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Active Hope: Deep Ecology & Yoga Retreat

Anahata Yoga Retreat is delighted to welcome Inna Alex who will be hosting the Active Hope – Deep Ecology & Yoga Retreat gathering at our Golden Bay Retreat. Kindly note that the teachings included in this gathering may not reflect Anahata’s tradition and philosophy. Join us for an extraordinary, heart-felt journey into enhanced connection and…

Six Inches of Soil in our local cinemas

The inspiring story of British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food - to heal the soil, benefit our health and provide for local communities. Find the projection times in Motueka, Nelson and Takaka (from the 2nd till the 19th of May) here: https://www.flicks.co.nz/movie/six-inches-of-soil/ https://youtu.be/OaJl0yQ7ufQ    

Textile ResQ Collective Launch

Hospice Opportunity shop on Saxton 3 Elms Street, Stoke

Mark your calendars! The long awaited launch of Textile ResQ Collective 4th May 9:30-3:00 - Hospice Op Shop on Saxton! May the Fourth Be With You! More info on this Facebook page.

Six Inches of Soil – film screening & panel discussion

Mahakaruna Organic Farm 75 Thorpe-Orinoco Road, Ngatimoti, New Zealand

The inspiring story of young British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food.

$14

Composting Workshops in Tasman District

Composting at home is an easy and environmentally friendly way to manage food scraps and garden waste while also saving money on waste disposal fees. Whether you’re just getting started, or need a little help troubleshooting, there’s something for you in these workshops. Plus, there are giveaways and prizes to be won. No registration is…

Nelson Repair Cafe

Habitat Hub (Buzz Room - behind ReStore) 166 Tahunanui Drive, Tahunanui - Nelson, New Zealand

A monthly event helping you to repair your household items, save resources and build community – brought to you by the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum.. Come and visit us in…

Free

Common Ground Film screening

The Suter - Nelson Bridge Street, 208, Nelson, New Zealand

Hollywood comes to the party in this star-studded, fact-filled documentary about how we produce food. Common Ground examines how our food system has impacted the state of soil in the…

Empowering Soil 1.0 – Motueka

TBC

Empowering Soil 1.0 will equip participants with simple tools and strategies to care for and regenerate soil to bring abundance to your garden. Elliot Cleland will demonstrate natural farming techniques…

$40

Repair with Flair Student Fashion Show

Greenmeadows community centre Cnr Main Road and Songer Street, Stoke, Nelson, New Zealand

An event looking at how we can reduce the tonnes of clothing going to landfill. This is a "follow on" from The Clothing Revolution put on by the Waimea Soroptimist club last year. This year it is aimed at school students from year 7 up challenging them how to reuse, repair and restyle their clothes before discarding them to landfill. How to look at good quality materials rather than cheap online alternatives. Encourage utilising good op-shops in the area. A parade with prizes will be held. Other repair groups will be present. The Nelson/Tasman Climate Forum will have displays and a video. Entry is free, and light refreshments will be available at a small charge.

Free

Weed Eating – the nourishing kind

Waimarama Organic Community Garden Tantragee Road, The Brook, Nelson, New Zealand

We will look at the 10 most common edible weeds, learning about their nutrition, growing habit, properties and how to use them in your kitchen. A few tasters will be available for sampling. Notes will be supplied.

$10 – $25

3rd Anniversary of Nelson’s First Miyawaki Microforest

Miyawaki Microforest Nelson

Celebrate and learn about Nelson’s first Miyawaki Microforest on its 3rd birthday. After three years, a microforest should be left alone to grow by itself, according to Akira Miyawaki. Colin…

free

Battle for the Banded Rail – Community planting day

Waimea Inlet Pukeko lane, redwood valley

  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…

free

Learn how to make compost!

Join us for an interactive hands-on workshop where you'll learn how to plan, build, and maintain a compost heap.  Organic nursery operator Rex Hunt will demonstrate how you can make…

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Seed Saving For Local Food Resilience

Sustainable Living Center 24 Waitapu Road, Takaka, New Zealand

Join Sol Morgan, from the Golden Bay Sustainable Living Center and the local GB Seed Saver group, who will explain the art of saving seeds, combining theory and practice. Saving…

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Cargo Bike Get together

Victory Community Center 2 Totara Street,Nelson,7010,New Zealand, Nelson, New Zealand

Calling all cargo bikers, and anybody curious about cargo bikes. Join us for a short social ride and BBQ Picnic. From 1:30 pm gather at River Kitchen (81 Trafalgar St.,…

Bike Repair Workshop for Beginners

Victory Community Center 2 Totara Street,Nelson,7010,New Zealand, Nelson, New Zealand

Bring your bike along and join Greg McIntyre, bike enthusiast and Bike Hub mechanic, to learn how to do basic and straightforward repair and maintenance on the ABC's - air,…

Free

Victory Community Working Bee and Afternoon Tea in the Mārakai

Victory Community Center 2 Totara Street,Nelson,7010,New Zealand, Nelson, New Zealand

Join the team in the Victory Community Garden for a working bee and afternoon tea to celebrate the Climate Action Festival. Come along to hear about our newly developed vision for the garden that supports people to garden together. See our community compost system in use or help tend our garden beds. Then enjoy some homemade and locally produced refreshments with others in the relaxed surroundings of the mārakai.

Free

Bike-to-Work Breakfast

1903 Square (upper Trafalgar Street) 1903 Square, Nelson

Bike to work or school and be rewarded! If you cycle to work or school on Tuesday 28 May you can call in to grab a free breakfast between 7am and 9am. There will be coffee and a delicious breakfast which you can have with us or takeaway as fuel for the rest of your journey.

free

Sustainable Farm Tour

Tākaka I-Site Willow Street, Takaka

A tour of farms in Golden Bay that showcase some of the great initiatives that are happening to make farms more sustainable. See regenerative approaches in action including soil care using Albrecht method, permaculture design on farm, mixed animal farming and alternative energy projects. There are many good examples of good farm stewardship here in the Bay. This is a follow-on from the successful tour of Sustainable businesses.

