We would like to highlight, during this Climate Action Week, the regular presence of Stitch-it-don't-ditch-it Whakatū Nelson in our community. Stitch-it-don't-ditch-it Whakatū Nelson is part of the larger movement of Street Stiching, which is "an act of gentle disruption that demonstrates the pleasure and necessity of garment repair in areas of fast fashion chains where…
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 Week. Bring: weather suitable clothes, sturdy footwear, insect repellent and a drink bottle Contact call or txt 027 3577998 More information on the ongoing working bees here. See other…
Have you been thinking about buying an e-bike or are you curious about trying one? Would you like to explore options in a no-pressure atmosphere with a diversity of choices present? If so, come along to the Nelson E-bike Expo on Wednesday 31st of May 10 am – 2 pm at Rutherford Park in Nelson (next…
Join the Forum as we view a talk by Josephine Grey, a long-time advocate and community organizer for healthy food security, human rights, climate action and basic income in Canada. In the talk, Josephine walks us through the UN Human Rights Framework and how it can be used to advocate for food security and climate…
Come and turn rags into bags. Bring old t-shirts, pillow cases or that stash of fabric you don't know what to do with and turn them into vege bags, handbags even. Sewing machines etc provided.
If you are concerned about climate change but don't know what you can do to make a difference, then this webinar is for you! Sign up and come along to this Climate Action Week online event to find out more about "Take the Jump", a campaign that focuses on the radical but doable lifestyle changes…
Join the working bee crew at the Motueka Community Garden. You'll be welcomed by Helen, who will give a quick tour of the garden for newcomers, before getting to work on some gardening tasks. An opportunity to learn about this garden and join the team working there! More info on the garden on this Facebook…
A dedicated volunteer team has made the Victory Community Garden a beautiful and productive space. At the occasion of Climate Action Week, Nadia, Community Kai Coordinator, is organising a Garden Tour to take place on Monday afternoon from 1.30pm to 2.30pm. The tour will be followed by the regular working bees happening on an ongoing…
Join us for an engaging and insightful online event - "Introduction to Urban Regeneration" Discover the transformative power of urban regeneration and how it can shape the future of the Nelson Tasman Region. This 'lightly interactive' session is designed to provide you with a comprehensive overview of regenerative development, highlighting its potential to create thriving…
Come along on Friday afternoons for Plant Care Sessions with the Friends of the Maitai. We will be at Groom Creek just before the Maitai Campground. Park and cross the river, you will see a beautiful field of trees. We will carry on mulching and weeding of existing plants, and do a small amount of…
The Nelson Tasman Climate Forum is offering a 2 hour workshop on planning and building a compost heap on site. The Tutor is Rex Hunt who has run an organic plant nursery since 1980 and has focussed on making his own compost. Rex has both 1 and 3 year old compost heaps to demonstrate how…
Following the success of last year's EV tradeshow during Climate Action Week, we are please to announce that an Electric Vehicle (EV) tradeshow and test drive session will be organised again this year. Learn and explore what electric vehicles and PHEV models are available in the NZ market. This is your chance to ask questions,…
In the workshop, you will explore practices to enhance sensory awareness, and to develop your skills of attentiveness and focus. You will be inspired to re-examine your own ways of perceiving, thinking about, and connecting with the natural world. There will be ample space and opportunity to nurture mindfulness, and to photographically capture the natural…
Join Sally Rees, the 'Clean Green Queen', and founder of Natural Nosh, for a 2h ramble through the Waimarama Community Garden. Let's discover, with her, some of our more common edible weeds. Because eating healthy and respectful of the planet also means reconnecting with nature and the abundant and freely available food around us, for…
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. See other Climate Action Week events HERE or on the Event section of the website.
Come and help store and label the seeds for the Nelson Seed Library project and learn, at the same time, how to save your own seeds for next year. Indeed, this session will include one hour introduction to Seed Saving. An occasion not to be missed! Bring: weather suitable clothes, sturdy footwear, insect repellent and…
For those of you who missed the Premiere and launch of Climate Action week, or who aren’t local to Whakatū Nelson, the team of Happen Film is organising the Online Preamiere this Sunday! This will be a live-streamed screening of the 40-minute documentary followed by a Q&A with Antoinette and Jordan and star of the…
This new group will hold its second meeting by Zoom at 7pm on Tuesday It will address the vital and increasingly urgent subject of the ways in which climate change is exacerbating social inequality. Feel free to join if you want to join the forum members working on this topic, using this Zoom link. Please…
Join Gareth Hughes and Jack Santa Barbara in a discussion of the most important mission facing the world right now - re-designing our economic paradigm to ensure collective wellbeing on a healthy planet. The Local Matters team invites you to their next event on Wednesday the 7th June, 7.30 pm at Mãpua Hall.
Join us for a presentation from Professor James Renwick, Victoria University of Wellington professor of physical geography, and member of New Zealand’s Climate Change Commission. James was one of the authors of the latest IPCC’s 6th Assessment Report, and will be providing an overview of that report’s main findings. His particular inputs focused on the…
Walk beneath this forest canopy, in this peaceful Maire Stream gully and it's like you've entered a hushed green world where time seems to slow.
A public talk with Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick who will discuss the power of everyday people, and how we can all take steps towards change in our own communities and beyond. All welcome. This a rare opportunity for us to hear one of the country’s brightest and best MPs.
In 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, having a conversation now about the future of river management and flood protection in our region is the only way we can minimise impacts on…
The 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…
Keynote 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 of global sea-level rise. The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated “2m by 2100 cannot be ruled out”, depending on how…
As 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, yet with many constructive opportunities. Join our thought-provoking forum as our panel of experts share their ideas and explore potential ways forward for Aotearoa. ●…
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 by restoring habitat and trapping predators. We have an upcoming community planting day at Manuka Island! Please bring gloves, spade (if you have one) and…
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 by restoring habitat and trapping predators. We have an upcoming community planting day at Sandeman Reserve in Richmond! Please bring gloves, spade (if you have…
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.
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 by restoring habitat and trapping predators. We have an upcoming community planting day on the Bronte Peninsula! Please bring gloves, spade (if you have one)…
Come 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 have one) and appropriate footwear. How do you get there? Drive down Cable Bay Road, turn left onto Maori Pa Road, drive over the bridge…
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…
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!
Snowden'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…
Is 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.
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.
Join 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…
Your 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…
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 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…
Join us to celebrate our 1st birthday! #sustainable #recycle
Our freshwater's health is essential for our future.
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! Come and be part of a Repair Movement! A FREE monthly event helping you to repair your items, save resources and…
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 This MacDiarmid Institute's Regional Lecture Series will present an optimistic take on the sustainability crisis facing the world today with speakers Prof Paul Kruger and Courtney Ennis. Come and hear about what technology is being developed and…
The 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? With advances in the range of electric vehicles, a snowballing range of available models, and progressive improvements in the charging infrastructure, people are increasingly asking…
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 commitment to making changes at household and community level and, most importantly, to demanding meaningful action from governments, both nationally and internationally, remains weak. Michael…
