Nelson Tasman Climate Forum

Nelson Repair Cafe
2024-11-23 10:00 - 13:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Habitat Hub (Buzz Room – behind ReStore), 166 Tahunanui Drive, Tahunanui - Nelson, New Zealand

Nelson Tasman Climate Forum Annual Hui
2024-12-01 09:00 - 13:00 | Greenmeadows community centre, Cnr Main Road and Songer Street, Stoke, Nelson, 7011, New Zealand
Join us on 1st of December to hear about the Forums activities over the last year and plan for the year ahead. Well celebrate all we’ve achieved, discuss how to nurture and support our wonderful volunteers as we go forward, and appoint our new Leadership Group.
A delicious morning tea and vegetarian (with GF and vegan options) lunch is included. Please register HERE.

Life Cycle - Bike Festival
2024-12-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Broadgreen intermediate

Waitangi Day - Nelson Marae Powhiri
2025-02-06 09:00 - 15:00
Powhiri at 9am at Ngati Rarua marae.
10am annual International Kai Festival commences at Founders Heritage Park.
There will be kai, refreshments, arts & crafts. Entertainment by local kapa haka and Pacifica groups.
Bring a Koha and whanau along and join us.
We can assemble/assemble at 8.30am at the entrance to Founders Park and walk along to the Marae. Find Anne (the one with red hair :-)).

Maire Stream Guardians/Nurturers monthly Working Bee
2025-02-09 09:30 - 12:30 | Maire Stream Restoration Area, Upper Maire Stream. Whakatu/Tahunanui, 49 Douglas Rd, Nelson
This Sunday 9th., Gathering at 9.30am we’ll walk up Maire Stream Esplanade to the Restoration Area.
There is a couple of plants to plant.
Weeding is Ivy, small Gorse and Blackberry. We may move to the Wee Food Forest to weed out Climbing Doc and Oldmans Beard.
Wear sturdy footwear/gumboots, long trousers, sun hat, gloves and water to drink. Medium fitness required.
Bring secateurs, lobbers and garden fork if you have them.
Contact Anne any queries (0274393503). All welcome

Māori Engagement Training
2025-02-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
We are delighted to share with the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum community an opportunity provided by Peter Lawless, Director at The Lawless Edge Ltd and Facilitator at Phoenix Facilitation.
Peter invites us to deepen our understanding of the Māori worldview and principles to develop the capacity of the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum community to engage positively with the Māori in te Tau Ihu o te waka a Maui.
This Māori engagement training will be divided into 6 Modules of 6 weeks each. The overall approach will be to follow a koru pattern introducing all the necessary elements from the beginning and then offering opportunities to deepen understanding and capability in each aspect.
The objective is for participants to become confident and capable in engaging with Māori in the region. Minimum learning to reach conscious incompetence, knowing what you don’t know in relation to what you need to know. For some, it can be the beginning of a learning journey where they can become consciously competent in a range of situations.
The training will be divided as follows:

Module 1 – Foundations (round 1 beginning in October 2024 – round 2 in February 2025)

Module 2 – Te Reo

Module 3 – Values and beliefs

Module 4 – Te Tiriti

Module 5 – Māori structures in Te Tauihu

Module 6 – Interacting and tikanga

Registrations to the Module 1 are open now, and the other Modules will be organised later on.
The learning objective of the 1st Module on Foundations will be to have a basic understanding of the elements required to competently engage with Māori on behalf of the Climate Forum. The foundational module (Module 1) will be required for participation in later modules. The later modules are standalone for those that have done module 1.
The 6 sessions of this 1st Module will be organised as follow:

Session 1 – Te Ao Māori (Māori beliefs and values – Creation – The Atua (Gods) and relationship to Tangata (people) – Climate and Biodiversity – Whakapapa).
Session 2 – Te Tiriti (Reason for the Treaty – Preparation and signing of the Treaty – The versions – Legal status – Relationship to individuals).
Session 3 – Te Reo Rangatira (Why Te Reo Rangatira matters – Pronunciation – Basic greetings).
Session 4 – Interacting (Māori structures in Te Tauihu – The iwi of this region – Mana whenua and tangata whenua – Tribal structures – traditional and modern).
Session 5 – Communicating respectfully (Tikanga in a range of situations – Mihi and powhiri).
Session 6 – Integrating for engagement (Drawing the understanding together – Where to go for more information or training – Future modules).

