Nelson Youth Events

07/10/2021

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In the light of the government’s Monday 4 Oct announcement, it is with doubly heavy hearts that we have had to make further reductions to our 2021 festival offering.

We held on tightly to a spark of hope that we might have been able to safely gather as a community, but sadly, we continue to face too much uncertainty. With the current strategy roll out, it is unlikely that Whakatū will be back to an alert level in time for us to be able to safely deliver our vision. We have therefore made the tough decision to cancel most of our remaining programme, including the Mask Carnivale, the Pukapuka Talks literary programme, Night Vision, PechaKucha and Couch Stories. All ticket holders will be contacted for their full refunds asap.

Our visual arts offering will remain, and we are grateful to be able to move 2 conversations from our Pukapuka Talks programme to a free, online format: The Mirror Book, and Once Were Hippies.
You can find a full list of which events have been cancelled, and which we will be to proceed with, on our website: nelsonartsfestival.nz

We know that these are heart-breaking news for everyone involved, and we thank you all wholeheartedly for your understanding and support.

Until we can see you all again to connect in person, please take care, arts lovers. Treat yourselves to a gallery visit or a book, attend an online show or book ahead for concerts and theatre shows - while big gatherings may not be possible right now, the arts will remain and return.
As always, remember to be kind, look after each other, wear your mask, use the tracker app…you know it. Arohanui 💙



[ID: a bright blue image with the Nelson Arts Festival logo and the quote, He ora te whakapiri, he mate te whakatākiri.There is strength in unity and weakness in division.]

30/09/2021

Hey, guess what?
It’s the school holiday at the end of today!!

To celebrate, Youth and Community Works are running a photo competition, where we have six State Cinema tickets as spot prizes and three grand prizes of a $50 Richmond Mall voucher for the rangatahi of Nelson Tasman to win.

The competition is called “Mental Health Holidays, connecting with nature, youth photo competition”. Yeah, we missed putting this up for Mental Health Awareness Week, but why not continue the mahi that went into throughout the holidays?

So, why not check out the third slide to see how you can enter and hopefully win some awesome prizes!





It’s just some boring T&C’s below here, but ka pai for scrolling this far!


** This competition starts on the 1st of October and will finish on the 15th of October 2021, with the winners being announced on the 19th of October. You must be between the ages of 12 and 18 to enter, and live in the Nelson Tasman area. Spot prizes will be drawn at random. The three grand prizes will be based on age groups 12 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18, and will be judged by the Youth and Community Works team.




What, did you think there would be something all the way down here?
This isn’t a Marvel movie 😉

24/08/2021

Volunteer Opportunities for an amazing event

Tēnā koe Thank you for taking interest in being a volunteer for the up coming Te Mana Kuratahi National Kapa Haka Competition. Every volunteer is expected to attend the Pōwhiri, a pre-event meeting that includes an introduction with the event manager, a health and safety briefing at Trafalgar Cen...

21/07/2021

Part of our Rainbow Story Time events, Erika and Coco will be holding a Living Library.
This is your chance to learn more about the duo, how they identify, being allies, LGBTQ+ and of course DRAG!
There is also the chance to ask any questions openly without feeling embarrassed (these two are not easily offended) in a safe and positive space.
For anyone over the age of 12, families welcome.

20/07/2021

Nelson Youth Theater Company brings to the Theater Royal yet another brilliant show, Disney's Aladdin Jr!

The story you know and love has been given the royal treatment! Aladdin is down on his luck until he discovers the magic lamp and the Genie who has the power to grant three wishes. Wanting to earn the respect of Princess Jasmine, Aladdin embarks on an adventure that will test his ingenuity, his will power and his moral character.

Tickets can be found via the Theatre Royal Nelson website.
https://www.theatreroyalnelson.co.nz/show/disneys-aladdin-jr/

20/07/2021

***Training for Young People in Event and Project Management***
Spaces are still available, but get in quick before they go!

Got a great idea and want to organize an event, project or activity but not quite sure where to start or what to do?

