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/2016/04/27/b-side-stories-achilles-nz-supports-disabled-athletes/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/27/b-side-stories-achilles-nz-supports-disabled-athletes/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2016 16:00:14 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29790 Original blog on B Side Stories.  Dave Piper loves to keep fit, and being blind doesn’t hold him back. Volunteers like Lauren Milstead help disabled people to achieve their fitness goals through Achilles International New Zealand. Listen ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/27/b-side-stories-achilles-nz-supports-disabled-athletes/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/23/walking-advocates-who-ensured-access-to-land-for-all-new-zealanders-are-honoured/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/23/walking-advocates-who-ensured-access-to-land-for-all-new-zealanders-are-honoured/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2016 15:00:44 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29483 New Zealand Walking Access Commission   Access stalwarts honoured with Walking Access Champion Awards Te Araroa Trust founder Geoff Chapple and advisor Hunter Donaldson are being celebrated for their outstanding contributions to walking access. The Walking Access Champion Awards recognise ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/23/walking-advocates-who-ensured-access-to-land-for-all-new-zealanders-are-honoured/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/20/green-light-for-christchurch-city-cycleways/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/20/green-light-for-christchurch-city-cycleways/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2016 15:00:22 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29467 Green light for city cycleways – Christchurch City Council Construction will start later this year on two multi-million-dollar cycleway projects in Christchurch. Christchurch City Council have approved the following projects: Papanui Parallel: A 5.5km long cycleway starting at Bealey ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/20/green-light-for-christchurch-city-cycleways/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/17/christchurch-council-seeks-comments-on-university-cycleway-plans/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/17/christchurch-council-seeks-comments-on-university-cycleway-plans/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:00:19 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29449 Christchurch City Council is inviting comments on plans for new cycleways that include traffic lights, shared paths and slow streets where people travelling in cars and on bikes share the road.   Designs showing how the Council ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/17/christchurch-council-seeks-comments-on-university-cycleway-plans/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/10/nelson-sports-enthusiast-supports-people-to-join-in-values-the-spirit-of-giving/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/10/nelson-sports-enthusiast-supports-people-to-join-in-values-the-spirit-of-giving/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2016 02:09:08 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29421 1.  What is the Sports Nelson Tasman Trust? Sports Nelson Tasman Trust is a Registered Charitable Trust established in 2012. It is administered by five Trustees on a volunteer-only basis. We have two funding periods a year (1 ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/10/nelson-sports-enthusiast-supports-people-to-join-in-values-the-spirit-of-giving/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/03/cycling-gets-safer-as-popularity-increases/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/03/cycling-gets-safer-as-popularity-increases/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2016 15:00:13 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29358 8 January 2016 – CAN Cycling advocates are welcoming news of more people cycling, and a fall in injuries. Cycling Action Network spokesman Patrick Morgan says both numbers are moving in the right direction. “Increases in cycling and ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/03/cycling-gets-safer-as-popularity-increases/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/30/help-get-more-people-on-bikes-at-the-can-national-summit-this-march/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/30/help-get-more-people-on-bikes-at-the-can-national-summit-this-march/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2016 15:00:44 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29361 CAN – Cycling Action Network Are you passionate about getting more people on bikes, more often? Want to ensure that $333 million of cycling funding is getting spent right? 2016 will be a big year for making ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/30/help-get-more-people-on-bikes-at-the-can-national-summit-this-march/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/09/30/selwyn-bikes-his-way-to-new-life-and-is-nominated-for-courage-in-sport-award/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/09/30/selwyn-bikes-his-way-to-new-life-and-is-nominated-for-courage-in-sport-award/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2015 21:33:49 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28563 Attitude Trust Selwyn Jensen (53) is a true Kiwi bloke who loves his sport – so much so that not even a car crash and resulting paralysis could keep him on the sidelines. The Feilding cyclist is ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/09/30/selwyn-bikes-his-way-to-new-life-and-is-nominated-for-courage-in-sport-award/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/28/weekend-news-hug-meet-sarah-she-talked-to-herself-positively-for-months-to-win-at-the-olympics/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/28/weekend-news-hug-meet-sarah-she-talked-to-herself-positively-for-months-to-win-at-the-olympics/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2015 07:59:51 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28143 Olympic Kiwi silver medalist Sarah Walker is a big believer in positive psychology. She spoke to herself on the mirror for months before the Olympics. Though it felt weird at first, it paid off. “Being able ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/28/weekend-news-hug-meet-sarah-she-talked-to-herself-positively-for-months-to-win-at-the-olympics/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/10/outdoor-achievers-sought-for-walking-access-awards/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/10/outdoor-achievers-sought-for-walking-access-awards/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2015 16:00:35 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28000 New Zealand Walking Access Commission If you’ve made a significant contribution to improving New Zealanders’ access to the outdoors, you may be eligible for an award in this year’s Walking Access Awards. Nominations for the awards, which ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/10/outdoor-achievers-sought-for-walking-access-awards/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/06/cricket-foundation-opening-second-centre-in-sri-lanka-to-help-children-from-slum-and-poor-areas/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/06/cricket-foundation-opening-second-centre-in-sri-lanka-to-help-children-from-slum-and-poor-areas/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2015 03:04:59 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=27991   The leading New Zealand non-profit cricket foundation to help underprivileged children shortly plans to open its fourth cricket-education and life skills development centre in Sri Lanka. The Cricket Live Foundation opened its first base south of Colombo at Moratuwa nearly ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/08/06/cricket-foundation-opening-second-centre-in-sri-lanka-to-help-children-from-slum-and-poor-areas/feed/ 0