Tom Kay on Making Room for Rivers – Nelson
Tahunanui School 69 Muritai Street, NelsonIn the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, the way we live with our rivers is at the front of many people's minds. While it is difficult to discuss for many people,…
Events List
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Nature and Climate Group meeting
OnlineThe Nature and Climate group of the NTCF has been invited to make a submission to the Right Tree, Right Place Task Force that Nelson's mayor has established to advise Council on the future of NCC's forestry estate. More info on the Task Force here. This is a once in a generation opportunity. We have…
Thomas Cawthron Memorial Lecture – Ice and Us : Adapting to sea level rise
Nelson Centre of Musical Arts 48 Nile Street, NelsonKeynote address by Professor Tim Naish and Professor Richard Levy. With supporting presentation by Cawthron's Dr Anna Berthelsen and Jacqui Stuart Melting land ice is now the single largest driver…
Advancing Aotearoa-New Zealand’s Vital Interests in a Turbulent World
OnlineAs the world grapples with big power transitions, shifting economic hierarchies, climate change, pandemics and severe challenges to international and regional balances, New Zealand finds itself navigating increasingly hazardous waters,…
Battle for the Banded Rail – Community Planting Day
Manuka Island (off Redwood Road)Battle for the Banded Rail is a project working with local communities to increase the number of banded rail and other estuarine birds on the margins of the Waimea Inlet…
Battle for the Banded Rail – Community Planting Day
Sandeman Reserve, Richmond. Parking is at the end of Sandeman Road.Battle for the Banded Rail is a project working with local communities to increase the number of banded rail and other estuarine birds on the margins of the Waimea Inlet…
Maire Stream Guardians/Nurturers monthly Working Bee
Your opportunity to join Us. Our group is passionate about helping restore a healthy environment and would like to give you and others the opportunity to get active and make a difference locally towards the global climate crisis.
Free
Battle for the Banded Rail – Community Planting Day
Bronte Road East, Bronte PeninsulaBattle for the Banded Rail is a project working with local communities to increase the number of banded rail and other estuarine birds on the margins of the Waimea Inlet…
Wakapuaka Mouri Matariki/Puanga Community Planting day
Maori Pa Road, Delaware BayCome along and join in with the Matariki/Puanga Community Planting day for Wakapuaka Mouri project on the 16th July at 1pm. All welcome! Just bring gloves, a spade (if you…
Take the Jump Ambassador Training
Zoom (link communicated at registration)Time for a new approach? Ditch the doom and gloom talk. Discover your style of climate talk in a fun and positive atmosphere. The Take The Jump Ambassador Training programme will help you discover your own personal style of talking about climate change. These conversations can be difficult, but when done well can help us…
Nelson Repair Cafe
The Habitat Hub 166 Tahunanui Drive, Nelson, New ZealandCome and be part of a Repair Movement!
A FREE monthly event helping you to repair your items, save resources and build community. Come along, and you might pick up some new fixing skills!
Free
Friends of Snowden’s Bush Community planting day
Waimea West Rd, BrightwaterSnowden's Bush is a Dept Conservation Reserve (Waimea West Rd, Brightwater) It is home to some significantly large pre-European totara, and is one of three small remnants of the original Waimea Plains forests. Public planting morning July 23rd (weather postponement July 30th) meeting at the Reserve 9am Bring your own drink, morning tea provided. Contact…
Countdown to Zero: Emissions Reduction Programme
Rutherford Hotel Nelson 27 Nile Street, Nelson, New ZealandIs your carbon footprint a bit of a mystery? Need a hand understanding and reducing it? Mission Zero, an initiative of Businesses for Climate Action, is here to help.
Countdown to Zero is a programme of fun and interactive workshops designed to help businesses in Te Tauihu measure and reduce their carbon emissions. We make it easy for you to take steps towards a carbon-neutral future.
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Maire Stream Guardians/Nurturers monthly Working Bee
Our Maire Stream Guardians/Nurturers have been working on fixing this mess from Developers since 2019. Here is a picture down from the main Maire Stream Restoration Area. Come and see how that has grown. Now vegetation bending over Maire Stream cooling the waters. Giving protection for micro-invertebrates in turn food in the food chain...for Kokopu fish and long finned eels.