Due to the great value of this opportunity and the fact that places are limited, we strongly encourage participants to commit to coming to the sessions of the Module they’ve decided to register to.
The first module is offered a second time in February, and we ask participants to contribute with a Koha when you register for the Module (including 6 sessions of 1 hour each), which will help further the goals of the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum.
This round begins on Tuesday 4th of February 2025 for 6 weeks (with a pause on the 25th of Feb, and the training ending on the 18th of March). We still accept participants who would like to catch up untill the 11th of February.
Registrations for the Module 1 in early 2025 is available HERE.

If you have any questions about this training, please get in touch using this address: info@ntcf.nz

Motueka Repair Cafe
2025-02-15 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-15 10:00 - 13:00 | Motueka Library, 32 Wallace street, Motueka, 7120
More info on the facebook page of the Motueka Repair Cafe.

Cruise Ship Community Meeting - This Wednesday!
2025-02-19 18:30 - 20:00
Gather, listen, share and learn about the cruise ship industry and it’s impact on us here in Nelson.
Hear from speakers including our deputy mayor, Rohan O’Neil-Stevens.
On 20th the Amadea, will dock at Port Nelson ….. this luxury cruise with 642 passengers and nearly as many crew, has traveled 10,000 plus km ….. using verified statistics the emissions of this trip will cause the death of 1.2 people from the increased temperatures before 2100 ….. this could be my great grandchildren ….. Amadea’s previous journeys include stops in one of the most fragile and important eco systems…. Antarctica …..

NEW DATE for Community Kōrero: Growing Towards a Successful Bicultural Partnership
2025-02-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Greenmeadows community centre, Cnr Main Road and Songer Street, Stoke, Nelson, 7011, New Zealand
The Nelson Tasman Climate Forum welcomes you to take part in a conversation about navigating bicultural relationships in restoration work with Hina Moses-Te Kani (Ngāti Kuia) and Ian Shapcott, facilitated by Peter Lawless of Phoenix Facilitation.

Please let us know here if you plan to come.

Climate Action Week Marlborough
2025-02-24 08:00 - 2025-02-28 15:00
Join for a week of inspiring conversations, educational events, and actionable steps to support our business community in becoming more aware, knowledgeable, and proactive about regeneration.
More information about the week here: Climate Action Week – Marlborough 2025
Message from Anne (anne@amelectrolysis.co.nz): “I will be travelling to Blenheim for the day and have a seat in my car on Monday 24th February, only. Leaving 6.45am to get there for the start 8.30am-9am“.

Facing the future - Online class
2025-02-25 07:00 - 08:30 | Online
Are you concerned about our planetary predicament? Are you concerned about our resilience as we face mounting risks of disruption? Are you interested in how we might navigate a course toward a viable future? If your answer is yes, then this course is for you. On this six week course you will engage with the planetary limits we are exceeding, the destabilizing risks they present, and the challenge of transitioning our social and economic systems. These are tense times and the feeling that our systems are no longer fit for purpose is growing. This leaves many of us wondering how best to cope and what we can do. This course will empower you to understand these problems better and to learn about the exciting initiatives that are emerging to address them.
Course Structure
This course will take the form of six weekly modules. In each module there will be a 20 minute video lecture, a 90 minute class on Zoom, a list of resources for reading, watching, or listening, a shared group chat on Signal, and e-mail access to the course instructor.
Zoom sessions for this class are:

Tuesday 7:00 pm NZST
Tuesday 5:00 PM AEST

More info and registrations here: Facing the Future: Meeting the Challenge of the Post-Growth Transition

Maire Stream Guardians/Nurturers monthly Working Bee
2025-03-09 09:30 - 12:30 | Maire Stream Restoration Area, Upper Maire Stream. Whakatu/Tahunanui, 49 Douglas Rd, Nelson
Raising the Mauri (life force) of upper Maire Stream
Come volunteer, raising the Mauri of Maire Stream for a Kowhai seed planting and the monthly Weeding Bee.
Wear sturdy footwear, long sleeves, sun hat and gloves. Bring small sharp spade, secateurs, lobbers and garden fork if you have
them.
Meet at the Playground end of Douglas Rd., Whakatu/Tahunanui

Mohua/Golden Bay Repair Cafe
2025-03-16 13:00 - 16:00 | Mohua Social services community hall, 88 Commercial Street, Takaka, 7142

