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 Zealand to tackle together and one that our Level 4 NZQA registered course can help provide some of the knowledge for! The main topics (in…
We 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.
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…
Door sales only - $10 ticket, students with ID free. Supper included
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…
Come 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!
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…
A 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…
Come for 1hr, come for 2 or join Us for 3hrs. Restoring nature in this peaceful Maire Stream gully.
Working bee at Snowdon's Bush for weeding the areas that we have planted over the last couple of years.
Envision 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.
“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
Didn'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).
Ami 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.
GROW 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.
Come 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!
Tord 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,…
Nelson 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…
Join 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…
Interested? Register here: Registration to the Webinar - 14th of November - 1pm NZ time
Save 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.…
The 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’.…
Come 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!
The folks from Our Climate Declaration are hosting a webinar with Joseph J. Merz is the Co-founder of a number of organisations. He is the Founder and Chairman of the Merz Institute - a…
“Take the Jump” is a global behaviour change movement that is positive, engaging and aims to reach people who are concerned about climate change but uncertain what they can do.…
Register for our soon to be face to face annual gathering. We're planning a day of sharing, learning and reflecting on our work, especially following the election results in Stoke on December 9. The day will be divided into 3 parts: - Deepening our knowledge of the Tiriti of Waitangi (by Harvey Ruru) while discovering…
We'll be doing some noxious weed dig up-Celery Weed, before it gets away in Maire Stream
Take the Jump – Kia Māia te Peke Webinar (Part 2) – 20th December at 7.30pm On 6th December, a webinar on Take the Jump was hosted by Our Climate…
We are busy people who are passionate about this nature project in the upper valley of Maire Stream.
GROW YOUR OWN FOOD
Organic Gardening & Garden Design Course for Beginners
A six week introduction to organic FOOD gardening & garden design
Waimarama Organic Community Garden
February 15th, 29th, March 7th, April 4th, 11th & 18th. Thursday 10 – 11:30am
Contact Ami info@germinatecollective.org.nz or 027 35 77998 for more information and registrations
Save the date, and come along to the second Motueka Repair Cafe, at 10am at the Motueka Library (Te Noninga Kumu), and have a cuppa while you learn how to…
Are you concerned about climate change, but not sure how you can help to make a difference? Do you want to play a positive, active role in climate change solutions? Get to know more about the how the global Take the Jump movement is developing in Aotearoa and help to spread the word across the…
A monthly event helping you to repair your household items, save resources and build community.
Save the date and come celebrate the Forum's 4th anniversary with us! (For info, a bit of our history can be found here) We plan to meet at the Isel Market in Stoke at the end of the day, to enjoy what we hope will be a beautiful end of afternoon, after the rain expected…
Snuggled into the hills of Tahuna is the peaceful valley of Maire Stream. Along one sides, lower bank are the native planting done 2020 and further along is the Wee Food Forest started 2021. These areas need weeding of blackberry, oldmans beard vine, climbing doc and some gorse so the trees can get big enough to take care of themselves and prosper. Giving cool and green for native animals and the ecosystems to recover and thrive.
Save the date, and come along to the second 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. See you…
Save the date, and come along to the second 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. See you…
Join us at Greenmeadows Centre in the Tui Room on March 21st at 6 pm for a special screening of Together We Grow in celebration of Unity Week 2024. Doors…
A monthly event helping you to repair your household items, save resources and build community – brought to you by the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum, held at the Habitat Hub…
This webinar will challenge the mainstream response to the climate crisis and outline a radically different approach. Sahra Kress has a long term interest in complexity theory and how everything fits together. She divides her time between a career as a midwife in the Kapiti coast and re-localization, restoration efforts and degrowth advocacy. Jack Santa…
Ted Trainer Ph.D is a retired Australian academic best know for his development of The Simpler Way, an alternative lifestyle that embodies deep sustainability and degrowth principles. He has written…
Meet at the Trafalgar Centre carpark and march down Rutherford, Hardy and Trafalgar Street to gather at Trafalgar and Halifax Intersection. More info here: https://www.facebook.com/schoolstrike4climatenz
The Positive Ageing Expo showcases the recreational, health and social services available in Nelson-Tasman to make ageing a positive experience. The Positive Ageing Expo has been running since 2008 and…
A documentary about transitioning to a sustainable economic system. "Change the system, not the climate" is a common demand in the climate movement. But what kind of system do we actually…
A monthly event helping you to repair your household items, save resources and build community – brought to you by the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum, held at the Habitat Hub…
