Events
Protect Our Winters regularly run events and fundraisers to support our educational, activism and advocacy programs. We also occasionally promote partner events that align with our goals. See below for upcoming and past events or sign up to our Facebook Page to be kept in the loop.
POW day at Treble Cone
Come join Protect Our Winters for a day of skiing, snowboarding, climate action and activities. We'll have a scavenger hunt and heaps of other ways to be involved. Find us in the courtyard. Those who carpool or take the shuttle will be rewarded! And extra bonus points...
Wao Green Drinks: The Future of Skiing in Aotearoa
How much snow will we see on the mountains this winter? Is the snow level reducing each year? Will we still be able to ski in Wānaka over the coming decades? If the mountains are doomed to become dirt year round, is there anything we can do about it? To get to the...
POW Social Christchurch
Come along and meet up with others from the POW community. We'll have some drinks, nibbles and easy peasy climate actions. If you love winter, and don't like climate change come join us and other like-minded outdoors people. Find out more here.
POW Day at Cardrona
It's POW day at Cardrona!Take some climate action while enjoying the slopes at Cardrona on Saturday July 23rd.There will be heaps of activities to earn points throughout the day. The more action you take, the more points you get, and the more prizes are up for grabs....
Volunteer Induction
July 12th at 7pm on Zoom Open to anyone who is interested in volunteering with POW Aotearoa. A few things we'll cover include: History of POW globally and in NZPOW's mantra's and theory of changeLearn about our 2022-2023 action planPractice speaking confidently about...
Cranford Basin Kahikatea Forest Community Planting
Conservation Volunteers New Zealand and Protect Our Winters are working in conjunction with Christchurch City Council to plant a forest of 40,000 kahikatea trees in a wetland area that will provide stormwater retention services as well as enhancing urban biodiversity....
Wanaka Movie Night
Hello Wanaka! Come join us on Thursday 7th October at B.Social’s new function room for a film night, solutions discussion and of course some of b.effect's POW pale ale. We’ll be showing two short, motivational movies about skiing,...
Exploring Better Ways to Get Around – Community Evening
Join Shaping Our Future for an informational evening on Better Ways to Get Around. Traffic gridlock, reducing urban sprawl and carbon-zero targets are all reasons for exploring new ways of getting from Point A to Point B. Come hear experts from WSP, Waka Kotahi and...
POW + NZ Shred Movie Night
Come join the crew from POW NZ + our friends from NZ Shred at the Queenstown Arts Centre. We'll be showing the movie 'Shelter' featuring POW founder Jeremy Jones and a crew of other passionate snowboarders as they explore the Alps and how to reduce our impact on the...
Wanaka Movie Night
Hello Wanaka! Come join the POW crew for a fun and informative night with some great movies and learning opportunities. We'll be screening Electric Greg and Rise - two short films to motivate you and your communities to take climate action. We'll also be joined by and...