We regularly organise Hui, which are intended to be moments to meet, exchange on our actions, welcome new participants,...

Our next Hui, held face to face in the very modern Saxton Oval cricket venue, will be an important moment in the life of our Fo

Make & Share

As members of the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum, we are always thinking about ways we can reduce our environmental footprint. One way to do this is to think about the products we frequently use, and to see if we can substitute some of them

Repair Cafes are community events which match people with broken household items with skilled volunteers or specialists who like fixing things. We're fixing items and building community. Come along, and you might pick up some new fixing skills.
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Street Mending - Positive Action Event

Join the street mending event, sit and mend together on Trafalgar Street Central Crossing on Friday 19^th of November

11:30am to 12:30pm

Why? Encouragement to enter into a contract with the things you purchase,

Join Police, Civil Defence and Fire and Emergency as we discus risks i.e. fire and flooding. As well as how to plan for future weather events and other natural disasters by building resilience at a neighbourhood level. 

We live in communities exposed

Following the very succesful planting day in early October, when over 20 people planted more than 350 eco-sourced plants, the Friends of Snowdon's Bush group is now organising a weeding day on Sunday 14th November, from 9.30am. The aim is to control

Community begins with you and your neighbours. Top of the South Neighbourhood Support believes that when connected, neighbourhood groups can drive positive improvements to safety, resilience and well-being. Connected Communities is a free 2-hour work

The guardians of Marie Stream are having their next monthly working bee.  The stream is home to species of eel and kokopu fish, but sadly silt from a nearby development has had a detrimental effect on the water quality and fish numbers are dwindling.

The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)

The Ministry for the Environment (MFE) is responsible for the implementation and whole of government coordination of New Zealand’s domestic climate change policies.The Ministry of Foreign 

The Climate Crisis Film Festival (CCFF) is the UK’s first climate action film festival.

Pioneering, aspirational, grassroots and youth-led, our diverse and eye-opening programming focuses on channeling constructive collective action and providing an i

Community begins with you and your neighbours. Top of the South Neighbourhood Support believes that when connected, neighbourhood groups can drive positive improvements to safety, resilience and well-being. Connected Communities is a free 2-hour work

The Nelson Tasman Climate Forum is a community-led initiative open to everyone. Our mission is to weave individuals, households, civil society organisations, businesses, councils and iwi together around urgent, strategic action on climate change in t

Join Police, Civil Defence and Fire and Emergency as we discus risks i.e. fire and flooding. As well as how to plan for future weather events and other natural disasters by building resilience at a neighbourhood level. 

We live in communities exposed

A workshop developing great soil and growing delicious organic food, hosted by Tim Maples.

Topics covered will include:

• Soil texture and structure
• Biological aspects including earthworms and fungi
• Tips for maximising use of small spaces
• Creating condition

TrackZero launching 'Through the Eye of the Lens - Whakatū | Nelson 📸

TrackZero teamed up with the Nelson Arts Festival 2021 for the third project in the 'Through the Eye of the Lens' series around Aotearoa NZ.

Check out the photos taken by young peo

The Climate Forum in conjunction with Nelson City Council are running a joint Repair Cafe on International Repair Cafe Day.  The Make Buy Waste subgroup is working with Karen Lee from Rethink Waste to make this a great day.  Our friends from Mens She

The Auckland Climate Festival is an open platform bringing together events focused on climate action and sustainability.
It is being held for the first time this year from 12-31 October.

About the Festival

The Auckland Climate festival is an open pla

Social innovation: missing ingredients in New Zealand’s climate change response?

Most Kiwis want more action on climate change, but New Zealand’s response to climate change is arguably top-down and focussed on supply-side technology diffusion, with f