Countdown to the Climate Action Festival

Countdown to the Climate Action Festival

Get inspired for the 2025 Nelson Tasman Climate Action Festival with Countdown to the Climate Action Festival, a mini-series in collaboration with the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum. In each short episode, members of the Forum sit down with festival hosts, speakers, and changemakers to share a taste of what’s coming up - from innovative local projects to creative climate solutions and community-led action. Whether you’re curious about sustainability, looking for ways to get involved, or planning your visit to the festival, these 15-minute conversations are the perfect way to discover the people and ideas shaping our region’s climate future.

Episodes

October 13, 2025 15 mins
In this final episode of Countdown to the Climate Action Festival, Dr Joanna Santa Barbara sits down with Marie Becdelievre, Adaptation Lead for Nelson City Council, to explore how our region is planning for the challenges of climate change. From sea level rise and flooding to earthquakes and bushfires, Marie explains how councils assess and respond to risk, and how communities can play a part in shaping a resilient future. The con...
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In this episode of Countdown to the Climate Action Festival, Rachel Sanson speaks with Tom Kay about the urgent need to rethink how we manage our rivers in a changing climate. Drawing on years of research and practical experience, Tom explores how traditional flood protection and environmental management have often made things worse - hardening riverbanks, disrupting natural systems, and increasing the risks of disaster. He present...
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In this episode of Countdown to the Climate Action Festival, Forum member Jack Santa Barbara speaks with Dr Catherine Knight, author of An Uncommon Land and one of the leading environmental historians in Aotearoa. Together, they explore the story of the commons - the traditional rights of access to land and shared resources - and how their loss through enclosure shaped modern society. Catherine shares how rediscovering the ethos of...
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In this episode of Countdown to the Climate Action Festival, Louise Perzigian chats with Rosie Hadfield from the Golden Bay Sustainable Living Centre, a thriving community hub dedicated to practical, local solutions for sustainable living. They explore what kai resilience means in practice - from community gardens and seed saving to regenerative growing and local food networks - and how these grassroots efforts help communities ada...
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In this opening episode of Countdown to the Climate Action Festival, Christina Simkanin talks with filmmaker Antoinette Wilson about The New Peasants - an intimate portrait of a family who have spent two decades reimagining what it means to live well. The film follows Meg, Patrick, Zephyr, and Woody, who stepped away from modern industrial life to embrace a radically simple, sustainable, and community-centred way of living. Christi...
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