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Golden Bay Sustainable Living Center Open Day – Tākaka
This event is part of Climate Action Festival 2025. See the full program here.
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Nelson/Tasman E-Bike Expo – Richmond
Do you sometimes imagine yourself commuting to work or getting around town by bicycle instead of by car, but just can’t find the time or opportunity to try out an e-bike? Well, here’s your chance! Come and try out a range of e-bike brands on the smooth tarmac of the … -
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Garden to Kitchen cooking experience – Motueka
Discover the art of nutritious and sustainable eating in this hands-on workshop. This experience is designed for anyone who is dreaming of a more self-sufficient lifestyle and wants to improve their cooking skills and routine using more local, seasonal ingredients, or someone simply wanting to feel more inspired and creative …$20 -
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Can Commons Culture Make A Comeback? – Nelson
Join us at Fairfield House (48 Van Diemen Street, Nelson South) for an evening of cultural exploration, future probing and feasting with an eye towards the joyful and regenerative future we can create together. Allow yourself to be led through a history of commons (rights of access to land and …Koha -
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ONLINE – Taking Care of our Rivers in the Face of Climate Change
This winter’s extreme conditions, which are likely to recur, highlight two options for adaptation: keep building dikes and rebuilding as before, or change course by learning from nature and adapting to the rhythms of our rivers. Environmental scientist and resource management expert Tom Kay will present evidence about how environmental …free -
October 20 @ 12:00 pm - October 24 @ 2:00 pm
ONLINE – Judgement Free Plant Based Support Session
Looking to improve your nutrition and lighten your footprint, but not sure where to start or ready to level up? NTS Nutrition is offering a completely judgment-free online consultation -- no matter where you are on your journey. Whether you're just considering eating less meat, have started making changes, or …free -
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Resilient, Resourceful, Regenerative Living Workshop – Motueka
Come and find inspiration, information, and examples of how to live a more resilient, resourceful, and regenerative life. Discover how permaculture ethics and principles can help to protect and provide for a more sustainable future. Meet a like-minded community of people who also hope for a safe, abundant, and happy …$40 -
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Victory Community Working Bee and Afternoon Tea in the Mārakai – Nelson
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 …Free -
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Weaving Worlds Through the Spirit of the Commons – Motueka
Weaving Worlds through the Spirit of the Commons: Perspectives from te ao Māori and European worlds Join us at the Motueka Library for an exploration of the history of commons, their enclosure and the potential to re-animate the ethos of the commons to create a more equitable, regenerative future for …Koha -
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Renewable Energy Tour – Golden Bay
This tour, organised by the Mohua 2042 Trust, will visit renewable energy sites in Golden Bay, showcasing farm-sized renewable installations spanning several hectares of solar panels, through to individual home-based systems. Attendees will travel together by bus to the various sites with commentary from a local renewable energy expert as …$20 -
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Compost Club – Washing up Party – Nelson
Get your hands wet, cleaning buckets used for weekly compost collection, with the fun and passionate Community Compost Club. This is an ongoing weekly session that takes place throughout the year. The Tuesday 'washing up party' is a fun and social space, and all ages and abilities are welcome to … -
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ONLINE: Climate: Truth, Love, Despair, Rage
The Work that Reconnects and Deep Ecology invite you to a "Truth, Love, Despair, Rage" online circle, where we'll make room for the internal experience of climate breakdown: the grief, rage, fear, love, hope, confusion...and all the feels that we don't know where to put. If you're tired of …$5 – $40 -
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Nerd Night Board games at The Vic – Nelson
Grab your favourite climate, nature, or conservation-themed board game or just come along and join others for a night of friendly fun at The Vic Public House (281 Trafalgar St. Nelson). We’ll bring Daybreak and CO₂ to kick things off, and you’re welcome to bring your own. Plus, enjoy a 10% … -
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Motueka Community Film Circle – The Eternal Song – Motueka
Join the Motueka Community Film Circle for a screening of The Eternal Song, a documentary about the healing power of Indigenous cultures around the world. For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples lived in deep connection with the earth, while stewarding ancestral land and wisdom. Narratives of colonialism, capitalism and individualism …$14 -
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Low-Carbon Commute Breakfast – Nelson
