Our Nelson Issue 156 – 19 October 2022

Your new Council! 
Congratulations to Hon Dr Nick Smith on winning the race to become Nelson’s Mayor. 
The dust has now settled following a well-fought campaign, and Mayor-Elect Nick will lead a team of 12 councillors, some of whom you will already know and others you will get to know over the coming weeks.
The new Council will be officially welcomed to the organisation on Friday 28 October ahead of their first Council meeting for the triennium. 
The inaugural meeting, which is open to the public, is being held at the Trafalgar Centre, Northern Extension, with people gathering from 11:45am. Elected members will take part in a Whakatau before being sworn in.
Mayor-Elect Nick says he is looking forward to getting his team together to take on the new triennium.
“My top priority is the rebuilding of our city after the devastating August floods and landslides. We also have a huge job ahead in rebuilding confidence around the Council table, with our staff, team and with our community.”
Nelson City Council Chief Executive Pat Dougherty thanked all who took part in the election.
“To everyone who stood for election, and all the staff who worked hard on it - thank you. We'd like to acknowledge your efforts, the time and energy you put in and the constructive conversations we've had as a community as a result.”
The local election in Nelson looked very different in 2022 with Single Transferable Vote and a ward system being introduced for the first time. With all votes now counted, the turnout was 51.14%, with 20,084 voting papers returned. 
This was comparable to the last two elections.

Mayor-Elect: Nick Smith

Council - At Large
•	Rohan O’Neill-Stevens 
•	Tim Skinner
•	Rachel Sanson

Council - Central Ward: 
•	Pete Rainey
•	Aaron Stallard
•	Matty Anderson
•	James Hodgson

Council - Stoke-Tāhunanui Ward: 
•	Mel Courtney
•	Campbell Rollo
•	Trudie Brand
•	Matthew Benge

Council - Whakatū Māori Ward: 
•	Kahu Paki Paki

Nelsonians abuzz for the All Blacks
Nelson was humming with excitement last week as the All Blacks came to town to support our community following the August weather events. Their three-day training camp was part of their end-of-year tour and was a welcome boost to the region after a difficult winter.
Thursday morning’s open training session was a real hit, with around 3,000 people turning up to check out the action during the last week of the school holidays. 
Nelson Mayor-Elect Nick Smith caught up with All Blacks coach Ian Foster at the training to thank the team for visiting the region and acknowledge their support of the Mayoral Relief Fund. 
During their visit, the team spent some time visiting affected areas of Nelson and showed their support of Nelson and its recovery efforts on their social media channels. 
You can watch the video here: bit.ly/3CW8OAB
On the official Facebook page of the All Blacks, it said:
“The All Blacks have been inspired by the resilience of those affected by the devastating floods in August and how the Nelson/Tasman communities pulled together.” 
In his interview with Mayor-Elect Nick, Coach Ian Foster said it was humbling for the team to visit our Nelson community and reminds them of who it is they play for. 
A huge thank you to the All Blacks for taking the time to show their support for our region and for helping raise awareness of our ongoing recovery efforts. 
If you've been affected by floods or slips or suffered financial loss due to the August weather event, please consider applying for the Mayoral Relief Fund.
Please go to shape.nelson.govt.nz/mayor-relief-fund for more information.

