Spirited Conversations - Reminder!
Wednesday 27 September
Melissa Ansell-Bridges:
With an election coming up, what’s at stake for working people?
Melissa Ansell-Bridges, Secretary of the NZ Council of Trade Unions, will lead the discussion on the key issues for working people in the election, including: Fair Pay Agreements, Income Insurance, better protections for contractors, pay equity and ensuring adequate government in public services such as health and education.
Melissa holds a BA and LLB(Hons) with majors in Politics and Sociology. She has a particular interest in the rights of contractors and has been a member of the Better Protections for Contractors Tripartite Working Group and the Film Industry Working Group. She is also keenly interested in progressing Gender and Ethnic Pay Equity and is a member of the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women to the Minister for Women.
Wednesday 27 September, 7.30-9.30pm.
Café Yaza! Montgomery Square, Nelson,
Yaza opens for dining/drinks 6pm
Come and discuss, eat, drink, listen, question and comment.
Treat yourself and support our partners Yaza Café at the same time. Come early and try their 'Spirited Conversations' menu!
Koha to cover costs – no reservations.
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
🌿 n8tidy – Week #14 Garden Clean-Up Giveaway!
Comment “I’m in!” to enter – Winner drawn Friday
Hi neighbours! 👋
Welcome to Week #13 of our community giveaway!
One lucky neighbour will win 1 hour of free gardening/yard clean-up from n8tidy this week.
How to participate
💬 Comment “I’m in!” below to enter
📅 Entries close Friday
🎲 Draw will take place Friday evening
5️⃣ Minimum 5 participants required
🙅 Current n8tidy customers cannot participate
🔄 You can join again every week!
What you can use your free hour for
- Weed removal
- Edging & trimming
- Light pruning
- Lawn mowing/Garden tidy-up
No green waste collection
The winner will be contacted directly to arrange their free clean-up hour.
Good luck everyone — and thanks for supporting local! 🌿😊
Fred - n8tidy
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Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!
Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
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