Free
Freshwater – the Good, the Bad, the Future
Moutere Hills Community Centre 1539 Moutere Highway, Upper Moutere 7175, New ZealandJoin Lan Pham (former Environment Canterbury Councillor, Freshwater Ecologist to hear about the wonders of our native fish and the latest on the state of Aoteroa New Zealand's freshwater; the implications for both human health and the health of our environment; and what is happening (or not happening) nationally, internationally and locally to ensure we…
free
WEBINAR – Your money has power! Find out about the carbon emissions of your savings and how YOU can make a difference
zoomYour money has power! Find out about the carbon emissions of your savings and how YOU can make a difference Are your savings working for the long-term good of our natural environment? Chances are your money is helping to fund oil and gas companies responsible for our worsening climate. Find out how you can make…
Training: asking climate questions at candidate meetings
Online (Zoom)With the general election coming up, MPs and candidates often hold meetings for the public (that's you!), and answer questions from audience members. This is where we come in. By asking powerful climate questions - and recording the answers - we can show the politicians and the public the importance of climate justice. That’s why…
“Rethinking Home” – innovative approaches to transforming housing options in Nelson/Tasman that better respond to our environmental and social needs
Māpua Community Hall 72 Aranui Road, Māpua"Rethinking Home" - innovative approaches to transforming housing options in Nelson/Tasman that better respond to our environmental and social needs You are warmly invited to attend a Local Matters presentation on "Rethinking Home", which will look at innovative approaches to transforming housing options in Nelson/Tasman that better respond to our environmental and social needs, on…
$10
1st Bday Celebration: La Planta Cafe & Grassroots Recycling
Join us to celebrate our 1st birthday! #sustainable #recycle
$5
Our Freshwater Future
Fairfield house 48 Van Diemen Street, NelsonOur freshwater's health is essential for our future.
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Nelson Repair Cafe
The Habitat Hub 166 Tahunanui Drive, Nelson, New ZealandCome and be part of a Repair Movement! A FREE monthly event helping you to repair your items, save resources and build community. Come along, and you might pick up some new fixing skills! Come and be part of a Repair Movement! A FREE monthly event helping you to repair your items, save resources and…
How much energy is involved in using your computer? WEBINAR
Online (Zoom)The Take the Jump Campaign invites us to reduce our consumption by making several changes. While the "End of clutter" shift encourages us to keep our electronic devices, amongst which our computers, tablets and phones, for at least 7 years, the way we use them, and specifically the way we use data, can also have an impact…
The MacDiarmid Lecture: Good News for a Change: Sustainability tech in Aotearoa New Zealand and the science behind it
Garin College Library 35 Champion Road, RichmondThe MacDiarmid Lecture: Good News for a Change: Sustainability tech in Aotearoa New Zealand and the science behind it This MacDiarmid Institute's Regional Lecture Series will present an optimistic take…
To EV or not to EV, that is the question. When and why might it make sense to buy an electric car? by Lindsay Wood
Library Activities Room - Nelson Library Halifax Street, 27, NelsonThe Nelson Institute presents a talk by Lindsay Wood: To EV or not to EV, that is the question. When and why might it make sense to buy an electric car? …
$3
Learning opportunity!! Sustainable Primary Production
Freshwater quality and climate change mitigation are inexplicably linked to the whole country creating a sustainable environment. The goal of a sustainable future is for both urban and rural New…
Maire Stream Guardians/Nurturers monthly Working Bee
41 Highview Drive 41 Highview Drive, Tahunanui - NelsonWe are making progress but need more before the Spring growth kicks in.
Come join Us for an afternoon in the peace of nature. Come for an hour or two, its up to you how much time you can spare for the good of nature, the good of this Earth project.
Free
Framing Messages around Climate Emergency – WEBINAR
Online (Zoom)The vast majority of people in industrialised countries now accept that global overheating constitutes a serious environmental crisis and that it has been largely caused by human action. Nevertheless, public…
Effective Advocacy for Climate Change – Steve Abel
Māpua Community Hall 72 Aranui Road, MāpuaDoor sales only - $10 ticket, students with ID free. Supper included
$10
Tackling the Barriers to Real Climate Action
Greenmeadows community centre Cnr Main Road and Songer Street, Stoke, Nelson, New Zealand
koha
The Clothing Revolution
Greenmeadows community centre Cnr Main Road and Songer Street, Stoke, Nelson, New Zealand
$5
Meet the candidates on Climate and Biodiversity – Tasman/West Coast
zoomThe climate emergency is challenging us to do things a little differently. How do we create a low-emissions society that support a thriving natural environment? Join us and hear our political representatives talk about their plans for Tasman. REGISTER HERE and meet them on Zoom on the 20th of September at 7.30pm Feel free to…
Nelson Repair Cafe
Habitat Hub (Buzz Room - behind ReStore) 166 Tahunanui Drive, Tahunanui - Nelson, New ZealandCome and be part of a Repair Movement!
A FREE monthly event helping you to repair your items, save resources and build community. Come along, and you might pick up some new fixing skills!
