https://happyzine.co.nz Because good news makes a difference Sun, 24 Jan 2016 19:00:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.2 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/04/supreme-acc-attitude-award-winner-a-childrens-champion/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/04/supreme-acc-attitude-award-winner-a-childrens-champion/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2015 01:31:35 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28892   Auckland teenager Muskan Devta (16) has won the Attitude ACC Supreme Award for 2015 on December 3 – the UN sanctioned ‘International Day of People with Disability’.   Overcoming strong competition, the champion for social good took ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/04/supreme-acc-attitude-award-winner-a-childrens-champion/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/03/inspired-to-thrive-alicias-story/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/03/inspired-to-thrive-alicias-story/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2015 15:00:36 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28863 International Day of People with Disability, Thursday 3 December At 44, Alicia Thompson is a professional businesswoman with a husband, a teenage son and a love of knitting. Not much different from many women you’d meet ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/03/inspired-to-thrive-alicias-story/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/11/02/wheelchair-warrior-proves-attitude-is-everything/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/11/02/wheelchair-warrior-proves-attitude-is-everything/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2015 07:54:51 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28776 Attitude Awards Wheelchair warrior proves attitude is everything   Nick Chisholm (42) is setting high goals and smashing them, despite being ‘locked-in’ his own body for 15 years.   The Dunedin man is a finalist in the Spirit of Attitude ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/11/02/wheelchair-warrior-proves-attitude-is-everything/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/23/blind-sculpture-and-author-from-mt-roskill-appreciated-for-positive-attitude/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/23/blind-sculpture-and-author-from-mt-roskill-appreciated-for-positive-attitude/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:00:20 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28685 Attitude Awards Juliet Jackson is a gifted painter, sculptor and writer. She is also blind. The Mt Roskill woman is a finalist in the Artistic Achievement category in the 2015 Attitude Awards. The national awards celebrate the ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/23/blind-sculpture-and-author-from-mt-roskill-appreciated-for-positive-attitude/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/09/six-year-old-burn-victom-dukie-proves-confidence-is-more-than-skin-deep/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/09/six-year-old-burn-victom-dukie-proves-confidence-is-more-than-skin-deep/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2015 15:00:58 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28598 Attitude Awards   Dukie King looks a bit different to other six-year-olds, but he’s not letting it phase him.   The Hawke’s Bay boy is a finalist in the Junior category in the 2015 Attitude Awards. The national awards ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/09/six-year-old-burn-victom-dukie-proves-confidence-is-more-than-skin-deep/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/08/wellington-singers-spirit-outsings-challenges/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/08/wellington-singers-spirit-outsings-challenges/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2015 15:00:13 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28592 Attitude Awards Ailsa Lipscombe (23) is in pain every day, but that hasn’t stopped her singing her way to America and supporting others with disabilities.   The Wellington musician is a finalist in the Spirit of Attitude category ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/10/08/wellington-singers-spirit-outsings-challenges/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/05/07/people-with-attitude-sought-for-spotlight/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/05/07/people-with-attitude-sought-for-spotlight/#comments Wed, 07 May 2014 03:54:49 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=26157 https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/05/07/people-with-attitude-sought-for-spotlight/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/12/06/wellington-changemaker-wins-national-attitude-award/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/12/06/wellington-changemaker-wins-national-attitude-award/#comments Fri, 06 Dec 2013 01:51:11 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=25354 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/12/06/wellington-changemaker-wins-national-attitude-award/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2012/11/30/will-not-quit-attitude-earns-accolades/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2012/11/30/will-not-quit-attitude-earns-accolades/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:24:14 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=22055 https://happyzine.co.nz/2012/11/30/will-not-quit-attitude-earns-accolades/feed/ 2 https://happyzine.co.nz/2012/06/28/attitude-award-gives-champion-a-boost/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2012/06/28/attitude-award-gives-champion-a-boost/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:21:40 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=19723 https://happyzine.co.nz/2012/06/28/attitude-award-gives-champion-a-boost/feed/ 0