Mayors Message
My thanks to Nelsonians for the strong vote of confidence. 
I am committed to giving the role of Mayor my all over the coming three years. I congratulate our six returning and six new Councillors. I also acknowledge the unsuccessful Mayoral and Council candidates. It takes energy and courage to stand for public office. Every candidate had the best interests of our Nelson community at heart.
Nelson’s participation rate in the local elections was 51.14%, slightly down on 53% in 2019. This is much better than the national average. I have heard mixed views on the major changes that the previous Council made to our voting system with the switch from FPP (ticks) to STV (number ranking) and the introduction of wards. We need to listen to this feedback in considering what Nelson wants for future local elections. I also believe the days of voting by snail mail are numbered.
It was a hard landing from the celebrations of the election win on Saturday night to the briefing Sunday morning on the Waka Kotahi/NZTA decision of a seven week closure of State Highway 6 to Blenheim for millions of dollars of storm repair work. This disruption comes just as our visitor and hospitality industry has started to recover from Covid. There is no question the works are required, but I would prefer it was being advanced with multiple rather than single daily shifts to reduce the closure period. I will be pushing hard to ensure it is completed on time so as not to further disrupt Christmas and Nelson’s summer visitor season. We have also extended the Mayoral Relief Fund to cater for those affected by the highway closure.
The highway closure reinforces the scale of the flood and landslide damage inflicted on our region that is going to take years to fix and cost tens of millions of dollars. My top priority is ensuring this repair work is progressed as quickly as possible, that we build more resiliently and that we give every possible support to affected homeowners.
I confess to finding the challenges ahead daunting. Finances are going to be very tight with the flood costs as well as the Council facing the same rapid increases in costs hitting households and businesses. We have major issues with key Council buildings like the Library and Civic House. There is the big job ahead in rebuilding trust amongst Councillors, staff and the community. It is going to take years of hard graft, but I am up for the challenge. Mayor-Elect Nick Smith
Stars align for Nelson’s new arts strategy
A new arts and creativity strategy was officially adopted to help Whakatū Nelson realise its creative potential.
He Tātai Whetū, which translates to "a constellation of stars", is the Whakatū Nelson Arts and Creativity Strategy 2022-2032. The Strategy is Nelson City Council’s guiding document for nurturing creativity and celebrating the arts and is full of collaborative initiatives that can help everyone experience the social, cultural, and economic benefits of art.  
The Strategy contains five ‘key moves’ intended to revitalise the arts and creative sector. These are priority projects that will help deliver the goals of the Strategy. 
Arts relief package - A new relief package to respond to the impact of COVID-19 by supporting artists with paid employment opportunities and stimulating local spending. 
Development agency for the arts - An independent development agency for the arts to provide advocacy, investment attraction, networking, publicity, and capability development. 
Te Tauihutanga design and identity project - Greater recognition, resourcing, and visibility of Toi Māori in our city. 
Positive policies initiative - A review of Council policies and processes that act as a handbrake for the arts sector such as those relating to graffiti, noise, busking, signage, projection, and street closures. 
Creative tourism initiative - An initiative to shine a light on our arts and creativity nationally. 
The Strategy also contains a list of 27 direct actions, with ideas ranging from integrating art into our city’s infrastructure to piloting a ‘pay-what-you-can’ ticketing system for arts events. 
Co-chair of the Arts Council Nelson Sophie Kelly says she is delighted He Tātai Whetū has been adopted by Council.
“It's heartening to see such a strong commitment to elevate and celebrate the arts and events of this region.  
“The Strategy sets out some exciting key projects that will help rebuild and strengthen the local creative sector. For example, the arts relief package will provide a much-needed injection of funds to local artists and practitioners as well as helping to create opportunities for new projects and events at a crucial time for the sector after the incredibly difficult setbacks and impacts of the pandemic.
“The Arts Council is grateful the Strategy recognises the arts are fundamental to a healthy community and play an integral role in contributing to our sense of wellbeing and connection, and we are looking forward to seeing it implemented over the year ahead.”
Find the Strategy online at nelson.govt.nz search ‘He Tātai Whetu’

