Jump on board for the latest Mohua 42 bus tour in the highly popular Sustainable Mohua series.

Over the past few years Mohua 42 has taken people out around Golden Bay to see sustainability in action, first on farms, then to visit local renewable energy projects.

This year they are turning our attention to the places we live.

Golden Bay/Mohua has a long history of people building differently: earth walls, locally milled timber, novel and cutting-edge building materials, solar, off-grid systems, clever retrofits, and homes designed to work with our climate rather than against it.

On this tour you'll visit local homes and building projects, meet the people who made them happen, and hear their honest experience. Find out what worked, what cost more than expected, what they'd do differently and where can we learn and share.

This isn't a showcase of unattainable dream homes. It's a chance to see real, liveable examples across a range of budgets and ambitions, and to ask the questions you can't get answered online: What did the consent process involve? Would you do it again?

Mohua 42’s kaupapa is to inspire, challenge and educate, moving the Bay toward a more sustainable and Earth-honouring future, one warm, dry, low-impact whare at a time.

Meeting point: Car Park by old information centre (now Quiet Revolution Cycle Shop)

Transport: Bus provided

Cost: $20

Lunch: details to come.

What to wear?

Bring sturdy shoes, a raincoat, water and your curiosity. Ngā mihi nui to the homeowners opening their doors to us.

This event is part of the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum's annual Climate Action Festival, check out all other events on our website - https://www.nelsontasmanclimateforum.nz/2026-climate-action-festival/

Contact the host of Mohua 2042 Tour: Sustainable Building and Homes