'An Uncommon Land' is on tour, and coming to a town near you!
- envirohistorynz
- Jul 4
- 1 min read
Thanks to the support and enthusiasm of lots of organisations and people around the motu, we have managed to lock in dates for events organised so far:
24 July - Palmerston North, Massey University (in person and online)
29 July - national (online), Wellbeing Economy Bookclub
31 July - Palmerston North, Manawatu Environment Network
9 August - Paekakariki, Kapiti Book Festival
12 August - Christchurch, Scorpio Books
13 August - Timaru, South Canterbury Environment Centre
14 August - Dunedin, Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago
26 August - Auckland, University of Auckland
27 August - Matamata, Transition Matamata
28 August - Hamilton, Rototuna Public Library, in partnership with Go Eco (Waikato Environment Centre)
17 September - Wellington, Sustainable Business Network member’s event
In addition to these confirmed events, I am in the process of planning events to be held in the following centres:
Wellington (public event)
Hawke’s Bay - TBD September/October
Nelson - TBD October
Gisborne/Tairawhiti (this may be online)
If you would like to help partner on, host, or otherwise support these events, please let me know. You can contact me via message on via the Contact page.
Find out more about 'An Uncommon Land' here. Read the media release here. For more details on events as they are confirmed, follow An Uncommon Land on Substack.
Really enjoyed reading about the journey of An Uncommon Land and how it’s connecting with different communities across the country. The lineup of events looks inspiring, especially with the focus on sustainability and culture. It actually reminded me of how creative fashion statements like the Tyler the Creator Igor Suit also make people gather and start conversations. Looking forward to seeing how these upcoming sessions shape more dialogue around meaningful change.