Freaky Friday – Fright Night is BACK!
Nelson Fright Night is a youth event for 13-17 year olds at Founders Heritage Park this 
Friday 21 October. 
Enter the Scare Zone, where you'll be faced with horrifying and frightening scenes of the Carn-Evil! There is also a Chill Out Zone where you can play games, visit Food Trucks, and enjoy entertainment. 
Tickets are only $10 to enter Founders Park and have one trip through the Scare Zone.
Friday 21 October at Founders Park - Gates open 7.30pm
Scare Zones sessions begin 7.45pm (note: the first session is a more assessable and less scary performance)
Tickets may sell out, so attendees are encouraged to book tickets online at eventfinda.co.nz
Do you dig it? Draft Urban Greening Strategy (DUGS) approved
The Draft Urban Greening Strategy sets out a vision to make Nelson a greener, healthier, and more resilient city using the concept of Urban Greening.
Urban Greening is the practice of increasing plant life in urban environments for their environmental, economic, and social benefits. 
Former Environment and Climate Committee Chair Kate Fulton says the adoption of the strategy at a full Nelson City Council meeting on Thursday 29 September was an exciting moment for the city. 
“Urban Greening is a holistic, solution-focussed approach to addressing complex issues like emissions reduction, food resiliency, intensification, and the impacts of climate change. 
“It’s also a way of thinking that will create a flourishing and healthy green city in the process, one that better connects us with te taiao/the natural environment and with each other, enhancing our own wellbeing.”
Urban Greening is widely recognised as playing a critical role in increasing the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities living in cities and towns. 
Urban Greening practices like living walls and roofs (where plants grow directly on a structure), accessible community gardens, and expanded urban tree canopies have been shown to improve air and water quality, absorb carbon emissions, reduce the impact of climatic change, enhance biodiversity, and support economic development.
“It will be up to the next Council to decide how to implement this strategy, but there are many things we as a community can do today to begin achieving the vision it lays out,” says Former Councillor Fulton.
“Whether that be a community planting project, restoring a degraded environment, planting bee-friendly plants and bringing the wild back into our city, increasing invasive weed management, or becoming more conscious about what we plant in our gardens or roadside berms. Every bit helps and will continue moving us closer to making the vision laid out in this strategy a reality.”
An Urban Greening Strategy will also tie in with and help inform other Council strategies and priorities like Te Ara ō Whakatū - the Nelson City Spatial Plan, ensuring our city is resilient against the effects of climate change, and efforts to increase housing availability and intensification in the city centre. 
“If we want to encourage people to live in our city centre, and the benefits that brings by reducing our reliance on vehicles, we need to provide residents with inviting green spaces to spend time in.
“The city and its surroundings effectively become a city centre resident’s front and back yard.”
Council will seek public feedback on the DUGS in the new triennium, which will inform the final version.
Public Notices 
Notice of proposed lease renewal for Grove Street Kindergarten at Grove Street Reserve, 50a Grove Street
Public Notice Date:	19 Oct 2022 
Closing Date and time: 	16 Nov 2022 at 4pm  
Council proposes to renew the ground lease with the Nelson Tasman Kindergarten Association for the Grove Street Kindergarten at 50A Grove Street.
The proposed renewal is for a period of five (5) years with three (3) rights of renewal of five (5) years each with a final expiry of 30 June 2042.
The land at 50A Grove Street is described as CT NL8C/78 being LOT 2 DP 2359 Lot 1 DP 13762 is held as unclassified recreation reserve and subject to the Reserves Act 1977.  The proposed ground lease is as outlined blue on the map below.
Any person wishing to make an objection or submission to on this proposal should please contact Council: 
Online through the Shape Nelson page  
In person through the Customer Service Centre – 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson 
By phone on 03 546 0200 
Or by email enquiry@ncc.govt.nz 
Objections or submissions must be made no later than 4pm on 16 Nov 2022 and confirm if the objector or submitter wishes to make an oral objection or submission to support their written objection or submission.

Notice of proposed lease renewal for Stoke Kindergarten at Ranui Reserve, 21 Ranui Street
Public Notice Date:	19 Oct 2022 
Closing Date and time: 	16 Nov 2022 at 4pm  
Council proposes to renew the ground lease with the Nelson Tasman Kindergarten Association for the Stoke Kindergarten at 21 Ranui Street.
The proposed renewal is for a period of five (5) years with three (3) rights of renewal of five (5) years each with a final expiry of 30 June 2042.
The land at 21 Ranui Street is described as LOT 8 DP 4062 LOT 18 DP 3496 LOT 27 D P 2930 LOT 7 DP 3129 is held as unclassified recreation reserve and subject to the Reserves Act 1977. The proposed ground lease is as outlined blue on the map below.
Any person wishing to make an objection or submission to on this proposal should contact Council: 
Online through the Shape Nelson page  
In person through the Customer Service Centre – 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson 
By phone on 03 546 0200 
Or by email enquiry@ncc.govt.nz 
Objections or submissions must be made no later than 4pm on 16 Nov 2022 and confirm if the objector or submitter wishes to make an oral objection or submission to support their written objection or submission.

