Name: Safer Biking and Walking around Nelson – Rally for Travel Justice
Start: 2023-05-28T13:00:00+12:00
End: 2023-05-28T13:00:00+12:00
Location: Millers Acres

Sep 15

15 September 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 22 September 2022 @ 8:30 pm

Meet the Candidates – Tasman District Council

Questions on Climate Change and Biodiversity Tasman District Council’s local elections (held every three years) are fast approaching. Nominations closed on August 12th and election day takes place on October 8th. The Nelson Tasman Climate Forum and Tasman Environmental Trust are hosting a series of zoom sessions where we will …

Sep 17

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Sustainable Māpua

Join us for sustainable Māpua, an event where locals can be inspired by the ways in which they can achieve a more sustainable lifestyle. Hosted by the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum, the event will take place on Saturday 17th September from 10am - 12.30pm in the Māpua community hall. …

Nov 19

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Repair Cafe November

This is the last repair cafe for the year. Don't miss your opportunity to turn your trash back into treasure with our crack team of repair afficionados. Don't chuck it out......sort it out! …

Nov 22

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Stitch-it-don’t-ditch-it Whakatū Nelson

Street Mending - Positive Climate Action EventJoin the street mending event, sit & mend together on Trafalgar Street meeting at Bank Lane. Encouragement to enter into a contract with the things you purchase, look after & care for them and extend their useful life as long as possible. We are …

Nov 22

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Tasman Environmental Plan’s presentation

In 2020, TDC asked us to share our views and experiences on the District’s environmental and development issues and opportunities. As a result of this first inquiry, they now have some draft options to consider around how we grow as a District, how our places look and feel, and how …

Nov 27

Featured 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

James Shaw – A Climate for Change

Join Green Party Co-Leader James Shaw for this free talk which explores the issue of how we can bolster our communities to deal with and live with the effects of climate change. …

Dec 3

9:30 am - 4:00 pm

NTCF December Hui

Our Hui are important moments in the life of the Forum. We invite you to join us for this special Hui, which will be held face-to-face this time. In addition to the opportunity to meet face to face and strengthen our ties after the difficult period we have been through, …

Mar 9

9 March 2023 - 20 April 2023

Organic Gardening and Garden Design for Beginners

Join for a six week introduction to organic gardening & garden design including the following: Permaculture principles & thinking Soil life & compost methods “Pests & diseases” Raised bed garden method Propagation including seed sowing & raising, cuttings Crop rotation & companion planting Ami Kennedy has a wide range of …

Mar 10

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Heading for extinction and what to do about it?

Mar 11

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

“Milked” screened in Nelson

"Thanks to the collaboration between Pablo (La Planta Café) and Dave (NakedEye Digital Vision) we are pleased to announce that we will have a single screening of Amy Taylors impactful New Zealand made documentary film MILKED. The film will screen in Nelson for one night only on Saturday the 11th …

Mar 15

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Climate Adaptation in Action: What are we doing to prepare for the changes ahead?

Mar 18

18 March 2023 @ 9:00 am - 19 March 2023 @ 5:00 pm

Rangatahi Climate Hackaton

Ready to act for te taiao, the environment? Te Kuru Tao is the sharp end of a spear, representing young agile minds. We are calling forth all young agile minds to join us as this youth climate hackathon to explore solutions to some of the toughest climate challenges that the …

Mar 26

26 March 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 28 March 2023 @ 7:30 pm

Silent Spring Revisited

Mar 30

10:30 am

Behavior change workshop: why mindset matters when making change?

"Why mindsets and narratives matter when we have the opportunity to make change" We are in a time when transforming the ways we live, work, play, move, earn and learn has enormous potential for the wellbeing of people and the planet. We can make changes that will make a big …

Mar 30

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Online Film Screening: The Klabona Keepers

Join us for an online film screening and panel discussion showcasing Indigenous resistance in the Sacred Headwaters, known as the Klabona, northwest British Columbia. The Klabona Keepers (http://beyondboardingcollective.com/klabonakeepers) is an intimate portrait of the inspiring Indigenous families that succeeded in protecting their lands and waters from industrial activities. Spanning …

Apr 3

3 April 2023 @ 8:00 am - 23 April 2023 @ 5:00 pm

Free special online screening of Once You Know and live workshop!

Once You Know is a story about personal and collective resilience in the face of energy depletion, climate change, and other systemics risks. Register for the film and join a very special live discussion with Michelle Medeiros, part of Greenpeace International management team and Susanne Moser, protagonist of the film …

Apr 15

All day

Free food growing course from NMIT

NMIT is offering a new horticulture programme aims to offer practical gardening techniques to help feed whānau, save money and create a community of like-minded people. More information here: https://www.nmit.ac.nz/news/new-horticulture-programme-teaches-simple-ways-to-grow-your-own-food/ Application close on the 15th of April. …

Apr 15

All day

A new Nelson – Couch conversations

The Plan: A bed enclosed by bamboo in a parking space as an invitation to sit and talk about Nelson's future John-Paul Pochin, initiator of the project, explains: - lightnelson@lightnelson.org.nz, 021 623 207 "This started as an idea several years ago. I bought a hospital bed and it's …

Apr 17

7:30 pm

“Degrowth” talk by Dr. Mike Joy

The Local Matters Group is delighted to welcome Dr. Mike Joy back to the Tasman District for a presentation at Māpua Hall on the 17th of April. This presentation will outline the transformational change we need to make in order to stop overshooting our ecological limits. An increasing number of …

Apr 22

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Repair Cafe

Repair Cafe are community driven events that bring together your broken household items with skilled volunteers. Don't toss it, repair it. …

