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COMPASS is a peer support & advocacy service for community mental health.

01/05/2026

Reminder about our Autumn Clothes Swap this Saturday 2nd May.
Get ready to refresh your wardrobe with for winter with beautiful pre-loved pieces perfect for the cooler months ahead.
Bring along good-quality clothes you no longer wear and swap them for something new-to-you. It’s all about sharing, reusing, and connecting with others in our community.
✨ Refresh your wardrobe
🌿 Reduce waste
👯‍♀️ Catch up with friends (or make new ones!)
📅 Saturday 2nd May 2026 🕖 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
👗 Register your interest, email manager@nelsonwc.org.nz to receive updates on drop-off times, and what to bring.

30/04/2026

While our Tech Support volunteer Dave is away for a well-deserved break, Sarah is providing tech advice to our community.
Sarah currently has 30 minute sessions at our Richmond office available to book on these dates:
Monday 4 May - 2:30pm & 3:00pm
Monday 11 May - 2:30pm & 3:00pm

To learn more or book your session with Sarah, click below:
https://www.ageconcernnt.org.nz/events-and-activities/tech-advice

30/04/2026

May at Te Wharau – The Shed

May’s plan is up and looking fine,
Gym days, crafts, and coffee time.
Mindfulness mornings, soup to share,
Mapua fish & chips, sea air.

Wednesdays we gather, over 60,
Tea & Talk from 10:30 – come have a cuppa with us!
Housie, games, and mystery rides,
Art with Bill and clay to shape with pride.

Need a lift? St John Shuttle’s near,
0800-103-046 – book 24hrs hours a head to get here.

24a Tudor Street, door’s open wide,
Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri 10am, come inside.
📞 027-921-4074

Te Wharau – warm hearts, all May

17/04/2026

Clothing Rainbow Bodies is happening at Elma Turner Library as part of Nelson Pride , on 20 April, 11 am – 3 pm.

This is a a simple sewing adjustment and mending workshop to provide advice and assistance to people in the rainbow community to adjust fit, mend simple issues, add pockets, etc to make their clothes fit them physically, spiritually and ethically. Designed specifically with Trans and Non-Binary folks in mind, every body is welcomed. Please RSVP to whakatupride@gmail.com.

Children are welcome, but must attend with a parent or guardian.

17/04/2026

2026 marks 30 years of Intentional Peer Support and we are hosting a series of international events to showcase the amazing work of IPS globally.

All events will be open to attendance from the public through advance bookings and payment will be by "pay what you can afford" donation to keep the event accessible to our international community.

We have in person and virtual events (with live-streaming!) planned and developing across the globe.

Two events next week - Register Now!

~Utrecht, Netherlands, Europe - 16 April 2026 (also celebrating the launch of the IPS Hub and Dutch translation in the Netherlands!) Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIefWZVVGwuGoqKb_P6PRY6DPxuedjDuKMoacItj7EKGwz1g/viewform

~Maryland, USA - April 17 2026 - Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/30th-anniversary-ips-symposium-tickets-1981439442712

Later this Summer:

~Colorado, USA - August 21 2026 (more details to follow)

~Melbourne, Australia - 20 June 2026 (more details to follow)

~Vermont, USA - July 10 2026 (more details to follow)

~Reykjavik, Iceland - 24 September 2026 (more details to follow)

~Seoul, South Korea, Asia - 25th July 2026 (more details to follow)

~Maine, USA - Aug/Sep 2026 - exact date TBD

Stayed tuned for details, exciting updates on ways to get involved and how to join us in celebrating our wonderful community!

17/04/2026

Kia ora whanau,

Attached is the NHH programme.
Activity filled week next week!

