A new, free programme at the Golden Bay Sustainable Living Centre will teach participants organic growing and more, introducing them to regenerative horticulture.
How’s your first term as a councillor going Celia?
Eco-councillor Celia Butler's first term in local government - learning curves, climate policy and downtime. When Celia Butler retired from her midwifery career she decided she still had “some life left” in her, so she followed her interest in local politics. Tasman District Councillor Celia Butler “I felt I was in a position where I …
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Nelson ReStore eases housing shortage – story + video
Since moving to Tahunanui Drive eight months ago, Nelson ReStore has stepped up to a whole new level of community supported action. Nelson ReStore manager manager Becky Wyatt Around 100 volunteers help the enormous op shop tick along each day, raising funds that go towards easing the housing shortage in Nelson. Nelson ReStore manager Becky Wyatt says, …
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September in the garden – by organic gardener Sol Morgan
Early potatoes popping through soil in September Blossoms herald the shift into spring and the beginning of the main growing season. Garden bed preparation A busy time for the keen gardener, as bed preparation tops the list in the vegetable garden. Go over beds with a fork, weeding dock, buttercup and couch especially, followed by …
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Climate positive printing in Wakefield
Lindsay and Genie Bradley of Promote You are thinking of their children’s futures in going climate positive. A Wakefield printing business is going above and beyond in their efforts to operate sustainably, running on solar as much as they can, and asking suppliers to stop sending plastic. Lindsay Bradley from Promote You says he and partner Genie’s …
Just turn it off, says Suse
Golden Bay librarian Suse Toder says we don’t need to leave our cars running anymore. Golden Bay resident Suse Toder would like people to think about not idling their cars, both to save on fuel costs and to reduce greenhouse emissions. Suse says that in the UK, Canada, US, and Germany it’s illegal to leave your car running to …
Anita’s found and foraged baskets
Anita Peters with a wild basket she made using willow and other “random branches” from trees that were washed up on Pohara Beach after a recent storm. East Takaka resident Anita Peters delights in making baskets from material she finds in her environment. She uses plants such as banana passion vine, harakeke, muehlenbeckia, wild riverside …
Composting a hot topic in Nelson + video
Community Compost organiser Ben Bushell in front of Big Bertha Community Compost is going from strength to strength in Nelson, diverting tonnes of food waste from landfills. Community Compost organiser Ben Bushell says biking around town to collect the compost from homes and businesses has been a great way to promote their project. Ben is …
How Weed Walker John Massey is connecting people with plants + video
“In this modern age, I think that people have kind of lost some of those stories that used to be passed on from grandmother or grandfather down to their grandchildren. That seems to be my role, to tell the stories about plants,” says John.
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Most polluted river in Tasman returning to pristine state in first for New Zealand (+ video)
By Charlotte Squire CJ Webster Claire (CJ) Webster is involved in a groundbreaking river restoration project in Takaka that will see the once heavily polluted Motupipi River returning to its pre-European state. Claire, who works as education and partnerships officer for Tasman District Council, saw the potential of the spring-fed Motupipi River over 10 years ago. “When I first moved …
During NZ Covid lockdown, Salvi discovered his dad’s old war diaries and turned them into a book
Meet Salvi Garguilo. He’s a tall Italian man with a sharp mind for maths, and a laid back approach to life that has won that hearts of many students over the years. Salvatore Gargiulo with his Dad’s war medals, Nelson, New Zealand. 2020. I first met him way back when I was a scruffy 11 …
Tip # 4: Why your life story really does matter
Ok. It is easy to take our life stories for granted. I’ll admit it. Why? Because we’ve lived every moment of the experience and for us it’s normal. For every exciting moment there have been a million mundane ones and besides, other people’s stories are far more interesting. Aren’t they? Most people will leave it …
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Tip #2 Clarify who your life story is for
Being clear about who you’re writing your life story for before you start writing will make it easier for you. Who are you writing your story for? Yourself? Your family? The public? Who ever it’s for, knowing this from the start will also set the tone and determine what you include. Will you unleash all …
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Tip #1 – Write on the back of your photos
For some, this is a revelation, a ticket to freedom! For others this suggestion is about as wild and on the edge as running naked down a busy city street. Many of us have been told NEVER to write on the back of our precious photos, but I've come across folk who eventually thrown their …
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Stuck at home? How to finally write your life story
Writing your memoirs or life story is one of those really important things many people mean to do, but never get around to. Or, in my father’s case, he couldn’t see the point in sharing the details of his very ‘normal’ life. My father was a child of WW2 who went onto become a soldier …
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Write your memoir, life story or history 