Free
Meet the candidates on Climate and Biodiversity – Nelson
Online (Zoom)The climate emergency is challenging us to do things a little differently. How do we create a low-emissions society that support a thriving natural environment? Join us and hear our political representatives talk about their plans for Nelson. Register here to meet them on Zoom on the 26th of September from 7.30 to 9pm. Feel…
Not Your Normal Candidates Meeting
Victory Community Center 2 Totara Street,Nelson,7010,New Zealand, Nelson, New ZealandA Nelson Sustainable Transport initiative to allow people to meet and question the candidates for the general election in a warm and convivial atmosphere where after hearing from each candidate we share music and kai and deepen connections. We also have information around how to register to vote.
koha
Maire Stream Guardians/Nurturers monthly Working Bee
Come for 1hr, come for 2 or join Us for 3hrs. Restoring nature in this peaceful Maire Stream gully.
Free
Snowden’s Bush morning of weeding
Snowden's Bush Waimea West Road, Brightwater, New ZealandWorking bee at Snowdon's Bush for weeding the areas that we have planted over the last couple of years.
Maire Stream Guardians/Nurturers monthly Working Bee
41 Highview Drive 41 Highview Drive, Tahunanui - NelsonEnvision a Nelson Tasman region where all recognize the urgent need to address climate change through individual and collective actions, and where all work together to enhance the resilience of our biodiversity and ecosystems in a rapidly changing climate.
Free
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
Online“We have entered a period unseen before in human history that requires all hands and all hearts on deck. Whether you’re a climate activist, a scientist, a parent, an outdoor enthusiast, or someone who simply doesn’t know where to begin, this course will help you respond to the current crisis from a more grounded, thoughtful, connected, and effective position”
Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC Chair of the Paris Climate Agreement
$300
Post Election Bash (the weeds)
Wai-iti River, near Barton Lane, Brightwater Barton Lane, Brightwater, New ZealandDidn't get the result you wanted? Come along and take it out on invasive plants on the banks of the Wai-iti River, next to Barton Lane (between Brightwater and Wakefield) on Sunday 15th October (9am - 12pm).
Grow Your Own Food – Gardening and permaculture for beginners
Nelson's Women center 44 Trafalgar Street, Nelson, New ZealandAmi Kennedy from The Germinate Collective will be facilitating a Grow Your Own Food Course starting 19th of October. This 6 week course for beginner gardeners or those that would like a little focus and encouragement to invigorate their gardening is held on Thursdays 10:30am-12pm at Waimarama Community Gardens.
$12 – $15
Grow Your Own Food – Gardening and permaculture for beginners
Waimarama Organic Community Garden Tantragee Road, The Brook, Nelson, New ZealandGROW YOUR OWN FOOD
Organic Gardening & Garden Design Course for Beginners
A six week introduction to organic FOOD gardening & garden design
Join The Germinate Collective gardeners to share in the life long learning journey.
$12 – $15
Nelson Repair Cafe
Habitat Hub (Buzz Room - behind ReStore) 166 Tahunanui Drive, Tahunanui - Nelson, New ZealandCome and be part of a Repair Movement!
A FREE monthly event helping you to repair your items, save resources and build community. Come along, and you might pick up some new fixing skills!
Free
‘Too Hot to Work’ – Movie screening and debate
Greenmeadows community centre Cnr Main Road and Songer Street, Stoke, Nelson, New ZealandTord Kjellstrom and his team will be showing a movie called 'Too Hot to Work'. A new global investigation on the impacts of climate change on worker's health and productivity, titled "Trop chaud pour travailler" (Too Hot To Work), was shot in Italy, France, Qatar, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Nepal, the United States, and India. The film…
$5
Climate Champions Celebration
Boathouse 326 Wakefield Quay, NelsonNelson Tasman is full of fantastic people working to save our planet and you deserve some appreciation! We want to take a moment to celebrate your tireless efforts with an evening of dancing and community, with tunes provided by Rich and the Poor Boys. If you plant, pick litter, advocate, or support climate initiatives, this…
free or koha
What is the impact of Climate Change on Local Government?
OnlineJoin Wayne Murphy as he moderates a panel discussion on how climate change is impacting local government, and discover what actions councils are taking to combat it. Our panel includes Allen + Clarke consultants Jess Anderson and Sean Stack, who will be joined by one of our external partners, Dr Adolf Stroombergen. Join the discussion…
Learning in the Age of Climate Change – Climate in the Classroom
OnlineInterested? Register here: Registration to the Webinar - 14th of November - 1pm NZ time
Launch of the Motueka Repair Cafe
Motueka Library 32 Wallace street, MotuekaSave the date, and come along to the launch of the Motueka Repair Cafe, at 10am at the Motueka Library (Te Noninga Kumu), and have a cuppa while you learn how to repair your stuff. We've assembled a team to deal with repairs to clothes, cushions, kitchen appliances, small furnishings, toys and to sharpen knives.…
Strengthening Communities Hui – Ōtepoti Dunedin
Ōtepoti DunedinThe annual gathering of Environment Hubs Aotearoa, Community Energy Network and Zero Waste Network members and friends, hosted by Aukaha. The hui theme this year is ‘Catalyst for Collective Action’. More info and registration here
