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/2016/09/19/how-bout-a-spring-fling-with-happyzine/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/09/19/how-bout-a-spring-fling-with-happyzine/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2016 20:20:34 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30195 Happy compost leads to a happy life. Join our happy little community here. ]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/09/19/how-bout-a-spring-fling-with-happyzine/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/10/look-for-the-good-every-day-and-build-a-vibrant-life/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/10/look-for-the-good-every-day-and-build-a-vibrant-life/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2016 19:45:47 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30162 Hi, Charlotte here. This morning the Happyzine Kea group are pondering this question. It’s amazing what you find in your life when you look for the good, no matter how tough things seem. Questions like ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/10/look-for-the-good-every-day-and-build-a-vibrant-life/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/19/hutt-locals-invited-to-snuggle-together-in-their-jim-jams-for-book-nights/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/19/hutt-locals-invited-to-snuggle-together-in-their-jim-jams-for-book-nights/#comments Wed, 18 May 2016 16:00:29 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29956 Readers come together in PJs for first-ever Book Night Hutt City Libraries, in cooperation with the Book Discussion Scheme, is taking part in Book Night on Tuesday 24 May and inviting readers to join in by ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/19/hutt-locals-invited-to-snuggle-together-in-their-jim-jams-for-book-nights/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/2016/04/12/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/2016/02/17/what-are-three-new-things-you-give-thanks-for-today/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/17/what-are-three-new-things-you-give-thanks-for-today/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2016 18:19:06 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29300  Thankfulness is one of the proven cornerstones of happiness. ]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/17/what-are-three-new-things-you-give-thanks-for-today/feed/ 2 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/26/2015-goodies-ten-questions-with-happiness-experiment-founder-tamara-waugh/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/26/2015-goodies-ten-questions-with-happiness-experiment-founder-tamara-waugh/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2015 18:34:52 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29072   She describes herself as “compassionate, wise and driven.” Since turning her own life around with mindfulness and gratitude Auckland based Tamara has been inspiring people to do the same via her Happiness Experiment #3goodthings per day ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/26/2015-goodies-ten-questions-with-happiness-experiment-founder-tamara-waugh/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/26/a-spoonful-of-inspiration-and-a-unicorn-or-two-will-keep-the-doctor-at-bay/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/26/a-spoonful-of-inspiration-and-a-unicorn-or-two-will-keep-the-doctor-at-bay/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2015 08:07:13 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28703 Happyzine founder Charlotte Squire explains why positive inspiration is as important as yoga class and wheatgrass shots.   Last night I shared my bed with a cartoonist, some unicorns, and a very optimistic Christian.  The cartoonist was Andrew ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/26/a-spoonful-of-inspiration-and-a-unicorn-or-two-will-keep-the-doctor-at-bay/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/09/15/yha-paihia-installs-27-metres-of-solar-panels-to-harness-natural-resource-of-sunny-region/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/09/15/yha-paihia-installs-27-metres-of-solar-panels-to-harness-natural-resource-of-sunny-region/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2015 22:53:38 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28335 YHA Bay of Islands Paihia is turning to solar panels for its power source and says other YHAs are looking on with interest. YHA Bay of Islands Paihia Franchise owner, Andy Larsen said “The Bay of ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/09/15/yha-paihia-installs-27-metres-of-solar-panels-to-harness-natural-resource-of-sunny-region/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/04/22/autumn-is-beautiful-and-damn-being-a-locavore-is-hard-by-natacha-lee/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/04/22/autumn-is-beautiful-and-damn-being-a-locavore-is-hard-by-natacha-lee/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2015 18:00:34 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=27386 By Natacha Lee, Gisborne  Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge. 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