💙 MONDAY – Artspace + Mindful 🧘‍♀️🎨
Start the week feeling inspired! We’re heading out to Refinery Artspace (leaving Nikau at 10:15am) for a creative outing 🎨
Enjoy a warm shared kai of Tuscan Chicken & Mash 🍽️, followed by a relaxing afternoon meditation to reset and recharge 🧘‍♀️✨
♻️ Kai Rescue in the afternoon 💚

💛 TUESDAY – Community & Connection 🌼🚐
A great day to get out and about to Founders Park (leaving Nikau 10:15am)! Join us for a relaxed outing and social time ☀️🤝
Dollar Dazzler for lunch 🍴
Come together for AOD at 12:15pm 🗣️
♻️Restore & Recycling in the afternoon 💚

💚 WEDNESDAY – Music, Midweek Vibes 🎶💫
Lift your spirits midweek with music! Enjoy singing together 🎶
Lunch is a delicious Vege Lasagne 🍽️
Have your say! Mental Health & Wellbeing session 🧠💬
Complete the afternoon with ♻️ Kai Rescue, followed by Healthy Kai Shop 🛒💚

🧡 THURSDAY – Garden Goodness 🌱🌻
Get your hands in the soil and enjoy some fresh air with our gardening group 🌿🌞
Dollar Dazzler for lunch 🍴
Come together for AOD at 12:15pm 🗣️

💜 FRIDAY – Feel-Good Finale 🎶🎉
Wrap up the week on a high note with singing, laughter, and connection 🎶😊
Have your say! NNH Code of Conduct Part 2 at 10am 🗣️
Enjoy lunch of Corned Silverside 🍽️
♻️Kai Rescue, followed by Farm Shop 🐄🛒💚

🌟 Come along, connect, and enjoy something special every day! 🌟

09/04/2026

The draft Mental Health + Wellbeing Strategy has just been released by the Ministry of Health 📝

Now it's our turn to feedback on the strategy and ensure that it represents the Lived Experience voice 📣

We'll be hosting a series of online hui over the coming weeks. To find out more and register, check out our website 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/heecyvljhy

Learn more about the strategy consultation from the Ministry of Health 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/nbhjwcfvsw

09/04/2026

What does the 'Life Without a Car' booklet cover?
➡ Vehicle operating cost savings
➡ Reduced cost transport
➡ Transport options
➡ Accessing essential services and everyday activities
➡ Staying connected

Contact us to order a copy today:
📱0800 65 2 105
💻www.ageconcern.org.nz

09/04/2026

We are really, really excited to be collaborating with the Nelson Seed Library on their next hands on workshop, Learning to Save Seeds.

This workshop will teach community members how to save seeds from homegrown vegetables and fruit.

Participants will learn practical methods for processing different types of seeds, which will then be stored at the Nelson Seed Library and made available on a koha (pay-what-you-can) basis.

We will also demonstrate a pedal thresher, winnower, and polisher used for processing rice—equipment funded through NCC’s Climate Adaptation Community Fund. For many attendees, this will be a rare opportunity to learn how grain is processed in Te Waipounamu.

This event aims to:
• Build practical food-growing and seed-saving skills
• Strengthen local food resilience
• Support low-income families to grow healthy food
• Share cultural knowledge and foster community connection.

This project is Aligned with Nelson City Council Policy on
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions- by providing seeds on a koha basis enabling more people to grow food locally, reducing reliance on transported food and lowering emissions.

Climate Change Adaptation
With increasing impacts such as drought and flooding affecting food systems, growing food locally strengthens community resilience and food security.

Community Partnerships Activity Management Plan
This event promotes social cohesion by bringing diverse communities together. For example:
• Rice is an important cultural taonga for many Asian communities
• Demonstrating its uses (including rice straw) encourages cultural sharing
• Skill-sharing builds connection and resilience during current cost of living pressures

There is real community benefit to be had by attending this workshop.

For more information on how to register, email nelson.seed.library@gmail.com.

Kohikohi ngā kākano, whakaritea te pārekereke, kia puāwai ngā hua.

(Gather the seeds, prepare the seedbed carefully, and you will be gifted with an abundance of food.)

09/04/2026

Delighted to be hosting two community wellbeing workshops on the 13th and 20th of May. They're being run by our friends from Nelson Bays Primary Health. The first will be on managing thoughts and feelings, stress and anxiety and understanding mood. The second will be on grief, conflict management and personal boundaries. There will be kai and a cuppa to enjoy. Register by heading along to this booking form… https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=nNIgYWfyiUaO4EHRwn_d3bFSyfIkrgdFm8YLBnCo6AVUOTYzS0daT0VEM1kyMVpFUktaRDZaMllQVC4u

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Nelson

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4pm
Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 4pm

Telephone

+64800212798

Website

http://www.healthaction.org.nz/

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