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New career mentoring programme supports and inspires future female leaders
On the 16th June, Professionelle will launch its inaugural mentoring programme, which will empower young career-driven women to tackle challenges and take advantage of opportunities with confidence.
Intended to be accessible to young women at any …
Jamie McDell and 55 passionate Kiwis raise their voices for the remaining Maui dolphins
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 …
Sustainable Art Challenge promotes enviro awareness through creativity in Bay of Plenty
Being creative is something many of us enjoy. Living sustainably and minimising our impact on the environment is both an ideal and a challenge. Raising awareness of our impact on the environment and finding a …
Entries open for 2016 NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards
Sustainable Business Network
Entries are now open for New Zealand’s longest-running and pre-eminent sustainability awards.
The NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards, which are now in their 14th year, celebrate the contribution organisations and individuals are making to …
Waikato-Tainui seek to boost reo speakers from 31% to 80% by 2050
A partnership between Waikato-Tainui and the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), will be the driving force behind a new programme to increase fluency in Waikato-Tainui dialect of te reo Māori.
He Reo Aratau Certificate in Te …
Kiwis to step up and step into shoes of refugees for 40 Hour Famine
A minecraft refugee camp, 40 works of art, backyard box camps and sleeping in a cage are just some of the activities set to take place around New Zealand this month for the 40 Hour …
Green Ribbon kudos for Reconnecting Northland
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 …
Creative young Kiwis invited to join the POD programme
Media Advisory – Mental Health New Zealand
26 May 2016
Applications Open for Creative Young Kiwis.
The Mental Health Foundation is calling for applications for POD, an incubator programme that supports young Kiwis to turn their creative ideas into …
Victoria University partners with Zealandia to focus on urban ecology
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 …
Electric vehicle car park a first for Hutt motorists
The region’s first electric vehicle charging station on public land has been set up by Hutt City Council.
Council has provided a free three hour car park, for vehicles plugged in to the electric vehicle charging …
Kids benefit from solar sponsorship in Wainuiomata
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 …
Victoria Uni student shows energy saved by retrofitting all Kiwi commercial buildings could power 330,000 homes.
A Victoria University of Wellington study shows that retrofitting New Zealand’s commercial buildings to use less fossil fuel-generated energy could save enough energy to power many homes in the South Island.
Research from Shaan Cory, who …
Self love: one thing that makes an epic difference to the way we experience our lives, no matter how we started out
I just posted this in the Kea Group and I wanted to share it with you too,
Love Charlotte X
Time for a helping of self love? Today I invite you to be super mindful of the …
Victoria student’s research reveals innovative new ways to recycle waste in the Pacific using 3D printing
Research by a Victoria University of Wellington Master’s graduand is revealing innovative new ways to recycle waste in the Pacific using 3D printing.
Lionel Taito-Matamua, who graduates this week with a Master of Design Innovation from …
Applications open for YHA youth development award
By YHA New Zealand
New Zealand: YHA New Zealand puts their commitment to youth personal development into action through the organisation’s annual Cora Wilding Memorial Award. The award comprises a subsidy of up to $4,000 toward the cost …
New York expert says parks are for mental health and strengthening community, as well as physical wellness
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 …
Attitude calling out for challengers
Attitude Award winner Nick Chisholm and his wife Nicola are heading to the United States – to try and get pregnant.
The couple need an egg donor to help fulfil their dream of having a child …
Sport and Rec student walking length of New Zealand for people with disabilities
Media release – PHAB
May 2016
Sport and Rec student walking the talk for people with disabilities
Not one to do things half-heartedly, Henek Tompson is bringing new meaning to “going the distance,” as he walks the length …
Sub Urban launches social enterprise scholarship in Johnsonville
Sub Urban in the Johnsonville Shopping Centre is launching the Sub Urban Social Enterprise Scholarship which will provide a local person with support to grow their social impact idea into a business.
The person will be from …
Young New Zealanders dedicate 40 hours to refugee children
Imagine cramming your entire life into a tiny backpack, packing nothing more than a few essential items that you need to survive. Then carrying that backpack through war zones, across countries, sometimes continents, in search …
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