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/2016/08/03/urban-forest-to-grow-for-national-tree-day/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/03/urban-forest-to-grow-for-national-tree-day/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2016 16:00:14 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30130 Volunteers can help expand Sydney’s green, cool canopy for National Tree Day by planting over 2,000 native seedlings at Jubilee Park in Glebe today, Sunday 31 July. This year is Planet Ark’s 21st National Tree Day ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/03/urban-forest-to-grow-for-national-tree-day/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/24/water-recycling-project-makes-award-splash/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/24/water-recycling-project-makes-award-splash/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2016 14:00:26 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30082 A Sydney Park project that cleans and reuses the equivalent of 340 Olympic-sized swimming pools of local stormwater runoff a year has been honoured with a 2016 Good Design Award. The City of Sydney water re-use ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/06/24/water-recycling-project-makes-award-splash/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/27/sydney-clean-battery-power-on-tap-at-student-residence/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/27/sydney-clean-battery-power-on-tap-at-student-residence/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2016 21:21:08 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29336 More climate friendly news from Sydney: A Newtown housing cooperative will be the first in Australia to use a solar and battery storage system to produce energy for a multi-unit residence housing dozens of students. The project ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/27/sydney-clean-battery-power-on-tap-at-student-residence/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/25/sydneys-canopy-sprouts-green-cool-future/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/25/sydneys-canopy-sprouts-green-cool-future/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:54:09 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29316 I’m loving Sydney’s ongoing story of becoming a carbon neutral city.  I think New Zealand should be looking to Sydney for an example of a city who has made a commitment and is aligning all ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/25/sydneys-canopy-sprouts-green-cool-future/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/05/21/climate-friendly-sydney-uses-recycled-printer-toner-in-roads/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/05/21/climate-friendly-sydney-uses-recycled-printer-toner-in-roads/#comments Thu, 21 May 2015 01:53:08 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=27648 Australia’s first carbon neutral city is trialing a new environmentally-friendly asphalt blend on city roads that uses old printer toner.   Australia’s first carbon neutral council is trialing a new environmentally-friendly asphalt blend on city roads that uses ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/05/21/climate-friendly-sydney-uses-recycled-printer-toner-in-roads/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/07/11/city-of-sydney-to-lead-global-climate-network/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/07/11/city-of-sydney-to-lead-global-climate-network/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2014 20:12:29 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=26521 https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/07/11/city-of-sydney-to-lead-global-climate-network/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/04/13/green-living-for-a-better-way-of-life-in-sydney/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/04/13/green-living-for-a-better-way-of-life-in-sydney/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2014 09:11:25 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=26101 https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/04/13/green-living-for-a-better-way-of-life-in-sydney/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/03/30/switched-on-green-offices-create-happier-workers-in-sydney/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/03/30/switched-on-green-offices-create-happier-workers-in-sydney/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2014 06:53:26 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=26032 https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/03/30/switched-on-green-offices-create-happier-workers-in-sydney/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/02/09/green-living-goes-back-to-its-roots-in-sydney/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/02/09/green-living-goes-back-to-its-roots-in-sydney/#comments Sun, 09 Feb 2014 03:23:55 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=25811 https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/02/09/green-living-goes-back-to-its-roots-in-sydney/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/12/09/roof-gardens-set-to-grow-in-sydney-thanks-to-new-policy/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/12/09/roof-gardens-set-to-grow-in-sydney-thanks-to-new-policy/#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2013 03:06:41 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=25394 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/12/09/roof-gardens-set-to-grow-in-sydney-thanks-to-new-policy/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/09/24/dr-suzuki-says-walking-is-the-best-medicine/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/09/24/dr-suzuki-says-walking-is-the-best-medicine/#comments Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:41:34 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=24821 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/09/24/dr-suzuki-says-walking-is-the-best-medicine/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/09/06/sydney-20-towards-reducing-carbon-emissions-by-70-this-2030/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/09/06/sydney-20-towards-reducing-carbon-emissions-by-70-this-2030/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2013 05:02:20 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=24622 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/09/06/sydney-20-towards-reducing-carbon-emissions-by-70-this-2030/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/07/24/one-good-green-deed-deserves-another-in-sydney/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/07/24/one-good-green-deed-deserves-another-in-sydney/#comments Wed, 24 Jul 2013 06:20:42 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=24152 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/07/24/one-good-green-deed-deserves-another-in-sydney/feed/ 0