Then this training is for you. Gain the skills, know how and confidence to run your own event, project or activity.
The training is interactive and can cater towards a range of skill and experience levels .

Participants will get to complete a step by step activity planning template that they can apply to planning their own
event, project or activity.

Suitable for ages 12-24 years, free to attend and includes lunch and refreshments.

Participants will receive a certificate of completion to go towards your social CV.

Spaces are strictly limited, for more information please contact Gareth on [email protected]

To register follow the below link
https://forms.gle/tBp6ZdHonpLZqxBBA

15/07/2021

We have an awesome volunteering opportunity to share with you all, details below!

ReStore have been running a $1.00 shop down at their Quarantine Road site to try to clear excess clothing, and are after some awesome people to help fill shifts. So far they have only been able to open on Saturdays but are hoping to open all of next week (Tuesday 20th - Saturday 24th - 10am to 4pm).

The tasks required are very simple, hanging and displaying clothing, interacting with customers and handling transactions. This will provide great work experience for your CVs or just a fun experience. There is no minimum age requirement, however your parents will need to consent to you volunteering.

There is a morning and afternoon tea provided, and you will also be allowed to choose a couple of clothing items to keep free of charge! If this is something that has caught your interest, please contact Rebekah on her details below.

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 03 547 4626
Cell: 027 547 4627

14/07/2021

School holidays are well underway and we hope you have all found some awesome things to do!

What are your favorite things to do during the holidays (yes, sleeping for two weeks counts 😉)? Mine is getting out and about to explore what this awesome region has to offer.

Can you name all three locations these photos were taken?

Drop a comment about your favorite school holiday activity!!

07/07/2021

Here is an awesome opportunity to see a much loved show, performed by the Nelson Youth Theatre Company, CATS!

If you saw the movie, don't let it deter you from this live performance, you'll love it!

Tickets are on sale now, and can be found on the Theatre Royal Nelson website.

06/07/2021

It’s the week we’ve all been waiting for!

Te Ramaroa Festival (formerly Light Nelson) begins this Thursday 9th July and runs through until Tuesday 13th July. This year, the free event has been extended into all four quarters of the city centre, with artists from Nelson Tasman and around the country showcasing their exciting creations as they are illuminated under the night sky.

Central city shops will light the way as you enjoy the installations, food, drink and entertainment of the festival, with late night Friday shopping and winter window displays to enjoy too.

Photo: UV Spaghetti by .

15/06/2021

Smokefreerockquest, what an awesome night it was!!

Congratulations to all who performed hard, you are all amazing!

15/06/2021

To day is a sweet kind of day, it is of course International Fudge day!

Let's celebrate this day by sharing a piece of your favorite fudge with your friends.

What is your favorite place to get fudge from? Mine is Choco loco in Takaka!

11/06/2021

The minutes are ticking down until the start of Smokefreerockquest here at the Theatre Royal Nelson.
Who else is looking forward to this awesome event kicking off?

01/06/2021

Competition now closed, congratulations to the winner!

It's time for our first in ages!

Want to a ticket to the SmokeFree RockQuest Regional finals at the Theatre Royal Nelson?

Well its as simple as 1,2,3,4 and you're in the draw!

1. Make sure you're following us on both Instagram and Facebook.
2. Tell us what band you are most looking forward to seeing perform.
3. Tag a friend in the comments.
4. Like or share this post to finish up.
That's it, you're in the draw!

This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed by or administered by Facebook. SFRQ is taking place on the 11th June, 7.00pm to 10.00pm at the Theater Royal Nelson. Two general admission tickets are available to win through Facebook and Instagram. Entries close 11.59pm 9th June. Staff of Nelson Youth Events and their immediate family cannot enter. Steps 1,2,3 are required, step 4 is optional.

27/05/2021

Exciting news!

Nelson Youth Events is finally on Instagram and we are super excited to be able to not only build up our Instagram, but also this page.

To build up our pages we would love to hear what you, the Youth of Nelson Tasman would like to see posted on here and Instagram. So leave a comment below of your ideas and we will put them into practice!

Our Instagram is hungry for some of you awesome peeps to follow, can you help fill our appetite?