Whakatū Nelson Climate Change Strategy - Discuss and share your thoughts
2025-03-17 08:00 - 17:00
“Global efforts to address climate change are falling short. Whakatū Nelson must rapidly address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing resilience to climate disruption.
What we do now is crucial for determining our future. Tackling global greenhouse gas emissions will require coordination at an unprecedented scale – every community, city and country needs to do their part. Although Nelson’s greenhouse gas emissions are small in the global context, what we do in our city matters.
As the effects of climate change are increasingly being felt in Whakatū Nelson, it is crucial that we take action now to reduce the disruption that climate change will cause to our lives and the things we care about.
When it comes to the climate, we’re all on the same team. We all share responsibility to act now, particularly for future generations who will be impacted the most by climate change.
The draft Whakatū Nelson Climate Change Strategy is our path forward. It shows all of us – Council, businesses, landowners, community groups, iwi and whānau, individuals – the roles we can play in tackling climate change. It is our collective roadmap to reduce emissions and prepare for unavoidable changes. It asks us to meet the needs of today without borrowing from tomorrow”.
More information on the Shape Nelson website HERE.
The Draft Climate Change Strategy can be read HERE.
Nelson City Councils also organised the opportunity for the Community to engage, learn, and discuss about this important Strategy.
Therefore they are organising climate conversations, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11am to 1pm at the Cultural Conversations Hub from 10th of March to the 17th of April (123 Bridge Street, in Nelson). Everybody is welcome to grab a cup of tea while listening or discussing with key speakers. See the full program HERE.

Jonathan Boston - Trust, Science and Climate Change
2025-03-21 17:30 - 19:00 | Greenmeadows community centre, Cnr Main Road and Songer Street, Stoke, Nelson, 7011, New Zealand
Trust, Science and Climate Change
Climate scientists tell us that we’re heading for a world so warm that our grandchildren’s lives will be miserable.
Industry tells us to keep consuming fossil fuels or even constructs misinformation to ensure that we’ll do so.
People elect politicians that assign low priority to acting on this information, or even deny its truth.
This is deeply concerning. Whom do you trust with your future and why?
We have an opportunity to discuss this with an Emeritus Professor of Public Policy in Jonathan Boston who will be visiting Nelson. Come to Pūtangitangi/Greenmeadows 5.30-7pm Friday 21st March.
Jonathan Boston ONZM – Emeritus Professor of Public Policy – Wellington School of Business and Government | Ōrauariki – Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Please register here if you plan to come. Indeed, places are limited due to the event nearly sold out: Registration to the event

Give feedback on NCC’s new climate plan - Online brainstorming session
2025-04-01 19:30 - 21:00 | Online (Zoom)
As you may know, Nelson City Council has published its Climate Strategy and Action Plan.
We were very pleased that it contains the target emissions reduction figure that the Forum Targets Group had calculated as one of its two choices of target. It contains many other admirable features, such as appropriate attention to iwi climate plans.
It deserves a thoughtful response from the Forum. In particular the NCC climate team are eager for community feedback on community plans for emissions reduction and adaptation to place alongside actions that the council plans.
We are also eager to counter some arguments that came up in council discussions, and that may be raised in future to weaken the plan.
The Climate Forum plans to have an online session to generate material for a well-considered submission on this plan. This will be on Tuesday, April 1st, 7.30-9pm.
The Forum’s Submissions Group will take the material generated by this session and put together a submission to present our ideas to the council.
You can join this session with this zoom link (password if requested is NTCF – email coordinator@ntcf.nz if you face troubles to connect) and it is strongly recommended that you read the NCC Climate Plan first (available here) and give some thought to ten questions that will be addressed in our submission (here are the questions).

