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/2016/05/09/pop-up-good-news-cafe-10-lunch-dangerous-cafe-takaka-friday-the-13th/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/09/pop-up-good-news-cafe-10-lunch-dangerous-cafe-takaka-friday-the-13th/#comments Sun, 08 May 2016 18:58:22 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29883 Enjoy an hour of good news with Happyzine founder Charlotte Squire, and the delicious new $10 winter lunch of a piece of pizza and a cup of soup at the Dangerous Cafe, Takaka, this Friday ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/09/pop-up-good-news-cafe-10-lunch-dangerous-cafe-takaka-friday-the-13th/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/06/research-says-happiness-leads-leads-to-success-not-the-other-way-round/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/06/research-says-happiness-leads-leads-to-success-not-the-other-way-round/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2016 08:10:16 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29224 By Charlotte Squire When my son was five years old I took him to school for a trial visit. All went well until he refused to leave the sandpit after morning tea to go back to ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/06/research-says-happiness-leads-leads-to-success-not-the-other-way-round/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/27/open-letter-to-friends-of-happyzine-and-lovers-of-good-news/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/27/open-letter-to-friends-of-happyzine-and-lovers-of-good-news/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2015 18:09:22 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29082 Dear friends, Did you ever have a calling that wouldn’t go away? No matter how much you tried to ignore it, or tell yourself it was impossible?  Now I really do believe anything’s possible, but for ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/27/open-letter-to-friends-of-happyzine-and-lovers-of-good-news/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/20/join-happyzines-new-life-changing-kea-club-this-january-2016-and-claim-your-dreams/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/20/join-happyzines-new-life-changing-kea-club-this-january-2016-and-claim-your-dreams/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2015 08:07:34 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29028 Got an awesome dream you’re planning on bringing to life this 2016? Do it with some friends, Happyzine style. Introducing the online Happyzine Kea Group – for movers and shakers who want to take their New Year’s ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/20/join-happyzines-new-life-changing-kea-club-this-january-2016-and-claim-your-dreams/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/15/news-from-my-backyard-charlottes-first-video-blog/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/15/news-from-my-backyard-charlottes-first-video-blog/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2015 06:07:44 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28989 Happyzine founder Charlotte Squire has decided to give video blogging a  go. In this first ‘vlog’ she tells us about her first and last day back to work as a ‘normal reporter’, she shares some ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/15/news-from-my-backyard-charlottes-first-video-blog/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/06/24/found-in-the-media-small-is-good-religions-are-going-green-nappy-free-parenting-raw-milk-at-the-farm-gate-and-if-you-want-it-feel-it-first/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/06/24/found-in-the-media-small-is-good-religions-are-going-green-nappy-free-parenting-raw-milk-at-the-farm-gate-and-if-you-want-it-feel-it-first/#comments Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:00:37 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=23848 Who says mainstream media don’t offer their fair share of good news stories?  Well, um, I used to.  That was until I started working for a ‘normal’ newspaper and realised that 80% of the stories ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/06/24/found-in-the-media-small-is-good-religions-are-going-green-nappy-free-parenting-raw-milk-at-the-farm-gate-and-if-you-want-it-feel-it-first/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/06/12/harvest-those-small-moments-of-good-and-win-organic-chocolate/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/06/12/harvest-those-small-moments-of-good-and-win-organic-chocolate/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:35:51 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=23715 This project is kindly sponsored by Baron Hasselhoffs – gluten free sweet treats. You know those moments when the world just feels rosy? You just happen to gaze out the bus window as a teenager hands an ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/06/12/harvest-those-small-moments-of-good-and-win-organic-chocolate/feed/ 2 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/06/03/pssst-spies-send-us-a-good-news-story-and-win-a-mexican-chocolate-snickerdoodle/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/06/03/pssst-spies-send-us-a-good-news-story-and-win-a-mexican-chocolate-snickerdoodle/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 05:07:10 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=23524 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/06/03/pssst-spies-send-us-a-good-news-story-and-win-a-mexican-chocolate-snickerdoodle/feed/ 2 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/02/25/the-good-news-by-thich-nhat-hanh/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/02/25/the-good-news-by-thich-nhat-hanh/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:31:01 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=22463 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/02/25/the-good-news-by-thich-nhat-hanh/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/02/17/whats-good-for-you-right-now-five-minutes-with-seema-singh-wellington/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/02/17/whats-good-for-you-right-now-five-minutes-with-seema-singh-wellington/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2013 05:07:43 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=22383 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/02/17/whats-good-for-you-right-now-five-minutes-with-seema-singh-wellington/feed/ 1 https://happyzine.co.nz/2011/03/02/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-309-my-fun-green-ebook-is-helping-great-community-organisations-stay-strong/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2011/03/02/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-309-my-fun-green-ebook-is-helping-great-community-organisations-stay-strong/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:30:23 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=11486 Just a quicky today.  I said I’d focus more upon my goals over the remaining fifty or so blogs and I’m glad I did because it’s very much on my mind.  I would like to ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2011/03/02/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-309-my-fun-green-ebook-is-helping-great-community-organisations-stay-strong/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/11/10/a-positive-attitude-to-impossible-circumstances/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/11/10/a-positive-attitude-to-impossible-circumstances/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:44:06 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=8788 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/11/10/a-positive-attitude-to-impossible-circumstances/feed/ 1 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/11/09/whangarei-the-awakening/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/11/09/whangarei-the-awakening/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 03:17:48 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=8779 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/11/09/whangarei-the-awakening/feed/ 3 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/09/15/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog148-the-benefits-of-working-with-wild-abandon/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/09/15/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog148-the-benefits-of-working-with-wild-abandon/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:37:16 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=7094 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/09/15/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog148-the-benefits-of-working-with-wild-abandon/feed/ 1 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/09/09/trowel-power/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/09/09/trowel-power/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:32:33 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=6934 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/09/09/trowel-power/feed/ 3 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/09/09/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog142-rebecca-toons-debut-on-happyzine-thrilling/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/09/09/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog142-rebecca-toons-debut-on-happyzine-thrilling/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:00:26 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=6957 Ok, I’m keeping it brief today.  I’m feeling very excited to introduce this piece of writing to you.  You have got to check out another positive writing graduate’s first ever article on Happyzine: Trowel Power.  ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/09/09/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog142-rebecca-toons-debut-on-happyzine-thrilling/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/09/05/earthquake-and-good-news-guest-blog-from-heather-hapeta/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/09/05/earthquake-and-good-news-guest-blog-from-heather-hapeta/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:39:28 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=6784 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/09/05/earthquake-and-good-news-guest-blog-from-heather-hapeta/feed/ 1 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/08/12/nominations-sought-for-local-heroes/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/08/12/nominations-sought-for-local-heroes/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:28:11 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=6200 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/08/12/nominations-sought-for-local-heroes/feed/ 0 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