Daily Encourager Media

30/08/2024

A recent study from the University of Otago has found participants who did regular evening exercise experienced an average increase of 29 minutes of sleep each night.

6 HOPES A recent study from the University of Otago has found participants who did regular evening exercise experienced an average increase of 29 minutes of sleep each night. There is a growing awareness of the importance of getting a good night’s sleep with a plethora of scientific studies shown ...

29/08/2024

Kiwis throw away 16 million toothpaste tubes every year and around the world the total is 1.5 billion per year. Laura Nixon is doing something about it.https://dailyencourager.co.nz/porirua-company-creates-alternative-to-toothpaste-in-plastic-tubes/

24/04/2024

These Islands are a beacon of hope thanks to world class work by conservationists.

9 HOPES If you still carry cash there is a high chance you are wearing a forgotten New Zealand paradise close to your heart. Two young conservationists have been granted the rare privilege of visiting the hidden island paradise that adorns our $5 note. Anna Wentsch and Callum Armstrong from Rotorua....

23/04/2024

Helping families in practical ways so their children can attend school more regularly is one of the ways REAP Marlborough serves its community.

11 HOPES Helping families in practical ways so their children can attend school more regularly is one of the ways REAP Marlborough serves its community. “To me it’s simple: we have the ability to make it happen, so why don’t we make it happen?” says Sharon Blount, the Kaiwhakahaere/CEO in Bl...

22/04/2024

Friends of Women’s Refuges Trust have announced a record breaking $350,000 donation to NZ Women’s Refuge from the proceeds of the NZ Sculpture OnShore 2023 exhibition. What an amazing result.

10 HOPES Friends of Women’s Refuges Trust have announced a record breaking $350,000 donation to NZ Women’s Refuge from the proceeds of the NZ Sculpture OnShore 2023 exhibition. The large-scale exhibition of 130 outdoor sculptures created by more than 100 artists across the motu took place at Ope...

23/11/2023

What began as a Christmas hamper project for a few families in the Lower Hutt suburb of Stokes Valley now covers most of the Wellington region.

7 HOPES Gabe Ralph and Claire Turner originally named themselves the Hutt Hamper Elves but 10 years later after raising almost a million dollars the Christmas Angels could be more appropriate. What began as a Christmas hamper project for a few families in the Lower Hutt suburb of Stokes Valley now c...

22/11/2023

A nine-year-old Nepalese Kiwi broadcaster is capturing his audience’s hearts through a fact-packed radio show.

12 HOPES A nine-year-old Nepalese Kiwi broadcaster is capturing his audience’s hearts through a fact-packed radio show. Ajax Banstola’s broad smile and earnest, friendly manner are evident across the airwaves during Factbeast, which he researches, writes and presents for Otago Access Radio. List...

22/11/2023

Everybody Eats has solving food waste, food poverty and social isolation down to a fine art – a $5 donation can fund one three-course meal for a vulnerable kiwi.

8 HOPES Everybody Eats is all about a three-course meal with a three-pronged approach to food. It’s about saving perfectly good food from landfills, cooking beautifully plated meals served at shared tables and payment by koha which means everybody can eat. Based on the concept of feeding bellies, ...

28/07/2023

Dunedin Artist Rodney Hamel is on a mission to capture the beauty of rural landscapes around his area before it's transformation into urban developments.

9 HOPES Dunedin Artist Rodney Hamel has evocatively captured rural land which is having more and more houses built on it. The retired History and Geography Teacher’s Bush Road Revisited oil on hessian paintings are on display at the Moray Gallery until June 30. These serene landscapes of Dunedin.....

28/07/2023

The New Foundations Trust is doing amazing work with young people in South Auckland.

9 HOPES Students living in challenging times are having their potential unlocked through a creative mentoring programme developed in South Auckland. The New Foundations Trust matches local mentors with students and has produced impressive and life-changing results through students learning who they....

27/07/2023

Plant lovers are bringing locally sourced native bush into small towns in rural Northern Southland, New Zealand to stunning effect.

11 HOPES Plant lovers are bringing locally sourced native bush into small towns in rural Northern Southland, to stunning effect. They’ve formed the Northern Southland Reforestation Trust, or Reforest Southland, of which Josie Blackshaw is a Co-founder and Trustee. They grow and supply “the right...

27/07/2023

This innovative recycling trial has many environmental benefits.

9 HOPES Mattresses are something you are supposed to sink into but sending old ones to landfill can result in sinkholes developing. It is estimated that several hundred thousand mattresses are sent to landfills every year in New Zealand. They can clog machinery, are difficult to compact and create l...

26/07/2023

Well done South Canterbury farmers!

3 HOPES Meat the Need (MtN), a charity that links livestock and milk donations from farmers with families in need, hosted their inaugural regional golf day fundraiser at the picturesque Waimate Golf Club on Friday 9th June. The farmer led initiative brought together the local community for a day of....

29/06/2023

Since its first outing in 1987, this trust has continued to offer its day-care passengers a nominal charge of only 50 cents for each trip within the Rangiora area.

8 HOPES The North Canterbury Minibus Trust is a non-profit charity that provides transportation services to the elderly, frail, or disabled. Since its first outing in 1987, the trust has continued to offer its day-care passengers a nominal charge of only 50 cents for each trip within the Rangiora ar...

27/06/2023

An example of great community spirit in Mid-Canterbury.

8 HOPES As electricity prices rise and winter approaches, Mid Canterbury residents are learning how to reduce energy use and power bills. A free Warm for Winter project is helping consumers who’ve been struggling so much with costs that they’ve chosen not to turn on a heater or heat a child’s ...

26/06/2023

You have to admire this Dunedin's solo mum pursuit of her dream.

8 HOPES Five years ago, Cyndee Elder had a radical plan. It’s now becoming reality as construction will start soon on her affordable small homes. When the Daily Encourager interviewed the Dunedin mum in November 2021, her previous experience of being homeless and living in emergency accommodation ...

13/06/2023

Dyslexic people have amazing strengths. Find out more from this insightful article.

12 HOPES People with dyslexia may be more likely than others to start or run their own businesses, internationally and in New Zealand. The Managing Trustee for the Dyslexia Foundation of New Zealand, Shelley McMeeken, says many who may, or may not, be aware that they’re dyslexic have started their...