Notice of proposed lease renewal for Nelson South Kindergarten at Waimea North Reserve, 201a Kawai Street
Public Notice Date:	19 Oct 2022 
Closing Date and time: 	16 Nov 2022 at 4pm 
Council proposes to renew the ground lease with the Nelson Tasman Kindergarten Association for the Nelson South Kindergarten at 201A Kawai Street.
The proposed renewal is for a period of five (5) years with three (3) rights of renewal of five (5) years each with a final expiry of 30 June 2042.
The land at 201A Kawai Street is described as NL 142/73 LOT 9 DP 4321 and subject to the Local Government Act 2002. The proposed ground lease is as outlined blue on the map below.
To provide feedback on this proposal please contact Council: 
Online through the Shape Nelson page  
In person through the Customer Service Centre – 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson 
By phone on 03 546 0200 
Or by email enquiry@ncc.govt.nz 
Feedback is open from 19 Oct 2022 to 16 Nov 2022.

Notice of proposed lease renewal for Tahunanui Kindergarten at Burrell Park, 
53 Muritai Street 
Public Notice Date:	19 Oct 2022 
Closing Date and time: 	16 Nov 2022 at 4pm  
Council proposes to renew the ground lease with the Nelson Tasman Kindergarten Association for the Tahunanui Kindergarten at 53 Muritai Street.
The proposed renewal is for a period of five (5) years with three (3) rights of renewal of five (5) years each with a final expiry of 30 June 2042.
The land at 53 Muritai Street is described as PT LOT 1 DP 6156 and is subject to the Local Government Act 2002. The proposed ground lease is as outlined blue on the map below.
To provide feedback on this proposal please contact Council:
Online through the Shape Nelson page  
In person through the Customer Service Centre – 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson 
By phone on 03 546 0200 
Or by email enquiry@ncc.govt.nz 
Objections or submissions must be made no later than 4pm on 16 Nov 2022 and confirm if the objector or submitter wishes to make an oral objection or submission to support their written objection or submission.

Notice of proposal to extend lease term for Tahunanui Kindergarten at Burrell Park, 55 Muritai Street 
Public Notice Date:	19 Oct 2022 
Closing Date and time: 	16 Nov 2022 at 4pm  
Council proposes to renew the ground lease with the Nelson Tasman Kindergarten Association for the Tahunanui Kindergarten at 53 Muritai Street. 
The proposed renewal is for a period of five (5) years with three (3) rights of renewal of five (5) years each with a final expiry of 30 June 2042. 
The land at 53 Muritai Street is described as PT LOT 1 DP 6156 and is subject to the Local Government Act 2002. The proposed ground lease is as outlined blue on the map below.
To provide feedback on this proposal please contact Council: 
Online through the Shape Nelson page  
In person through the Customer Service Centre – 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson 
By phone on 03 546 0200 or by email enquiry@ncc.govt.nz 
Feedback is open from 19 Oct 2022 to 16 Nov 2022.

