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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 Festival. All tools provided, just bring gloves if you want them. Morning tea around 11am. If you want more information about volunteering please contact Sally…

Talk to an Architect and make your project climate friendly

Online or Fineline Architecture Office 123c Bridge Street, Nelson, New Zealand

Taking on a new home build or renovation project is a significant journey to embark on - especially when you aspire to make it environmentally friendly! From selecting the ideal site and navigating the "greenwashing" of materials to determining the appropriate size and budget, having guidance from an expert can make all the difference. To…

free

WEBINAR – The impact of urban form on GHG emissions – and what that means for Nelson Tasman

Online (Zoom)

This Webinar, led by Timo Neubauer, from NelsonTasman2050, will give a brief overview of international research that proves the per-capita life-cycle emissions of low-density urban sprawl are up to 2.4 times higher than those of denser mixed-use urban form. He will also look into our Councils' current carbon accounting practices and how their planning activities…

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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 the learnings of a host of experienced change activators who have 'been-there-done-that' to drive climate action in a business setting. Through a series of short…

Talk to an Architect and make your project climate friendly

Online or Fineline Architecture Office 123c Bridge Street, Nelson, New Zealand

Taking on a new home build or renovation project is a significant journey to embark on - especially when you aspire to make it environmentally friendly! From selecting the ideal site and navigating the "greenwashing" of materials to determining the appropriate size and budget, having guidance from an expert can make all the difference. To…

free

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

Closing the Loop: Understanding and Implementing a Circular Economy

Mahitahi Colab

Come and learn about a circular economy. Bluemoth will be running an interactive workshop to help you better understand what a circular economy means for both individuals and businesses. This workshop is organised by Lucy Byrne, from Bluemoth. Please follow the link here to register: Closing the Loop: Understanding and Implementing a Circular Economy | Humanitix This event is part of…

Free

Talk to an Architect and make your project climate friendly

Online or Fineline Architecture Office 123c Bridge Street, Nelson, New Zealand

Taking on a new home build or renovation project is a significant journey to embark on - especially when you aspire to make it environmentally friendly! From selecting the ideal site and navigating the "greenwashing" of materials to determining the appropriate size and budget, having guidance from an expert can make all the difference. To…

free

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 event hosts and members of the public interested in learning more about climate action in our region. Please register here if you plan to join…

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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, feeding your worms, growing the worm population, and how to use the products of worm castings and to fertilise your own garden. Some worms will…

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Event Series Nelson Compost Club working bees

Nelson Compost Club working bees – The Brook

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

Join the community compost during Climate Action Festival and, if you want, every Saturday morning. Indeed, it is a ongoing working session, which takes place throughout the year. No prior registration required. The compost club is located at the Waimarama Community Gardens (Tantragree Rd, The Brook). if you've got any question, please email info@communitycompost.co.nz, or…

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 for making your own mineral and biological inputs and then try out some different planting strategies to accelerate the improvement of soil health. This workshop…

$40

Let’s Reconnect to Nature through a Forest bathing experience

43 Highview Drive, Tahunanui

Experience the therapeutic and uplifting effects of time in a forest. We’ll walk-about. Sit. Listen. Taste. Touch. Share. All this in the peaceful natural area of upper Maire Stream (43 Highview Drive, Wakatu, Nelson 7011). Led by Maire Stream Guardian Anne Dickinson. Research from the Japanese way of forest bathing, known as Shinrin-yoko, shows significant…

Free

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 relationship of the individual to the system and how to create collaborative and collegial relationships. It will provide a tool kit to undertake systemic diagnosis,…

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 for making your own mineral and biological inputs and then try out some different planting strategies to accelerate the improvement of soil health. Registrations details…

$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

Touching the Earth – June Solstice Retreat

Touching the Earth – 16th-23rd June Solstice Retreat All the mytho-poets say the same thing – we must leave the village, enter the forest and return with the gift. Touching the Earth is a guided journey into human wholeness inspired by the work of Bill Plotkin and Joanna Macy. This is a nature-based retreat to…

Energy, transport and climate: discussions we’re not having – Talk by Lindsay Wood

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

Energy, transport and climate: discussions we're not having', will be joining the dots between deep ocean circulation and Nelson traffic and the nonsense of trying to build our way out of congestion. Lindsay Wood runs climate strategy company Resilienz Ltd. and "specialises in being a generalist" as he engages with climate initiatives across a wide…

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Rythm of the Earth – A Solstice Celebration

the Boathouse Wakefield quai, 326, Nelson

This will be a rythm-filled evening with Waiata, tap dance, West African percussion with dancers, spoken poetry, African harp, games and more. Special for kids - a 15-minute guided Percussion…

free

Take the Jump Ambassador Training

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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?…

Mohua Repair Cafe

Mohua Social services community hall 88 Commercial Street, Takaka

Webinar – Workplace Solutions To The Climate Challenge

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Join us for this webinar, where Des Casey will share insights from his new book "Nature's Future Our Future". People from a broad variety of occupations,  including teaching, healthcare, office…