21/05/2021

One of the amazing and inspiring presenters from last weekends event was picked up by local media Nelson App who have run a story on Maia's journey.

Maia is a truly inspiring person, so take some time out to read through this article to learn a little more about what she has done to be so inspiring.

https://nelsonapp.co.nz/news/maias-journey-from-expelled-to-thriving?fbclid=IwAR0MguHRmb8Ck39C42iUui8bZ4v5CVHrQsRUFi6sUc2rUo1AVOLfPwoozbA

On Saturday night, Māia shared her story to a room of strangers at Nelson City Council’s Young and Inspired Events at the Suter Theatre.

18/05/2021

What an amazing night this was!

15/05/2021

Come on down and be inspired by eight amazing young people.

With less than two hours until the first of eight young presenter speaks to share their stories, circumstances, choices, and challenges they have faced, preparations are underway for a great show.

If you wish to see our young people present, but thought you missed out on grabbing a ticket there is some good news! There are still some tickets available at the door so make your way down to the The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu to grab a seat or two while you can.

11/05/2021

10/05/2021

06/05/2021

The wait is over, Laugh Nelson is here

The wait is finally over.... Laugh Nelson is here. Congrats to those who have reserved tickets - all seats have been allocated. There may be a limited amount of tickets available on the door, which if available, will be allocated on a first in first served basis.
Unfortunately Fraser Hooper is unwell and won't be taking the stage this evening. He is gutted, and promises to make it back sometime soon. We still have Brendon Green, plus the Nelson College for Girls, Nayland College and Garin College Theatre Sports teams performing on stage.

Doors open at 6.20pm, show starts at 7pm sharp. Get ready for a good old laugh-a-long!

03/05/2021

Laugh Nelson returns, with an evening jam packed full of live stand up comedy and improvised theatre sports skits for all ages to giggle along with.

Our first team to introduce to you is the Nelson College for Girls team known as Mission Improv-able!

Mission improv-able' is the senior theatre sports team from Nelson College for Girls. They are all really excited to be back performing at Laugh Nelson for a second year & looking forward to the regional competition later this year!

Check out the event page for more information.
https://www.facebook.com/events/262383858665975

If you are already hooked, book your tickets via the link below.
www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/laugh-nelson-tickets-99607729400

Laugh Nelson is made possible thanks to support from Nelson City Council and Nelson Youth Events. The comedy show is suitable for 14-24 year old's. Seats are strictly limited so grab your ticket and get ready to laugh out loud!

18/04/2021

Calling all young folk who fancy some time in the limelight…
Nelson Fringe Festival is back in 2021 with a fantastic line-up of shows and workshops. If you’re interested in performance and theatre, then there are these three workshops that are definitely worth checking out.

Family Clown Workshop | Saturday 8 May
Internationally acclaimed comedian and funny man Fraser Hooper presents the Family Clown Workshop for parents and kids. This is the perfect chance for the whole family to clown around and build routines.

Seriously Funny workshop |Sunday 9 May
Fraser Hooper Seriously Funny workshop looks at what makes a great clown. Starting with rhythm and play, participants will discover the joys of seriously clowning around in a practical workshop that shows you how to build material into comic routines. This workshop is for age 18+. Fraser is also appearing in his own show, Boxing, at the Festival.

Physical Theatre Devising Workshop for Youth | Saturday 15 May
This workshop focusses on how you can find endless opportunities in different characters and environments. Aimed at ages 13-21, this workshop is run by Martine Baanvinger (DramaLab) who is also performing in her solo show Solitude at Nelson Fringe Festival.

To find out these and other workshops and shows visit www.nelsonfringe.co.nz

09/04/2021

Rock the City returns to Nelson with an all-ages music gig featuring Ten of the regions hottest up and coming youth bands and acoustic acts performing live on stage.

Our final band to profile is the newly formed Nelson Crime Family

Nelson crime family is a newly formed band that is finding their own sound. Originating from a group of mates who were keen to jam out to some Hendrix and the Stones, they are excited to be developing a repertoire of classic rock covers to some new originals. Their main goal is to have fun jamming out to some of their favorite songs on stage.