A helping hand for homeowners affected by August weather event: Rates remission approved
Property owners with red and yellow placards that have been unable to access their homes for 30 days or more as a result of the August weather event can apply for rates relief after Council agreed that the event qualified for the Rates Remission Policy for Land affected by Natural Calamity. 
The policy provides a mechanism for Council to give rates relief on a case-by-case basis for ratepayers unable to inhabit their homes or buildings. 
Former Nelson Mayor Rachel Reese says these remissions are designed to help relieve some of the financial burden associated with an extended period of not being able to live at home.
“The impact from this natural disaster has been felt widely, but none so much as by those who are still unable to live in their homes. Our priority remains to ensure all those who are able to return to their houses are being assisted to do so safely, but where that is still not possible, we are providing some financial relief where we can.” 
Ratepayers who qualify will receive remissions for services that cannot be used while a property is unable to be occupied – water, wastewater, flood protection and stormwater. A conservative estimate of the maximum rates remission for 2022/23 is $1,240 per household including GST. All eligible property owners will be notified, and those who meet the criteria will be provided with an application form which must be submitted to Council within six months of the event to be considered.
While there is no remission on general rates, as these fund shared services that are not specific to individual properties and still able to be accessed (such as roads, libraries, parks and community facilities), the Nelson Tasman Mayoral Relief Fund remains open for applications for those in financial hardship. 
Reese urged affected homeowners to apply for the Relief Fund if they had not yet done so or if their circumstances had changed. 
“To help people via this fund, we do not need to know the exact cost of the damage. We just need to know how you have been affected and what would be of use to you. We want to be able to offer financial help now as we know there are many in our community who are under strain from the ongoing effects of the weather event.” 
In addition to the rates remission, independent organisation Quotable Valuation (QV) will undertake a review of the impacted properties to determine if there is an adjustment required to the land and/or improvements value. Any adjustment to valuations will take effect from 1 July 2023 and could reduce the amount of general rates paid by these property owners.

Community centre votes Pūtangitangi 
Stoke’s Pūtangitangi Greenmeadows Community Centre is going out on a wing and endorsing the pūtangitangi paradise shelduck for Bird of the Year 2022.
Pūtangitangi refers to the paradise shelduck, and the name was gifted to the Stoke community centre by Kaumātua Barney Thomas when the site was opened in 2018. 
Historically, the site of the community centre was a home to these wetland birds and was used as their mahinga kai or food gathering place.
Today, it is a gathering place for all people of Stoke and the wider Nelson community and a hub of hospitality, generosity, and a sense of belonging and connection.
Pūtangitangi can still be seen on the sports fields next to the community centre today. 
If you’d like to vote for pūtangitangi in Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year, visit birdoftheyear.org.nz.
Borrow a sewing machine!
Library users can now borrow sewing machines for up to one week to work on projects at home.
Sewing machines are available from the Elma Turner Pop-up Library and the Nightingale Library Memorial. You can place a hold on a machine through the libraries website, and there is no charge to borrow a machine. You must be 16+ and confident using a sewing machine to borrow one.
Sewing machines are also available for use within the Nightingale Library Memorial Monday-Friday between 10am-4pm.
For more information, visit nelsonpubliclibraries.co.nz and click on the Sewing Machine tile or chat to your friendly local librarian.

Weather related track closures – an update
Council staff and contractors have been working hard to restore access to tracks across Nelson following the weather event in August.
The scale of the work is substantial, with many large landslides occurring in hard to reach places, and fixing them is not a simple job.
To help people understand which tracks are open and give an idea of how long it will take for tracks to open, Council has produced maps of all our major reserves. The maps show which tracks are open, will open in the short term, or are closed for the medium-long term.
Tracks that are opening in the short term should be open in the next four weeks if we get good weather. Medium and long-term closures vary, but most will be open by the end of 2022. Some of the more complex landslides will be fixed about a year from now.
Each track has its own story when it comes to repair. For instance, Piwakawaka Track in the Marsden Valley has a damaged bridge that will require fixing. Other tracks have been cut into a very steep bank, and slips have cut away large sections of track. Some smaller slips are stuck behind larger slips and can’t be fixed until the larger slip has been removed.
With particularly large slips, Council may need to construct new bridges over them as there is too much material to move from a remote area.
To see all the maps, visit shape.nelson.govt.nz/weather-event-track-closures. For the latest track openings visit: nelson.govt.nz/recreation/recreation/parks-and-reserves.
Maps will be updated when tracks are opened.

Meetings
Mihi Whakatau and Inaugural Council Meeting - Trafalgar Centre, Northern Extension, Paru Paru Road, Nelson
12 noon	28 Oct

Road Closures
Applicant: SMC Events 
Event: Sanitarium Weet-bix Kids TRYathlon 
Locations:
•	Beach Road from approximately no. 
21 Beach Road to Golf Road 
•	Golf Road from Beach Road to 
Parkers Road 
•	Hounsell Circle 
•	Waikare Street
•	Bisley Walk 
•	Tahunanui Recreation Reserve 
•	Centennial Road 
•	Green Street – from Roto Street 
Date and time of scheduled closure: Sunday 12 March 2022, closed between 6am – 1pm 
The roads will be closed and resident vehicle access will be available when safe and directed from the contractor. 