Weavers of words
2025-04-24 20:00 | the Boathouse
Three gifted storytellers tell a range of epic adventures and meaningful sagas about those that have come before us, and how their lived experience impacts our lives today.
Each teller has a history of performance in the art, and among the awards on display is the National Hemingway Storytellers Contest winner.
Come to hear spellbinding accounts of ocean voyages, of near-death misadventures and the ultimate triumph of indigenous peoples discovering new lands. Legends and science overlap with verified authenticity of traditional accounts of our ancestors. Storytelling never gets old, and these three keep it vibrant!
The Storytellers are Will Stovall, Mike Elkington and Jace Hobbs.
More information and registration here: Weavers of Words | Facebook

Tackling the twin crises of biodiversity and climate across our region
2025-04-28 19:30 - 20:30 | Online (Zoom)
Tackling the twin crises of biodiversity and climate across our region: Kotahitanga mō te Taiao Alliance (KMTT) and our collective, co-governance approach to restoration whilst ensuring climate resilience.
Debs Martin is the Kaiwhakahaere Taiao / Programme Manager for KMTT, and will step us through the work that has been done to focus our efforts on a landscape scale collaborative effort to improve outcomes for both our climate and our regional biodiversity.
The programme highlights opportunities for community involvement and engagement, and Debs welcomes a discussion on how the Strategy Implementation Pathway Plan (SIPP) aligns with the work of the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum.
Join us for this interesting presentation and conversation by registering your name to get the Zoom link HERE.

Messages from the Matriarchs
2025-05-08 17:30 | the Boathouse
After an overwhelming appreciative audience at our first ‘Messages from the Matriarchs’ , we are back with a new slate of dynamic and visionary speakers. The sheer life experience that we have in this group will inspire you to attend, but the messaging and imagery displayed along with all that mana will make you very glad to have attended.

Note that there is no obligation to pay for entry. All our helpers and speakers work without pay, all for the appreciating of the profound wisdom and insights that come thru the Matriarchs. Having said that, it costs us about 600 dollars to put this event on, and we cover those costs if we do not get koha at the time of ticket acquisition.

If you can pay, please help us continue this important outreach to the Nelson public with our ongoing presentations of story-based direct conversation.

More information and registration here: Messages from the Matriarchs | Facebook

Wildlife of the Southern Ocean
2025-06-01 14:00 | Library Activities Room – Nelson Library, Halifax Street, 27, Nelson
Why a trip to the Sub Antarctic Islands? It was a personal interest trip to see the southern part of New Zealand. The talk will give an impression of visiting the islands from a novice’s point of view. The islands we visited were Campbell Island, Auckland Islands and the Snares. A great resource for the islands is the book “Galapagos of the Antarctic” by Rodney Russ and Aleks Terauds.
Lesley grew up in Christchurch and attended the University of Canterbury where she earned a BSc Hons degree in geology. Since it was 1970, she could not get a job in New Zealand, so ended up in the outback of Western Australia working for a mining company looking for nickel. Next she married an American and moved to California where she attended the University of California at Berkeley earning a MS in Engineering Geology. Then it was back to New Zealand where her daughter and son were born. The stay was short lived, and the family relocated to northern California in 1980. Lesley reinvented herself as a teacher and spent twenty years teaching special education in the public school system. She was active with the Boy Scouts while her son grew up in the programme. Lesley has always been active as a volunteer in her community such as being on committees and doing gardening projects. Finally, after her retirement, three of the family relocated back to New Zealand and have made a home in Nelson.
Talk is at 2pm on Sunday 1st of June.
Meet in the Activities Room, Nelson Public Library.
Cost: $3. Pay at the door or you can direct credit 03-1354-0183881-00

Adaptation - Top Down and Bottom-up: we need them both!
2025-06-04 19:30 - 21:00
Come and find out what’s being done at all levels to adapt to climate change.
We will welcome Marie Becdelievre, NCC Adaptation Lead Person, who will give us an overview of the top-down approach
We’ll then dive into a more bottom-up viewpoint, covering the following topics:
“Iwi Marae Emergency preparedness”, by Rebecca Mason,
“A rural community prepares for emergencies”, by Andy Clarke,
“Neighbourhood preparedness group”, by Aniquah Stevenson,
“Beyond emergencies – Community Resilience for the long term”, by Jack Santa Barbara.
There will be time for QA and discussion.
Interested in participating and sharing your suggestions? Please register here.

Solstice Celebration - Rhythm of the Earth
2025-06-21 13:30 - 17:00 | Boathouse, 326 Wakefield Quay, Nelson

Motueka Community film circle is back!
2025-06-25 19:00 - 21:00 | The Gecko Motueka, 23B Wallace Street, Motueka, New Zealand
This film highlights how community-driven efforts to establish water-retention landscapes can impact water conservation. It follows a group of young people grappling with the climate crisis while they weave in inspiring stories of regenerative ecosystem design to create water retention in communities, villages, and regions.
This documentary shows us how essential intact water cycles are for climate stability, and the potential of decentralised rainwater retention systems for restoring broken water cycles, refilling aquifers and cooling the atmosphere.
The film will be followed by a facilitated discussion. Can we create a more resilient landscape around Motueka by better holding and directing water to balance droughts and floods?
Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase.
Tickets are $10 and can be reserved by emailing The Gecko at: gecko.theatre@xtra.co.nz.
Subsidised tickets for this event are made possible by the Network Tasman Charitable Trust, helping getting the word out about the Take the Jump Campaign and the simple and easy shifts that everybody can make to help the planet.

