Te Tauihu Accessibility Expo

11/09/2025

💜 What a Day💜

The very first Te Tauihu Accessibility Expo filled Trafalgar Venues with colour, connection, and community spirit.

✨ 42 stalls — from service providers and community groups to government agencies and individuals with lived experience

✨ Powerful talks from speakers living with disability, sharing stories of resilience and creativity

✨ Entertainment, interactive activities, and prize draws that brought joy to the whole event!

The turnout on the day exceeded expectation, which just goes to show just how strong the appetite is for events that celebrate accessibility and inclusion within our region.

A huge thank you to our stallholders, speakers, performers, volunteers, sponsors Nelson City Council and NZ Lottery Grants Board, and everyone who joined us — you made this day possible! 🙌

📸 Check out some photos from the day below thanks to Tim Cuff.

💬 We’d love your feedback so we can make the next Expo even better. Please share your thoughts in our short survey here: https://forms.gle/Fu94KsHhLcinZgp69

11/09/2025

04/09/2025

✨The Te Tauihu Accessibility Expo is happening this weekend! ✨

We’re bringing together an incredible line-up of stalls – showcasing services, products, and organisations that support accessibility and inclusion in our community.

📅 Sunday 7 September
🕙 10am – 3pm
📍 Trafalgar Venues, Nelson
🎟️ Free entry & parking

Come along, discover amazing stalls, hear from our speakers, and enjoy a fun, welcoming day for people of all abilities, their whānau, friends, and supporters.

Download the map/stalls list via the website - https://tetauihuaccessibilityexpo.co.nz/

A huge thank you to the organisations participating this weekend:

1. Ministry of Social Development NZ
2. Employable
3. Choices NZ
4. Amputee Society of the Top of the South
5. Blind Low Vision NZ
6. Align - Functional Fitness
7. Inclusive Sport Trust
8. Whenua Iti Outdoors
9. Nelson Lions/Abel TAS Kids
10. Paralympics New Zealand
11. Halberg Foundation and Sport Tasman
12. Access Mobility
13. Community Art Works
14. Nelson Arts Festival
15. Volunteer Nelson
16. Te Tauihu Community Development Agency
17. RISE: Respect Inspire Support Empower
18. IHC New Zealand (Nelson)
19. IDEA Services
20. People First New Zealand
21. Your Way l Kia Roha and Hearing Nelson
22. Nelson Marlborough - Fire and Emergency
23. Nelson Tasman Funders Network
24. Nelson City Council
25. Freedom Companion Driving Nelson
26. CCS Disability Action
27. Nelson Bays Community Law
28. The Buzz Nelson
29. Makingtrax
30. I Lead
31. Parent to Parent
32. Te Kotahi o Te Tauihu Charitable Trust
33. Brain Injury New Zealand
34. MDA South Island - Te Waipounamu
35. Live Life Disability Support
36. Differently Normal NZ
37. Nelson Bays Primary Health
38. Emma Makes Music - Music Therapy Services
39. Driving Miss Daisy New Zealand
40. Able Gardeners
41. Richmond Riding for Disabled

PLUS Flossie Balloons and Entertainment

Proudly supported by NZ Lottery Grants Board and Nelson City Council

26/08/2025

The Te Tauihu Accessibility Expo is the region’s first dedicated event for people of all abilities, their whānau, friends, and supporters.

This free community day brings together information, services, and organisations that support accessibility and inclusion across our region. Visitors can explore a wide range of stalls, hear from inspiring speakers, and take part in interactive activities designed to connect, empower, and celebrate our diverse community.

Alongside practical information, the Expo offers fun and connection for everyone, with live entertainment, inclusive activities, and exciting prize draws.

Whether you’re looking to learn, make connections, or simply enjoy a welcoming and inclusive event, the Te Tauihu Accessibility Expo is for you. Everyone is welcome!

Event Details:
Te Tauihu Accessibility Expo
7 September | 10am - 3pm | FREE ENTRY
Trafalgar Venues, Nelson

Speaker Programme
10:15 – 10:45am | Kahukura Te Manu – Late Diagnosis: Finding out you’re autistic and/or ADHD as an adult
10:50 – 11:00am | Jordan McBride – What we do at The Buzz
11:05 – 11:15am | Cole Thelin - Cole Thelin’s 2046 Film
11:20 – 11:30am | Alfie Linn - Alfie’s Table Tennis Journey
11:35 – 12:20pm | Jezza Williams – Adaptive Adventure & MakingTrax Foundation
12:20pm | Prize Draw
12:25 – 12:40pm | Dancing with Debra – Dancing with Debra
12:45 – 1:00pm | Gordon Oldfield – When one door closes, another opens
1:05 – 1:25pm | Daniel Younghusband – A man makes his own luck (+ Exoskeleton demo)
1:30 – 2:00pm | Kaye Lawrence – Welfare, Guardian & Property Manager Orders (+ Q&A)
2:00pm | Prize Draw
2:05 – 2:20pm | Michelle Clucas – Being a Disabled Parent
2:25 – 2:55pm | Naomi Strain Rampage – Night of Terror at Nelson Hospital

Entertainment & Activities
10:00 – 11:00am | Low Sensory Hour – Craft Only
11:00am – 1:00pm | Wheelchair Basketball with the NBS Nelson Giants
1:00 – 1:30pm | Zumba
1:30 – 2:00pm | Dancing with Debra
2:00 – 3:00pm | Inclusive Sport Activity
3:00pm | Event Close

Free entry | Fun for all abilities | Everyone welcome

Proudly supported by Nelson City Council and NZ Lottery Grants Board