Apr 22

22 April 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 23 April 2023 @ 3:00 pm

Return to Gaia

"The return of Gaia is an interactive storytelling event. Is a mix of a photography exhibition and a storytelling performance. We will show a series of artworks by underwater photographer Jose G. Cano. The images are printed in big format, (1500mm by 3000mm) to recreate the feeling of the Renaissance …

Apr 22

5:30 pm

Earth Lab Launch

An interactive art installation in the form of a quirky laboratory incorporating research and functional experiments building on projects from the past and new works combined into a space that will provide a focal point. An opportunity to incorporate work, ideas and cultural perspectives from the wider community and for …

Apr 26

5:30 pm

CANCELLED – A talk on Earth Grief circles, by Jose G. Cano

Due to unforseen circumstances, the organiser of this event is not able to give this talk. Apologies for any inconveniences. …

Apr 28

28 April 2023 - 1 May 2023

ACTIVE HOPE – Deep Ecology Retreat

A 4-day immersion into the Work That Reconnects supported by yogic practice and a stunning natural environment.Facilitated by Inna Alex and Swami Karma Karuna.Residential, fully-catered retreat.Find out more: https://www.innaevolution.com/active-hope …

Apr 29

9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Climate Action 2023 – A community planning workshop

Event is free but registration is required, following this link: REGISTRATION We also want to encourage you to share your trips. For that, do not hesitate to register your offer or your request on the carpooling site here. …

Apr 30

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Nelson Seed Library Seed saving working bee and shared lunch

AUTUMN SEED HARVEST - Taking action for food resiliency Bring : your well labeled seeds for processing. There are plenty to share if you do not have your own seeds. For UNKNOWN Seeds, write as much information as you can e.g. family, variety, growing habit, taste,... Simple food to share for …

May 2

7:30 pm

Seed Saving Talk at the Marybank Garden Club, by Ami Kennedy

From October to March Marybank garden club members visit members' gardens and other gardens prior to meeting. This is a wonderful place to share and learn from other gardeners. Ami Kennedy, from the Nelson Seed Library, will be speaking at one of their next meeting, on the 2nd of May. …

May 7

1:00 pm

POSTPONED!! Safer Biking and Walking around Nelson – Rally for Travel Justice

Attention please!! Rally for Travel Justice date change! Because of the bad weather forecast we have changed the date of the Rally for Travel Justice to Sunday May 28th (from May 7th). We look forward to seeing you then, 1 pm, at Millers Acre car park and later at the …

May 9

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Inaugural meeting of the Climate and Social Equity group of the Forum

This new group of the Forum will have its inaugural meeting on May 9th, 5-7pm. It will be both in person and online. To attend in person, go to the Quaker Meeting house, 30 Nile St., Nelson. To attend online, go to https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2271491771?pwd=YnlvdThEWDBsWDZKbHlsMEdiV2VuQT09 Meeting ID : …

May 14

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Maire Stream Working Bee

We’re working to keep noxious weeds out of Maire Stream and working on a hillside Restoration Project. All volunteers are very much appreciated. …

May 21

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Maire Stream Guardians/Nurturers monthly Working Bee

Community supporting nature, supporting this Earth …

Free

May 25

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Our Regenerative Future, by Greg Hart

Hawkes Bay Sheep and Beef farmer, Greg Hart, will outline his transition from traditional sheep and cattle farming to a more economic and biologically resilient farm. Greg grew up on a family farm near Methven, Mid-Canterbury. After gaining a Bachelor of Agriculture from Massey University and working in the agriculture …

May 26

26 May 2023 - 3 June 2023

Climate Action Week 2023

May 26

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Support our youth during their School Strike for Climate

Come and join our younger generation during this Strike. "Whakatū, Nelson - Join us! We will meet in 1903 Square at 1.30pm, for an hour of speeches and music from local youth bands, before marching down Trafalgar Street to Nelson City Council buildings at 2.30pm This strike is …

May 26

8:00 pm - 11:30 pm

Roots – Plant based Food Contest and Fashion Show

AWARD CRITERIA FOR THE FOOD COMPETITION - GUIDELINES FOR THE FASHION SHOW See other Climate Action Week events HERE or on the Event section of the website. …

May 27

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Repair Cafe session

Come and be part of a Repair Movement! A FREE monthly event helping you to repair your items, save resources and build community. For the months of April & May at Victory Community Center brought to you by the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum. We're fixing items and building community. Come …

May 27

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

A dream for Nelson – Come and share your ideas

The Plan: A bed enclosed by bamboo in a parking space as an invitation to sit and talk about Nelson’s future John-Paul Pochin, initiator of the project, explains: “This started as an idea several years ago. I bought a hospital bed and it’s been sitting taking up space ever since …

May 27

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Ben & bEartha: A Community’s Compost Love Story

Join us for the world premiere of a new documentary filmed by Happen Film right here in Whakatū Nelson! Please register following the link below Ben & bEartha: A Community's Compost Love Story showcases the incredible mahi of Ben Bushell and the team of volunteers at Whakatū Nelson's Community Compost …

May 28

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Join the first planting session of the year for the Banded Rail!

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. Their first planting on 28th May at Estuary Place in Richmond coincides with Climate …

May 28

1:00 pm

Safer Biking and Walking around Nelson – Rally for Travel Justice

Are you disgruntled, dismayed or downright disgusted that, despite all our knowledge about global warming and the distressing evidence it presents before our eyes, cars still rule the roost in Nelson? Empty cars are still given the kerbside space that cyclists could better use; and every one of them could …