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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
"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…
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…
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,…
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…
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? …
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…
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…
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…