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CEO of Saatchi and Saatchi International Supports Happyzine’s Green-Dream Project: DreamtoReality

Kevin Roberts – the CEO of Saatchi and Saatchi International, based in New York, has offered his praise of Happyzine’s DreamtoReality 2010 project. The positive news website www.happyzine.co.nz is offering one person the opportunity to …

Nelson’s Festival of Opportunities – A Place to Reclaim Well-Being

What is the purpose of the Festival of Opportunities? The Festival is the 19th Annual Festival and is a showcase of everything available in Nelson for you and your loved one’s total well-being. A place …

Relaxing on the Interislander – I Am No Longer A TV Virgin

It’s Monday the 25th of January and I’m on the Interislander Ferry feeling utterly relieved as I head back to the Shire (Nelson) after an exciting Television stint in the Capital. Oh yes, it’s been …

Wave of Community Support for Christchurch Girl’s Walk for Hector’s Dolphins

Fifteen year old Christchurch girl Aescleah (said: Ashley) Hawkins’ decision to make a personal stand to protect New Zealand’s endangered Hector’s dolphins has created a wave of support throughout the Christchurch community.
Twelve Christchurch residents from …

YourMondayMotivator – Glenn Edley

Where do you see beauty? In a child’s beaming face, a sunrise, a sunset or in your work. The last one might be surprising but there will be beauty there. How you find that beauty …

Humour, Engagement and Positive Psychology

We are experiencing a new wave of connection that is going to herald the way we do business from here on ! This new and positive way is contributing to both individual and team productivity as the following demonstrates. A productive workplace is created when we can engage with others in such a way that we support people to improve enthusiasm and morale, boost their individual performance and optimise their attitude. This degree of connection or engagement contributes to improved personal work satisfaction, creates a sense of belonging, and renewed confidence around engaging with others. This is across the board and includes peers, managers and clients alike.

The degree to which we can achieve this is based on our capacity to remain good humoured in the face of the life events that shape our experience. I should insert here I believe to be good humoured is to be appropriately responsive.

View from Mars – Good News from Around the Planet

It is always good news when people are found against the odds. Imagine being lost on a frozen stretch of North Sea, you use your camera flash to seek help and someone sees it from …

Today’s minimotivator – Glenn Edley

Glenn Edley said, “To be successful, YOU have to decide what to do next.”
Do you make your own decisions about what to do next? Disregarding the “yes” that popped into your head take a minute …

Introducing A New Happyzine Writer: Nick Thorburn “Ten Things I Love About My Life”

Hi my name is Nicholas Thorburn and I am an eleven year old male from Auckland, New Zealand. I have grown up to love animals because my father is a customs officer in the drug …

View From Mars – Good News from Around the World

It is always good to hear about people empowering themselves and their environments. Check out this story from from IPS about “Indigenous and rural women from southern Tolima, a province located in the heart of …

Today’s minimotivator – Glenn Edley

James Openheim said, “The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.”
It seems a lot of put things off. We put off holidays, spending time with friends, rewards and …

Editor of Happyzine on TVNZ’s ‘Breakfast’ show

Charlotte Squire recently appeared on Breakfast to talk about Happyzine and just why exactly she’s gone down the good news road.  Here’s the link through to TV One’s website.

The Honey Bee Revival – TopBar Hives

I am always on the lookout for kinder, more sustainable ways of beekeeping, I believe TopBar hives are the way to go for people keen on keeping bees in a more natural environment.
I first read …

Kura Reo Kai Tahu

It is great to see communities working together to strengthen their traditional knowledge and increase the ties that bind.
From the Timaru Herald .
The community at Arowhenua is hosting the second annual Kura Reo Kai Tahu …

Today’s minimotivator – Glenn Edley

Goethe said, “Certain flaws are necessary for the whole.  It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks.”
Isn’t it so often the quirks of your friends that make them so fun to be around. …

View From Mars

We have a lot to learn from our youth. From Stuff – Down in Southland, youth are leading the way by getting into sustainable transport – using a travel card, where they get a stamp …

YourMondayMotivator – Glenn Edley

I recently read an article about a hero of mine, Chuck Yeager. Chuck defined flight for me because he broke the sound barrier at a time when other pilots thought the sound barrier was either …

How to Retire in Twelve Months – The Tale of Serena Star Leonard

You’re sitting on the deck of your mud-brick home enjoying a cup of tea. It’s dusk. You can hear the Tui calling to each other as they bed down for the night. You …

View from Mars

Good news that Bolivian President Eva Morales is inviting  indigenous peoples, social movements, environmentalists and scientists as well as governments ”who want to work with their people” to an alternative climate conference  in Cochabamba on …

Carbon neutral status renewed for Christchurch Airport

Christchurch International Airport (CIAL) has had its carbon neutral status recertified by Landcare Research for the period from June 2008 to July 2009.  The airport company met the caroNZero requirements for the third year in …