Applicant: Bay Dreams South 
Event: Bay Dreams South 2023 and UB40
Location: Hathaway Carpark, Trafalgar Park Lane, Hathaway Terrace, Trafalgar Centre, Paru Paru Road, Achillies Ave, Wakatu Lane, Halifax Street (from Haven Road to Trafalgar Street) and Rutherford Street (from Paru Paru Road to Bridge Street).
Date and Time of Closure: Tuesday 3 January, 6:00am – Saturday 7 January 2022, 6:00pm. 
Contingency Dates: Should the event not proceed due to weather or unforeseen circumstances, the event may occur in the days following, but in any event, no later than 10 January 2023.
No vehicles will have access at this time. Detour routes will be available. Residents within the closure area may be given access when safe and able to do so. 

Applicant: Nelson City Council 
Event: Christmas Carols 
Location: Selwyn Place – from Trafalgar Square East to Trafalgar Square West (including the intersection with Park Street) 
The road will be closed and access will be unavailable during this time.

Feedback for proposed closures to be given by: Wednesday 2 November 2022
Email: enquiries@ncc.govt.nz 
Post: Nelson City Council, PO Box 645, 
Nelson 7040, 
Attention: Gillian Dancey
For all road closure information visit: nelson.govt.nz/road-closures
	
Mayoral Relief Fund extended 
We want this money to get to the members of the Nelson Tasman community that need it as soon as possible to help ease some of the financial burden caused by the August weather event. 
If you or your business have been financially impacted, please consider making an application to the Nelson Tasman Mayoral Relief Fund. This also includes people who will be affected by the upcoming Waka Kotahi SH6 road closure between Hira and Rai Valley which is estimated will take seven weeks to complete between 1 November and 18 December 2022. 
Even if you don’t have all the details required at the time of application or are still not sure of all of your losses and insurance coverage, you are still encouraged to apply as soon as possible. We will come back to you for the missing information. 
Financial difficulty may include 
things like:
Difficulty paying for your essential living costs (such as food, medication, accommodation);
Difficulty paying for additional costs that may not be paid for by your insurer (for example clean-up, disposal of goods).
The fund is set up to cover things such as:
Essential items/essentials of daily life (e.g. food, accommodation, utilities) not covered by insurance or other funds (such as WINZ, EQC);
Extra financial burden (including significant loss of income), costs due to the August 2022 flood event not covered by insurance or other funds; and
Family or personal crisis support which is not covered by insurance, another agency, or fund (such as MSD).
Thanks to generous donations from far and wide, the fund is up to $695,000. So far, we have given out almost $300,000 to affected residents. The Mayoral Relief Fund will be accepting applications up until 30 November 2022. A review will be undertaken a couple of weeks before the closing date and it may be extended.
Applications can be made in person with our team at the Customer Service Centre (110 Trafalgar Street), or online at: shape.nelson.govt.nz/mayor-relief-fund