Take the Jump Ambassador training - 1st to 29th of July
2025-07-01 07:00 - 20:30, 2025-07-29 07:00 - 20:30 | Online
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?
Get to know more about the how the global Take the Jump movement is developing in Aotearoa and help to spread the word across the motu by signing up to our free Ambassador training course.
The course consists of five x one hour and 15 minute sessions, and takes place over Zoom on a weekday in the evening. The course will give you all the tools you need to communicate about making sustainable changes, and Taking the Jump, in a way that will avoid conflict, inspire people, and lead to positive outcomes. The course includes an array of learning materials and plenty of chances to practice communicating.
The sessions will cover:

Connecting with others – Exploring the barriers to making a change
Change through inspiration – Exciting others about what’s possible
Communication Toolkit – Principles and steps for communicating, plus practice sessions.
Deepening – Recaps, practice and FAQ’s
Becoming an Ambassador: groups, workshops, resources – and next steps in Aotearoa

Our next Ambassador training session will begin on the 1st of July, for 5 weekly sessions untill the 29th of July. Please register by adding your name HERE.

WEBINAR: Will Consumerism be the death of Capitalism? Featuring Dr. Rod Carr
2025-07-02 19:00 - 20:30
Dr. Rod Carr is the inaugural chair of the Climate Change Commission (2019-2024), former Vice Chancellor of University of Canterbury (2009-2019) and one-time Reserve Bank Deputy Governor (1998-2003) and independent director and board chair of the Bank (2012-2017).
Rod has a PhD in Insurance and Risk Management, MA in Applied Economics and Managerial Science, an MBA in Money and Financial Markets, an LLB (Hons) and BCom (Hons).
Over 45 years he has advised six different governments on public policy relating to education, health, financial services, macro economics, financial system stability, the science system and disaster response and recovery. He is currently a director of ASB bank and recently appointed as a Trustee of the Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust.
ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82299626140?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 822 9962 6140
Passcode: [REDACTED]
This webinar is co-sponsored by The Wise Response Society, Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand, and Engineers for Social Responsibility

Make your money a force for good - Forum's talk cancelled but join the one in the afternoon
2025-07-17 12:30 - 14:30
Come and meet Barry Coates, Founder and co-CEO of Mindful Money, a Charity that promotes ethical and impact investment and provide a free service to the public, showing them the investments in their KiwiSaver or retail investment funds.
The event previoulsy organised by the Forum at 7pm is cancelled, but Barry is also talking from 12.30 to 2.30pm on the same day (17th of July) in a talk organised by the New Zealand Shareholders Association (NZSA).
More informations here: Nelson Branch Event: Sustainable Investing: Shaping Your Future, Protecting Our Planet – with Barry Coates, Founder, Mindful Money and John Berry – CEO & Co-Founder, Pathfinder Asset Management

Electrify Nelson
2025-07-31 18:30 | Greenmeadows community centre, Cnr Main Road and Songer Street, Stoke, Nelson, 7011, New Zealand

Deep Ecology and the Work That Reconnects Workshop
2025-08-16 10:00 - 17:00 | Fairfield house, 48 Van Diemen Street, Nelson, 7010
The event is an all-day workshop based on the principles of Deep Ecology and the Work That Reconnects: some really powerful group practices that help us metabolise our grief, anxiety and despair about the climate, biodiversity loss and all the associated ecological violence.
The event is led by Inna Alex, with Siobhán Friel supporting.

Poster of the event.

Prices: Full price: $95 – Early Bird: $75, if booked by July 31st – Concession: $75 – Sponsored & student (limited quantity): $50

Morning tea and snacks provided, BYO picnic lunch.
Registrations required: https://events.humanitix.com/deep-ecology-day-aug2025

Contact: hello@siobhanfriel.com or innaevolution.nz@gmail.com
