Project Mahitahi Events
Upcoming events
Te Ramaroa Nelson Light Festival 2023
Te Ramaroa Nelson Light Festival will be held 30 June - 4 July 2023. Project Mahitahi will be represented by a beautiful artwork created by Artist Vicki Smith called Galaxiies.
The artwork will focus on our unique galaxiid fish, shimmering like the night sky in an interactive display. The project will also include workshops with school students and the community to co-create a school of fish for installation.
Galaxiies community art event
Come along to the community event that will be fun for all the family. Learn about our five species of inanga (whitebait) and see their spawning site at Shakespeare Walk, Mahitahi River. At the same time you will be creating elements of an artwork that will appear in this year's Te Ramaroa Nelson Light Festival!
Suitable for all ages. There will be art activities for kids, and an informative display about our native whitebait species.
Where: Shakespeare Walk, Maitai River if fine. If the day is wet Community Art Works at Whakatū Square will host the event. If it's a fine day we recommend parking in Millers Acre and walking across the bridge beside Riverside Pool to Shakespeare Walk.
When: Saturday 10 June 1pm-4pm
What to bring: All artwork material will be provided, please wear suitable outdoor clothing.
Community Plantings 2023
It won’t be long before the planting season is upon us again. This year, there are two Project Mahitahi community planting events.
We are planning on delivering the Matariki planting this year through Enviroschools, and a larger-scale planting will take place in partnership with Multicultural Nelson Tasman.
Dates for these two events are TBC so keep an eye out on Council’s publications or contact project.mahitahi@ncc.govt.nz to go onto the contact list for updated information.
Past events
Matariki planting at Sunday Hole Picnic Ground
Community planting at Mahitahi Wetland in partnership with Nelson Tasman Multicultural, to commemorate the journeys that many people have made to find a new home in Nelson Whakatū
Nelson College for Girls planting at Nile Street Bridge to commemorate Kate Edger, the first principal of the College, and the first woman in the British Empire to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree
Cawthron planting at Shakespeare Walk to commemorate the legacy of Thomas Cawthron, and 100 years of science in Nelson Whakatū
Planting with Nelson Soroptimists at Smiths Ford, to mark their 100th anniversary, and as part of a commemoration of botanical history in the Nelson Whakatū region