Bike, walk, run, scooter, roller blade, bus or go EV to work, school or just a daily outing on Thursday, 23rd October and join us between 7.30am to 9am at 1903 Square (Opposite the Cathedral Steps) to celebrate the launch of Swap One and Travel Friendly, the Nelson Tasman initiative to encourage people in our region to swap one …free -
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EVENT RESCHEDULED – Garden to Table Open Day – Stoke
Due to the planned teacher strike day, this event will be rescheduled. Please register your interest to Prashanti (Prashanti@gardentotable.org.nz) if you'd like to be kept updated. Come visit the Garden to Table programme in action at Birchwood School in Stoke. Schools, Early Childhood Education providers and …Free -
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EVENT CANCELLED – BioCredita and Forest Development by Ekos – Nelson
This event has been cancelled due to severe weather conditions and a local emergency affecting Christchurch and the Canterbury region. These disruptions have resulted in the cancellation of Sean’s flights, making it impossible for him to attend. We'll show you how Ekos BioCredita and Ekos Forever Forests can strengthen your …Free -
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EVENT CANCELLED – Take the Jump Picnic in the Park at Isel Park Market – Nelson
The Take The Jump Catchup in the Park has been cancelled due to the weather forecast. "Planning the Future of Nelson Tasman Together" is still on Pūtangitangi Greenmeadows nearby from 6.30pm to 8pm Thursday evening, where you can take part in a workshop about how our region will adapt … -
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Planning for the Future of Nelson Tasman Together – Stoke
Are you worried about sea level rise, flooding, earthquakes, and bushfires? Do you wonder what Nelson City Council is doing about these increasing risks? Do you want to explore how climate change will affect where you live and what you and your community could do? Nelson Tasman Climate Forum and …Free -
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Battle for the Banded Rail – “Tender Love and Care” Plant maintenance day – Mapua
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. Together, let’s give some TLC to the plants planted in winter. We will meet … -
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Potting up Party (for schools only) – Hope
Native plant restoration is climate action. Hope school, in collaboration with Tasman Enviroschools, the Tasman Bay Guardians and the Roding Catchment group are growing native plants to revegetate the riparian zone along the Aniseed river. Vegetated riparian zones help to filter out toxins and sediment from rainfall events, while creating … -
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ONLINE – We can meet Nelson Tasman’s emissions targets!
In a split vote in July, Nelson City Council adopted science-based climate targets of 8.3% annual decrease for long-lived gases, and 1.55% decrease for methane. Voices around the table said it couldn't be done, which created a challenge that was picked up by five members of the Climate … -
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Electrify Everything – Come and have a chat – Stoke
Come and chat with community members who've electrified their homes, businesses and transport. Learn how you can too – saving money and emissions. In this Electrify Everything discussion event you'll meet others in your community who've made their lives more fossil fuel free. When we come together and share …free -
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Nature Journaling Workshop – Lower Moutere
This is a workshop for those who would like to deepen their appreciation of the natural world with a pencil in hand. Nature Journaling is the practice of observing nature, and recording these impressions in a journal. No need to be a skilled artist for this! The course is open …$10 – $20 -
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Edible Bicycle Tour – Stoke & Nelson
Take a bicycle tour of public orchards and a delightful private backyard garden project in central Nelson. John-Paul Pochin (Urban Farmers), Kelli Campbell, and Rachael Curson (Whakatū Food Sovereignty Project) will be your guides, describing food harvesting opportunities on public land as well as learning how to turn your garden …Koha or Gold coin -
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Solar on Steroids – Maximize Solar Energy Potential – Motueka
Join Kevin Fourie, host of the HeapsMOREnergy Program on Fresh FM, for a 1-hour in-depth presentation on how to maximize Solar Power generation with Catchpower technology to reduce 'grid dependency', and lower home energy carbon footprint consumption. He will share his personal “Energy Efficiency” (EE) journey, and demonstrate how to “Measure … -
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Growing a Forest – Come and get inspired – Moutere Valley
Welcome to an eight-year revegetation project in the Moutere Valley. Since 2017 Philip and Jenny Leith have been revegetating gullies on their farm, extending and creating new wetlands as well as establishing biodiverse habitats. In 2025 they decided to link two gullies by planting a podocarp forest to create an …free -
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NTCF Annual Hui
Join us on 29th of November to hear about the Forums activities over the last year before planning our strategy for the year ahead, and selecting our representatives for the Leadership group. Please register here if you plan to be there, so we have an idea of the numbers. This … -