Tickets are very limited, if you want to see Nelson Crime Family perform live on stage, along with nine other Youth bands/acoustic artist book yours now by following the link below.

Tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/rock-the-city-tickets-146162583221

Also check out our event page for some extra info.
https://www.facebook.com/events/229004038934115/?active_tab=about

06/04/2021

Rock the City returns to Nelson with an all-ages music gig featuring some of the regions hottest up and coming youth bands, solo and duo acts performing live on stage.

The forth band performing live on the 10th April are Muted from Nayland College.

Muted are a 3 piece band that play a mixture of jazz-funk and pop. Muted won the Smoke-free Rockquest Regional competition in 2020 with their original songs 'Never Mind Me' and 'What You Want'. The band members enjoy writing and performing music together, each playing a variety of instruments across a number of different genres.

If you wish to see Muted perform, along with more up and coming youth artist, tickets can be found on the event page or in the link below.

Tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/rock-the-city-tickets-146162583221

Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/229004038934115/?active_tab=about

06/04/2021

Rock the City returns to Nelson with an all-ages music gig featuring some of the regions hottest up and coming youth bands, solo and duo acts performing live on stage.

Our first solo act to profile is the amazing Lovinia Pluck.

Lovinia Pluck is a singer songwriter who likes to write songs about relevant issues and personal experiences. She is looking forward to sharing her music and hopes to inspire other people. She has been singing all her life and has recently started stepping out of her comfort zone into performing in front of people.

If you wish to see Lovinia perform, along with more up and coming youth artist, tickets can be found on the event page or in the link below.

Tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/rock-the-city-tickets-146162583221

Event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/229004038934115/?active_tab=about

06/04/2021

Rock the City returns to Nelson with an all-ages music gig featuring some of the regions hottest up and coming youth bands, solo and duo acts performing live on stage.

Today we are introducing you to our awesome duo, Benny n Brontë

Ben and Elysia are both in their last year of high school and have a huge passion for music and songwriting. They have recently started performing at school events and locally busking while they are also planning to branch out into larger events such as Rockquest for 2021. They will be performing a few of their latest original pieces and potentially some covers.

If you wish to see Benny n Brontë perform, along with more up and coming youth solo/duo artist, tickets can be found on the event page or in the link below.

Tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/rock-the-city-tickets-146162583221

Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/229004038934115/?active_tab=about

06/04/2021

Rock the City returns to Nelson with an all-ages music gig featuring some of the regions hottest up and coming youth bands, solo and duo acts performing live on stage.

Our third band to introduce to you all are parallel park,

Parallel Park are a pop/rock band composed of Jude Atkins (Bass), Maise Lucas (Drums), Floss McNab (Vocals), Ethan Carde (Guitar), and Kahu Sanson-Burnett (Guitar/Keys). Formerly known as J-FEKT, the majority of band members have been playing together for four years, despite the challenge of being split across three high schools - Nayland College, Nelson College, and Nelson College for Girls. Songwriting is a group endeavour and their music incorporates pop, reggae, hip-hop, rock and folk influences.

If you wish to see Parallel Park perform, along with more up and coming youth bands, tickets can be found on the event page or in the link below.
Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/rock-the-city-tickets-146162583221

Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/229004038934115/?active_tab=about

06/04/2021

Rock the City returns to Nelson with an all-ages music gig featuring the regions hottest up and coming youth bands performing live on stage.

Our second band to introduce are a seven piece band called the Few.

The Few are a 7 piece Fusion band with members from Waimea and Garin Colleges, who draw inspiration from Jazz, Reggae, Soul, and pop. The band has performed at College in-house events, art exhibitions, charitable performances, opened for Salmonella Dub, placed 2nd in Rockquest Regional Finals and love getting together to have a Jam.

If you wish to see The Few perform, along with more up and coming youth bands/solo acts, tickets can be found in the link below or on the event page

https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/rock-the-city-tickets-146162583221

https://www.facebook.com/events/229004038934115/?active_tab=about