Growing Communities, Growing People 
Phil Cresswell is a quiet, self-contained and unassuming man whose face lights up with a gleam in his eye when he gazes over the Marlborough Community Garden Plots and talks about his ideas to involve community gardeners.  Read more

 

 

Waka Ama Wows
Team Building and leadership were just two of the spin-offs that came through a youth waka ama training programme run last year at Kaiteriteri.  Read more

Zumba Mania Has Arrived
It's fun....it's a workout....it's exercise to music....it's the next big thing....AND IT'S HERE!  Read more



Liam Gets Trolleyed
Liam Kissling is seventeen, still at school, and is cooking for himself. "I live in a flatting situation," explains Liam.  "At first I used to buy noodles and frozen pies but now I cook proper meals pretty much every night." Read more


(Hmmm - what will I cook for tea tonight?)

Cycling Infrastructure Impresses
Nelson recently hosted staff from New Plymouth District Council keen to find out why Nelson has more people cycling and walking than anywhere else in the country.  Read more

Safer Cycling Soon 
After extensive consultation with local councils, cycle and other community groups, Tasman residents will soon be able to enjoy safer cycling on a route that will take them away from a section of road  typically used by 20,000 high speed vehicles daily.  Read more

Mission Mmmmmm....Possible!

In a vain attempt to beautify our work surroundings, the NPA team took to spreading some dirt last week.  Your mission... should you choose to accept it, is to equal or better our efforts - you have been challenged!  Read more

 

 

SportStart - Quiz For Kids
260 kids were helped by SportStart to take the first step into sport last year!  Help us give even more kids a sporting start in 2010/11 by taking part in the Quiz For Kids on 19th November 2010 at the AMI Suburbs Soccer Pavilion in Stoke.  It's only $10 per head - what are you waiting for?  Give Lee a call (03-539 3934) to book your place.... eight per table. Quiz for Kids flyer

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Upcoming Events...

350 Aotearoa 10/10/10 Global Climate Working Bee

Uniting the world around solutions to climate change

10 October 2010, contact Elizabeth Hovell, NCC:  info@nec.org.nz

 

Top Team 2010 (www.tasman.govt.nz/topteam)

Heat 1 - Motueka, Saturday 16 October 2010

Heat 2 - Nelson, Sunday 31 October 2010

Heat 3 - Murchison, Saturday 13 November 2010

Finals -  Moutere Hills Community Centre, Sunday 12 December 2010

 

Marlborough Kids Duathlon (http://www.kidsdu.co.nz/)

Sunday 17 October 2010, Montana's Brancott Road Vineyard, Blenheim

 

Nelson Cycle Festival (http://www.nelsoncyclefest.co.nz/)

8-17 October 2010, road race series, mountainbike series, social coffee rides

 

Nelson Growables Garden Fair 

(http://www.nelsongrowables.co.nz/)

Sunday 14 November 2010, Founders Heritage Park, Nelson

 

SportStart "Quiz for the Kids" (see item above)

19 November 2010, 7pm, $10/head

Raising funds to enable kids to be given a sporting start.

Information: contact Marty Clark: way2go@nel.sporttasman.org.nz

Register:     contact Lee Punt:  leanne.punt@nmdhb.govt.nz

Run Mahana http://www.runmahana.co.nz/
Half Marathon Run or Walk / 10km Run or Walk
Saturday  27th November 2010, Woollaston Mahana Vineyard

 

Marlborough Marathon http://www.marlboroughmarathon.co.nz/

Saturday 4th December 2010, Seymour Square, Blenheim
Full, half, quarter and eighth marathon options available

 

Newsletter #25
October, 2010

Here's Helen...

L-R:  Helen, Robyn Dunmore, Irene Minchin (Spring Challenge 2010, 12 hr)

We here at NPA believe that setting goals is a big part of maintaining motivation and that the journey towards your goals can be just as rewarding as the achievement.

But what happens when you fall short, miss the goal or don't make it?

I experienced it first hand this month when the culmination of four months training for a race still resulted in a DNF (did not finish) after an epic equipment fail and 7 hours effort.

Sometimes despite all the planning and preparation, things don't turn out as you expect and it becomes disheartening.  But what about the opportunities this also creates?  Albert Einstein once said "In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity"

During this race there was plenty of opportunity to learn a lot about bike repairs; about dealing with self-doubt, and about teamwork.

If you've experienced falling short of your goals, don't give up.  Reassess them and above all, set some new ones.  And, if you're in doubt as to whether you're 'ready'  remember that "Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible" (Anthony Robbins)

There really is no time like the present ...... and me?  I'm enrolled in a bike mechanics course!

Until next time, Helen

Helen Steenbergen
NPA Programme Director.

Contact us:

Nutrition and Physical Activity Team

Helen Steenbergen
Programme Director
P:  (03) 539 3933
C:  027 672 0044
E:  helen.steenbergen@nmdhb.govt.nz

Jenni Gane/Maria Baxter
Programme Managers - Marlborough
P: (03) 520 9851
E: npa.marlborough@nmdhb.govt.nz

Richard Butler
Programme Manager - Nelson
P: (03) 546 3873
E: Richard.Butler@nmdhb.govt.nz

Lee Punt
Administration & Support
P: (03) 546 3870
E: leanne.punt@nmhs.govt.nz

Links:

Nelson Bays Primary Health Newsletter
www.bewell.org.nz/newsletters

Way2Go
Helping the Nelson Tasman region be more active and have more fun
www.way2go.org.nz

Grow It
Making it easy to create gardens, grow food & compost
http://growitnelson.blogspot.com/

FOUND Directory
Community groups and organisations across the top of the south
www.found.org.nz

Open Orchards
Fruit & nut trees available to the community in Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough
Map

Tasman Regional Sports Trust
http://www.tasmanregionalsports.org.nz/

Nelson City Council Walks
http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/walks-and-walkways/

Victory On the Move
Physical and arts activities for the people of Bishopdale, Washington Valley and Victory.
Victory on the Move flyer  



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