Free

Takeaways from the Environmental Defence Society Conference

Online

Nature and Climate Group convener Fiona Ede will present a Nelson-Tasman perspective of this year's high-profile EDS Conference, held in Christchurch in June. The recent Environmental Defence Society conference, "The Future is…

Nelson Repair Cafe

Elma Turner Library 27 Halifax Street, 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

Insights from Psychology for Climate Change Communications

Online

International Climate and Resilience webinar series Speaker: Wändi Bruine de Bruin, University of Southern California Abstract: Climate change poses a serious threat to people around the world. Organizations such as the Intergovernmental…

Nelson Seed Library SPRING event

Elma Turner Library 27 Halifax Street, Nelson, New Zealand

Celebrating the return our our new seed stock. Vegetables, flowers, fruits, herbs and even some shrubs & trees. Come and check out what experienced and beginner gardeners have achieved in 2023-24. There will be a short introduction to The Nelson Seed Library and the basics of growing plants from seed to save seed. More info…

Ethical Investing for Collective Wellbeing – connecting money & values

Mahitahi Colab

Pathfinder invite you to an evening of empowerment and learning, in collaboration with Blue Moth. Connecting through a shared passion for a world where humanity is in deeper balance with nature, we bring you an evening of kōrero to explore how our financial decisions impact people, planet & animals. Finance as a Force For Good: KiwiSaver 101 & Ethical Investing workshop to…

Free

Horticultural waste composting workshop

This event is open to everyone, not just horticultural people.  But more appropriate for people interested in large scale composting or wanting to learn about it. The speaker is David Hardwick from Soil Land Food | shaping change in Australia’s rural landscapes, farming and food systems

$50

Nelson Repair Cafe

Elma Turner Library 27 Halifax Street, 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 the Buzz Room, behind Restore. You will be able to bring items for smaller repairs – examples include:– Electrical items (no large appliances)– Clothing and…

Free

WEBINAR – The Law CAN Help Us Rein in Big Climate Offenders. Here’s How.

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A webinar with Jessica Palairet, Lawyers for Climate Action NZ Inc. We will be joined by Lawyers for Climate Action's Executive Director, Jessica Palairet, to discuss the state of play for New Zealand's climate response and legal mechanisms for increasing action in Aotearoa New Zealand. She will also share insights into Lawyers for Climate Action's…

Step Out Festival

Join this annual month-long festival of active events that takes place throughout October in the Tasman District. These activities are put together by groups, clubs and individuals all over the region and promote an active lifestyle and healthy wellbeing. See the full program here, or follow the Facebook page here.      

I am Climate Hope – Nelson

Mahitahi Colab

Join Mike King and guest speaker in your local community to discuss the important issues of mental health and climate change. Come along, help create positive change and say hi to Mike as he rides an electric motorbike on a 5,000km journey around Aotearoa!  Click the links to get more info on the "Ride for…

My Love Affaire With Nature

the Boathouse Wakefield quai, 326, Nelson

You loved Awestruck by Nature and Messages from the Matriarchs, now you will be deeply moved by six great communicators telling their stories of wildlife encounters, epic journeys, and personal epiphany, all backed up by brilliant visuals.   Our events have all sold out, so if you wish to be one of the benefiting audience,…

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Webinar – Community resilience: climate adaptation, earthquakes, basic needs – they are all connected, but we are not

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Presented by Jack Santa Barbara This webinar will discuss the uncertain future we face with multiple risks increasing steadily.  Governments are failing to protect us, placing responsibility onto local communities.  Community resilience building to ensure everyone’s universal basic needs are met is a critical aspect of a secure future.  There are many examples of communities…

2024 Aotearoa Repair Summit

Online

To celebrate InternationalRepairDay, the RepairNetworkAotearoa and the RighttoRepairCoalitionAotearoa will be offering the 2024 Aotearoa Repair Summit on Thursday 17 October- A FREE Online event 11PM - 12PM- this year hosted by their partner WasteMINZ. With representatives from across the industry, hear what is happening in the repair space from a political, business, community and educational perspective. We will be joined by 4…

Green Drinks

Two Thumbs Brewery. 32c New Street, Nelson

Green Drinks will be happening next Thursday 17th from 5.30pm -6.30pm at Two Thumbs Brewery. It has been so great to the community come together, a huge range of people from different industries and backgrounds. If you haven't been before there will be a little sign on the table saying "Green Drinks". All welcome! To…

WEBINAR – A Clean Energy Future is Possible

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A Clean Energy Future is Possible: A Virtual Fireside Chat with Jace Hobbs and John Michaelis The climate crisis is upon us. Temperature records are being set every month, yet our emissions continue to rise. Fossil fuels have not been replaced despite the measurable damage to our environment. Can we transition to alternative systems in time?…

Motueka Repair Cafe

Motueka Library 32 Wallace street, Motueka

More info on the facebook page of the Motueka Repair Cafe.

Nelson Repair Cafe

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

Webinar – Take the Jump on National Climate Day

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Do you feel stuck in a fossil fuelled lifestyle and want to make a change? Find out the small steps you can take to make a difference, while having fun along the way! Join us at 12.30pm on National Climate Action Day, 24th October, for an online lunchtime exploration of Take the Jump. The Jump…

Free

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