NBS In Your Community - Dancing for a Cause

In this episode we dive into one of Nelson Tasman’s most-loved fundraising events – NBS Dancing for a Cause! Host Chris Butler is joined by:  Emma Silke French – Dancing for a Cause Trust and Gina Dellabarca – Chief Executive, NBS. We talk ballroom beginnings, NBS’s community impact, and what to expect from this year’s spectacular two-night dance showdown at the Trafalgar Centre! Tickets are selling fast – grab yours now via Eventfinda: Fri 16 & Sat 17 May 2025 | Trafalgar Centre, Nelson, https://dancingforacause.co.nz. Hear about: Emma's journey from dancing top performer to event organiser • Gina's first impressions as NBS Chief Executive and her passion for local impact • Where the funds go and how YOU can help support the Nelson Tasman Hospice • The glitz, glamour, and grassroots heart behind the event.

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Episode 3 - Lisa Lawrence a community leader from Wairoa now based in Te Tauihu chats with Tanya Nock a UK born woman with Indian roots. They discuss the challenges of being a person of colour growing up in a white world and how that effects one's life experience. By bringing music to the community and creating a safe space for local migrants through her charity, Cultural Conversations Tanya talks to finding a sense of home here in Whakatū. 

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Episode 2 - Tom Ingham a Nelson Giant, Basketball player and teacher at Nelson Intermediate sits down with Miguel, a young Colombian man who escaped gang threats with his family seeking refuge in Aotearoa three years ago. They discuss his feelings about trust and safety, his challenges overcoming the English language in a foreign land and his dreams and aspirations for the future.

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Episode 1 - Astrid Sayer a senior Nayland College student, interviews Nia from Indonesia on her experience of leaving her homeland to live in Whakatū for the past 8 years. Nia is a single mother to three daughters with Maori heritage and runs a small business making Kawakawa balm and other natural products.