The prospect of a new community hub has undoubtedly been the prime focus of both TDCC and many in the wider community over this past year. To have progressed from the Feasibility Study starting a little more than a year ago to having now secured more than !" of the total build cost for a new hub is nothing short of astonishing. Much credit must go to Phoebe Quinlivan and her team at Tapawera Connect for their unwavering vision which got this project off the ground and which we are now seeing well on the way to being realised.

TDC’s Long Term Plan has now been finalised and it includes support of a number of community amenities particularly the development of the Motueka Pool, Wakefield/Brightwater Community Facilities, Tapawera’s Community Hub and an extension of the Murchison Recreation Centre. 

We’ve started our trial of offering a weekly passenger service from Tapawera to both Richmond and Motueka.

We started it in April and have carried people who would otherwise find it difficult to come out to Tapawera or go into town with a vehicle of their own. We don’t have any public transport service that does that. We’ve a good, willing band of volunteer drivers who are on a roster.

The March meeting was held at Jean and Paul’s magical hidden garden at Glenhope. The first thing one noticed was the green grass, a sight most of us hadn’t seen for quite a while.

Presentation and Discussion on TDC Long Term Plan

A team from TDC will present the Long Term Plan from 7pm to 7.45pm on Tuesday April 16th 2024 at the Community Centre.

All members of the public are welcome to attend and ask questions.

Hato Hone St John is touting the benefits of volunteering as the organisation appeals for new recruits in Tapawera.

Having worked in various voluntary roles since 1990, Tim Creagh, Hato Hone St John Group Operations Manager for Nelson and Tasman Bays, has seen the “immense contribution volunteers make in communities across New Zealand”.

Time for an update on our South Island Boxing Champion Chrissy who has made her way into the Boxing Team to represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games next year in Paris.

Chrissy has been in Denver Colorado for three weeks at a training camp for the Olympics. The training was consistent, tough and extremely valuable. 

Thank you to everyone who nominated a community hero, there's a lot of amazing people out here in little ol' Tapawera! It was too hard to choose anyone above the rest, so we used a random number generator to select the winner.

Youth group is back this term with our two Youth Coordinators Karla and Naralee, who are really enjoying it! Youth group has a new name - Rangatahi Explorers!

Upcoming 'local happenings' in Tapawera include; Community First Aid Course, Wellby Talking Cafés, Tapawera on Two Wheels.

Join Tapawera Neighbourhood Support.

Chrissy has now won the New Zealand Boxing Championship in the National Bantam weight class for three consecutive years. As a result of this, Chrissy is now in the training squad for the Olympic Games in Paris next year.

But it is with great excitement that she has been selected along with four other women to attend the Women’s IBA World Championships in India. This is not only huge for Nelson but for the whole of the South Island. Chrissy has
worked and trained hard and deserves her selection.

VAST (Visual Arts Society Tapawera) is excited to be hosting their 20th exhibition in January 2023. Back in 2004 the Tasman District Council seeded funds to the Tapawera District Community Council (TDCC) for a local art project. TDCC representative Dinkie Phillips scouted the community for interest in holding an art exhibition.

You are warmly invited to the Tapawera Community Led Development Partnership Signing Celebration! 

Where: Kohatu Flat Rock Cafe

When: Sunday 4th September at 2pm

The Men’s Shed was the venue for an informative Workshop organised by Tapawera Connect, one of several community Sunday Autumn Workshops.

Victor started off by talking about pallet labelling - various symbols, country of origin etc. Before deconstructing, he encourages a check for paint, oil, mould or insect contamination all of which could affect how you start the job of the intended finished product.

This year we were very fortunate to be able to hold our annual Vast Art and Craft Exhibition. Considering everything that is happening at the moment it went off very well, with several new exhibitors ensuring that once again there was a wide selection of work to see