sized swimming pools of local stormwater runoff a year has been honoured with a 2016 Good Design Award. The City of Sydney water re-use ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/24/water-recycling-project-makes-award-splash/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/16/jamie-mcdell-and-55-passionate-kiwis-raise-their-voices-for-the-remaining-maui-dolphins/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/16/jamie-mcdell-and-55-passionate-kiwis-raise-their-voices-for-the-remaining-maui-dolphins/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2016 16:00:04 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30065 Media Release – 13 June 2016 – 55 Kiwis singing to save the Māui Dolphin “Son of the ocean, son of the sea, come be outspoken, wash all this clean”. Raising their voices for Māui dolphins, Auckland-based singer/songwriter Jamie McDell ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/16/jamie-mcdell-and-55-passionate-kiwis-raise-their-voices-for-the-remaining-maui-dolphins/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/08/green-ribbon-kudos-for-reconnecting-northland/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/08/green-ribbon-kudos-for-reconnecting-northland/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2016 02:12:49 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30032 Landscape scale restoration initiative, Reconnecting Northland, was applauded at the 2016 Green Ribbon Awards last night, winning the Philanthropy and Partnership category. Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith and Conservation Minister Maggie Barry hosted the 2016 Green ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/08/green-ribbon-kudos-for-reconnecting-northland/feed/ 1 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/01/victoria-university-partners-with-zealandia-to-focus-on-urban-ecology/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/01/victoria-university-partners-with-zealandia-to-focus-on-urban-ecology/#comments Tue, 31 May 2016 16:00:50 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30015 Zealandia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Victoria University of Wellington this morning in a ceremony attended by Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown. The agreement, signed by Denise Church, chair of Karori Sanctuary Trust, and Professor ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/01/victoria-university-partners-with-zealandia-to-focus-on-urban-ecology/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/30/kids-benefit-from-solar-sponsorship-in-wainuiomata/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/30/kids-benefit-from-solar-sponsorship-in-wainuiomata/#comments Sun, 29 May 2016 19:41:47 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30006  An innovative project has equipped Pukeatua Primary School in Wainuiomata with solar panels that are expected to result in significant financial savings for the low decile school. Hutt City Council and four private sponsors have provided ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/30/kids-benefit-from-solar-sponsorship-in-wainuiomata/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/22/new-york-expert-says-parks-are-for-mental-health-and-strengthening-community-as-well-as-physical-wellness/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/22/new-york-expert-says-parks-are-for-mental-health-and-strengthening-community-as-well-as-physical-wellness/#comments Sat, 21 May 2016 16:00:02 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29960 Liveable cities need experience-building parks City parks are where memories are made, couples fall in love and children grow up – according to New York City’s visionary park chief, who says well-planned open spaces encourage meaningful ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/22/new-york-expert-says-parks-are-for-mental-health-and-strengthening-community-as-well-as-physical-wellness/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/17/yha-steps-up-to-help-save-remaining-55-maui-dolphins/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/17/yha-steps-up-to-help-save-remaining-55-maui-dolphins/#comments Mon, 16 May 2016 16:00:57 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29936 Media Release 11 May 2016 55 NEW ZEALANDERS NEED OUR HELP! By YHA New Zealand New Zealand – YHA New Zealand supports the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Challenge 55 to help protect the world’s rarest and smallest ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/17/yha-steps-up-to-help-save-remaining-55-maui-dolphins/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/07/future-looks-bright-and-cool-thanks-to-new-zealands-top-student-oxana-repina/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/07/future-looks-bright-and-cool-thanks-to-new-zealands-top-student-oxana-repina/#comments Fri, 06 May 2016 16:00:41 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29850 Stuff reported New Zealand’s top student Oxana Repina wants to make a positive difference for the world, especially the climate. Oxana has just been awarded the Prime Minister’s award for academic excellence, for her work in 2015. Right ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/07/future-looks-bright-and-cool-thanks-to-new-zealands-top-student-oxana-repina/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/12/kakapo-on-track-for-a-record-season/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/12/kakapo-on-track-for-a-record-season/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2016 16:00:05 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29688 Department of Conservation Date:  18 March 2016 The critically-endangered birds are world-famous for their character, rarity and bizarre appearance, a giant flightless nocturnal parrot found only in New Zealand. “So far this season, 42 out of 54 female kākāpō ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/12/kakapo-on-track-for-a-record-season/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/09/aussie-green-offices-top-three-million-square-metres/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/09/aussie-green-offices-top-three-million-square-metres/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2016 16:00:17 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29729 Ok Kiwis, in the light hearted spirit of competition, here’s an other excellent reason to get serious about taking the lead in climate friendly action! Charlotte.   Green offices top three million square metres Australian offices are taking ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/09/aussie-green-offices-top-three-million-square-metres/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/05/air-new-zealand-team-up-with-doc-and-iwi-to-support-bird-biodiversity-project-in-abel-tasman/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/05/air-new-zealand-team-up-with-doc-and-iwi-to-support-bird-biodiversity-project-in-abel-tasman/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:00:25 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29690 Source:  Air New Zealand Air New Zealand, the Department of Conservation (DOC) and Golden Bay’s Manawhenua ki Mohua iwi have today announced a new joint biodiversity project on the Abel Tasman Great Walk. The project will support the ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/05/air-new-zealand-team-up-with-doc-and-iwi-to-support-bird-biodiversity-project-in-abel-tasman/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/03/doc-and-chinas-conservation-agency-agree-to-protect-migratory-birds/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/03/doc-and-chinas-conservation-agency-agree-to-protect-migratory-birds/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2016 16:00:17 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29693 Go DoC! – Happyzine NZ Department of Conservation Date: 18 March 2016 The Department of Conservation (DOC) and the State Forestry Administration (SFA) of China have agreed to work together to protect wetlands visited by red knots and ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/03/doc-and-chinas-conservation-agency-agree-to-protect-migratory-birds/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/01/new-species-of-tiny-frog-discovered-in-india/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/01/new-species-of-tiny-frog-discovered-in-india/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2016 18:32:05 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29677 New species are being discovered all the time.  Live Science.com reported that a tiny frog was recently discovered in the southwestern plains of India.  It’s been named Microhyla laterite, and it has all that sounds like ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/01/new-species-of-tiny-frog-discovered-in-india/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/24/bug-discovered-that-eats-plastic/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/24/bug-discovered-that-eats-plastic/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2016 01:12:13 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29651 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 ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/24/bug-discovered-that-eats-plastic/feed/ 0