Race Unity Day

Also on view were art & crafts. Many attendees were able to chat with people from the different cultural communities that call Nelson “home”. Several organizations make use of the event to get their particular message across and this year we were proud to update the public on the development of SPEAK OUT Nelson Tasman, a reporting system for racist incidents in our region.

This was our first attempt at making our event as near Zero Waste as possible and we thank everyone for your support in this.

A big thanks to our funders: Nelson City Council, Family & Community Services, MSD, Creative Communities NZ, the people of Nelson for your kind donations and the following people, businesses and agencies who made it all happen!

Katrina Smith MC; The Nelson Mail; Andy Williams, Nelson Foodies; Jan Trayes; Amy Godinez; Michael Harrison; L & F Electrical; Sport Tasman; Way2Go; Mitre10 Mega; Cutting Edge Signs & Graphics; Tony at HireQuip; Rainbow Flight Kites; MediMax; Ambulance; Autofocus; Novus Auto Glass; Woollaston Estates Ltd; Bowater Toyota; Nelson Cancer Society; ; Nelmac; Victory Community Centre; YMCA; Rage Noise; Montage Design; Paul Jones - Nelson Food Distributors; Amanda Martin - Eco-Express NZ Limited; NZ Police.

To view the Asia down under coverage of Nelson's Race Unity Day 2010 celebration please go to

Race Unity Day 2010 was a fantastic celebration of our region’s cultural diversity. An estimated crowd of approximately 4,000 people enjoyed feasting on traditional food from the 25 food stalls and were entertained throughout the day by the many different cultural performances.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkV8AUMzxsI

Katrina Smith interviews some of the international students at the Civic Welcome.

Sam Sefuiva of the Human Rights Commission speaks on Race Relations in New Zealand as Mayor Kerry Marshall, Mayor Richard Kempthorne, Hon. Nick Smith (MP), Philip Marshall (Nelson English Centre), and Hon. Maryann Street (MP), and Priyani De Silva-Currie (Vice Chair, NMC)