Whats’s On… at a Council venue near you
Saxton Field
2022 New Zealand National Maori Hockey Tournament – Friday 21 – Monday 24 October
Step into Spring – Fitness & Fresh Air – Monday 31 October, 12pm – 1pm
The Nelson Half – Sunday 6 November
Saxton Stadium
Table Tennis Nelson - Junior Coaching – Monday 8 August 2022 - Tuesday 8 August 2023
Trafalgar Centre
Kia wetewetea, ko Māui ahau! Education Symposium – Friday 21 October, 
8am – 3:30pm
Founders Heritage Park
Wellby @ Founders Quiz Night – Friday 
21 October, 6:30pm
Nelson Fright Night - Friday 21 October, 7.30pm – 10.30pm
Print and Bind - Thursday 27 October – Thursday 17 November, 9.30am – 12.30pm 
Fiesta Latina – Saturday 29 October, 
7pm – 10pm
The New Zealand Cider Festival – Saturday 
12 November, 1pm – 7pm
Stoke Memorial Hall – Temporarily Closed
Trafalgar Street
The NBS Nelson Street Hop – Sunday 
30 October, 10am – 3pm
Isel House and Park
Isel Twilight Market – every Thursday, 
4:30pm - dark 
Step Into Spring – Diverse Women’s Walk – Sunday 30 October, 1:45pm – 4pm 
Pūtangitangi Greenmeadows 
Community Centre
Pasifika Pathways Careers Event – Saturday 29 October, 11am – 2pm 
Nelson Public Libraries:
Elma Turner Library – Open as the 
Pop-up Library 
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 
Friday: 9:30am – 6pm
Wednesday: 10am – 6pm
Saturday: 10am – 4pm
Sunday: 1pm – 4pm
Reading for Wellbeing – every Tuesday, 
11am – 12pm
Device Advice – every Tuesday and Thursday, 2pm – 3pm 
Crafty Creators – every Tuesday, 
3:45pm – 4:45pm
Small Time – every Wednesday, 10:30am
Step into Spring: Heritage Hunt – Saturday 
1 – Monday 31 October 
Virtual Reality Drop-In – Saturday 5 November, 1pm – 3pm 
Spring Book Sale – Saturday 5 November, 10am – 12pm
Ethically Kate Book Talk – Wednesday 
9 November, 6pm
Pukapuka Pop-Up – Wednesday 16 November, 5:45pm – 6:30pm 

Nightingale Library Memorial 
Hours: Monday – Friday: 10am – 4pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: 10am – 2pm
Device Advice – every Friday, 2pm – 3pm 
Tea & Tales – Dementia Friendly Book Group, every Wednesday, 11am – 12pm
Small Time – every Tuesday, 10.30am
Wellby Signposter Training – Tuesday 
25 October, 10am – 11:30am
Wellby Talking Café – Thursday 10 November, 10am – 11:30am
Stoke Library
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 
Friday: 9:30am – 5:30 pm
Wednesday: 10:00am – 5:30pm
Saturday: 10am – 1pm
Sunday: Closed
Device Advice – every Tuesday & Wednesday, 2pm – 3pm
Small Time – every Friday, 10:30am
Techy Time – every Friday, 3:45pm – 4:45pm
Museums and Galleries:
Broadgreen Historic House
Hours: 10:30am – 4:30pm Daily
Kids Quiz & Holiday Fun – Saturday 22 October – Sunday 6 November, 11am – 3pm
Weave Your Own Washcloth Workshop – Sunday 6 November, 10am – 4pm
Embroidered Art: Transfer and Stitch Workshop – Sunday 6 November, 10am – 4pm
The Suter Art Gallery & Theatre
Hours: 9:30am – 4:30pm Daily
Exhibition: Rita Angus New Zealand Modernist He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa – Saturday 
8 October – Sunday 4 December
Nelson Arts Festival - Bushline: Book 
Launch with Robbie Burton – Monday 
24 October, 5pm
Nelson Arts Festival – Scatter Gun: After the Death of Rūaumoko – Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27 October
Nelson Arts Festival – ArteFact: How To Behave In An Art Gallery – Friday 28 & Saturday 29 October, 6pm & 8pm daily
Nelson Arts Festival – Rita Angus: An Illustrated Talk – Saturday 29 October, 3pm
Nelson Arts Festival – By Whakatū Residency Programme – Sunday 30 October, 4pm
NSAS Spring Exhibition – Tuesday 11 – Sunday 30 October, 9:30am – 4:30pm
Exhibition: Place Holder - Saturday 
5 November – Sunday 26 March 2023
Refinery ArtSpace 
Hours: Monday – Friday from 10am – 5pm, Saturday from 10am – 2pm
Nelson Arts Festival - Ko Te Ākau: Poetics of Land, Water & Sky – Thursday 20 – Saturday 29 October, During opening hours
Nelson Provincial Museum 
Hours: Weekdays from 10am – 5pm, Weekends & Public Holidays from 
10am – 4:30pm