$20

Cut your Power Costs: Budget-Friendy Energy tips

Motueka Library 32 Wallace street, Motueka

Discover simple yet effective ways to reduce your energy bill and get practical tips on servicing your appliances. Snacks and tea will be provided. No need to register. This event…

free

Garden Potions for Thriving Soil

Birchwood School 15, Durham Street, Stoke

  Learn to make plant potions in this family and teacher-friendly workshop by Garden to Table, a food curriculum program for schools to engage in growing, harvesting, preparing, and sharing…

Free

Compost Club Get Together – Washing up party

The Yard 5 sharps Ln, Nelson

Compost Club is our fun and social space where we expertly craft living compost together and wash the buckets from the food waste collection service.
Our team and volunteers gather to connect, learn and share our collective knowledge at "The Yard" behind Tim's Garden, Nelson Whakatū.

free

Grow Your Own Food – Organic Gardening & Garden Design Course for Beginners

Nelson Women’s Centre (NWC)

A six week introduction to organic FOOD gardening & garden design.
- raised bed garden method
- soil life & compost methods
- permaculture principles & thinking
- “pests & diseases”
- propagation including seed sowing & raising, cuttings
- crop rotation & companion planting

Build your knowledge & confidence for growing food all year round...

$72 – $90

Once You Know – Film screening

The Gecko Motueka 23B Wallace Street, Motueka, New Zealand

Join us for this screening of Once You Know, a cinematic journey with Emmanuel Cappellin on his earnest and visually stunning quest to learn how mankind must adapt for a…

$12

Waimarama Community Garden – working bee

Waimarama Organic Community Garden Tantragee Road, The Brook, Nelson, New Zealand

Come and join in! Join the Waimarama Organic Community Garden for its weekly gardening session and the garden tour they are offering us to the occasion of the Climate Action…

Activating behaviour change for climate action in business

Tonkin + Taylor 51 Halifax Street, Nelson

Behaviour change may be at the heart of climate action in business, but it can be the hardest change to drive, right? This session, organised by Mission Zero, passes on…

Grow Your Own Food – Organic Gardening & Garden Design Course for Beginners – Waimarama Community Organic Gardens

Waimarama Organic Community Garden Tantragee Road, The Brook, Nelson, New Zealand

A six week introduction to organic FOOD gardening & garden design
- raised bed garden method
- soil life & compost methods
- permaculture principles & thinking
- “pests & diseases”
- propagation including seed sowing & raising, cuttings
- crop rotation & companion planting

$72 – $90

WEBINAR – Plant Based Nutrition – improve both the quality of your nutrition and your impact on the planet

Online

Learn how to eat better from a Registered Nutritionist whilst also reducing your food footprint. We give you practical and actionable advice that you can start doing immediately, rather than just making a vague commitment to 'eat less meat'.

You will create your own action plan starting with your easy wins, then slowly transitioning into more plant based swaps to make. You will also learn how proper nutrition works, and how to get enough protein and essential nutrients in.

NTS Nutrition is an online nutrition clinic based in Whakatu. We offer highly individualised nutrition and exercise coaching. Nutritionist for Tasman Mako and Crusaders Academy.

free

Climate Festival Celebration Party

Melrouse House 26 Brougham street, Nelson

Warm up with a hot drink, nibbles, and conversation as the Climate Action Festival nears its end. The Nelson Tasman Climate Forum is hosting an early evening get-together for our…

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Introduction to Worm Farming

Waimarama Organic Community Garden Tantragee Road, The Brook, Nelson, New Zealand

Join us for an immersive experience at the Worm Farm Workshop organised by Nelson Community Compost. Hands on learning experience covering worm health and vitality, starting your own worm farm,…

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Empowering Soil 1.0 – Takaka – CANCELLED

Sustainable Living Center 24 Waitapu Road, Takaka, New Zealand

Empowering Soil 1.0 will equip participants with simple tools and strategies to care for and regenerate soil to bring abundance to your garden. Elliot Cleland will demonstrate natural farming techniques…

$40

Systems and Change – Interactive workshop with Peter Lawless

Greenmeadows community centre Cnr Main Road and Songer Street, Stoke, Nelson, New Zealand

This interactive workshop will guide and empower us to make system change in the comple issues we face eg transport, inequality, democracy, resilient communities. Systems and Change will explore the…

Free

Empowering Soil 1.0 – Nelson

Waimarama Organic Community Garden Tantragee Road, The Brook, Nelson, New Zealand

Empowering Soil 1.0 will equip participants with simple tools and strategies to care for and regenerate soil to bring abundance to your garden. Elliot Cleland will demonstrate natural farming techniques…

$40

Waimarama Community Gardens Crop Swap

Waimarama Organic Community Garden Tantragee Road, The Brook, Nelson, New Zealand

Bring surplus crops and produce to share/swap 🙂 This event is subject to weather conditions. So please call Sally (number below) if the weather looks uncertain.

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Planting working bee with Battle for the Banded Rail

Stringer Reserve

Battle for the Banded Rail's has a planting morning this Sunday 9th June from 9am - 1pm at Stringer Reserve. Stringer Reserve is 1.3km up Stringer Road off the Coastal Highway (inland from the estuary). Please park carefully on the roadside. Bring gloves, a spade if you have one and drinking water.  Wear solid footwear and clothes…

Event Series Motueka Repair Cafe

Motueka Repair Cafe

Motueka Library 32 Wallace street, Motueka

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…

Free

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