Tasman Community Hub

25/06/2026

Calling all young artists in the Tasman region!

Tasman District is a member of the ‘Mayors for Peace’ network. To further promote peace education in its member cities, Mayors for Peace holds an international art competition for children aged 6-15 who live in these cities.

In 2026 we are again inviting young artists of Tasman District to create and submit artworks that explore and promote peace, keeping with this year’s theme:

‘What Peace Means To Me’

Entries are open now and close on Friday 4th September

Category #1 = Age 6 to 10 years old as of November 1, 2026
Category #2 = Age 11 to 15 years old as of November 1, 2026

For full competition guidelines and to enter your artwork visit:
http://www.tasman.govt.nz/mayors-for-peace-art-competition

20/06/2026

Motueka Library Te Noninga Kumu - Vibrant Living series
Inspiration, connection, and wellbeing at every stage of life. The series includes:
- App-solutey Library Ready
- How's your memory
- Nice try, Scammer!
- The Good-to-go Plan
- Ren Xue Yuan Qigong

For more details and dates check out the libraries website https://www.tasmanlibraries.govt.nz/

14/06/2026

Richmond Library - Gerard Hindmarsh Author Talk, Tuesday, June 16, 2.00-3.00pm

Golden Bay author Gerard Hindmarsh will discuss his latest book (released September 2025) "Hard Case Heroes - Stories from the Abel Tasman" and introduce his new up and coming book "Under the Radar" - about his experiences reporting from Asia from the early 1990s.
Gerard has a passion for travelling as well as an ear out for any good story going, so this will be an entertaining talk and slide show presentation.
Gerard will have books available for purchase:
Hard Case Heroes $40.00
Angelina $35.00
Kahurangi Calling $40.00
Kahurangi Out West $40.00

01/06/2026

Tākaka Memorial Library: Midnight Sun - A Cycle Adventure in Norway
Wednesday, June 3, 1-2pm
Golden Bay local Gaylene Wilkinson will share her recent cycling adventures in Norway.

25/05/2026

Motueka Library Te Noninga Kumu - The Mockingbirds Ukulele Concert
Thursday 28 May, 11.00am - 12.00pm

Come and listen to The Mockingbirds Ukulele Concert for Music Month 2026.
The Mockingbirds are a wonderful eclectic mix of people enjoying music, song and fun.
They play a variety of musical instruments, ukeleles, guitars, banjo and an accordion.
The Mockingbirds play a variety of sing-a-long songs, mostly from yesteryear.

21/05/2026

Join us for a free community screening of the documentary He Kura Ika Waitī – The Treasured Fish of the Freshwaters on Sunday 24 May from 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm at State Cinema Motueka to mark the conclusion of our Jobs for Nature fish passage project and celebrate World Fish Migration Day.

The film offers a fascinating journey beneath the surface of Aotearoa New Zealand’s rivers and wetlands, uncovering the hidden lives of our native freshwater fish.

Book your free tickets on the State Cinema Motueka website https://www.statecinemamotueka.co.nz/

21/05/2026

Creative Transformation Upcycled Fashion Show 27 June: tickets now on sale https://events.humanitix.com/creative-transformations... or with cash from Potters Patch, High Street, Motueka.
It promises to be a great evening - we've had a wonderful response to our call for entries, and expect demand for tickets to be equally high.
Reminder that tomorrow 17 May is the last day for registration if you're keen to enter.

Creative Transformation Upcycled Fashion Show 27 June: tickets now on sale https://events.humanitix.com/creative-transformations-upcycled-fashion-show or with cash from Potters Patch, High Street, Motueka.
It promises to be a great evening - we've had a wonderful response to our call for entries, and expect demand for tickets to be equally high.
Reminder that tomorrow 17 May is the last day for registration if you're keen to enter.
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17/05/2026

Richmond Library, Author Talk: Annette Walker
Tuesday, May 19, 1.00-2.00pm

Annette has written a beautifully crafted and illustrated book on all you would want to know about Rotoiti’s natural and social history interwoven with her life spent “Up the Lake”.
Annette spent her early career with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in Nelson and later in Auckland. However, most of her career was spent overseas working in Western Samoa and Switzerland and the last 13 years were spent working at the Natural History Museum in London. Her speciality was naming insects and at the Natural History Museum she worked on a group of parasitic wasps that attack caterpillars. She became assistant director of the International Institute of Entomology in the UK which took her to many parts of the world including Africa and Asia.
Annette’s heart has always remained at Rotoiti where she built her own bach and where the essence of an idea about writing a book on Rotoiti developed. After retirement, she returned to live permanently in New Zealand where she has settled in Māpua but continues to spend time “Up the Lake”.
Annette will have books available for purchase: $60 cash only.