Written by Chani Grieve Kia ora e te whānau, Greetings from your NEW Board of Trustees! Kumanu is our way of keeping you up to date with what has been happening, what we’re working on, and what we’re grappling with. It’s been quite a while since our last Kumanu, and much has been happening, so we will try to catch …

Land Caretaker Position Available – a wonderful opportunity! Do you like the idea of living at the beautiful and peaceful Wangapeka – serving retreats and caring for the land; having access to retreat teachings and being part of a broad caring community; sharing in the Dharma and comradery? Do you like solving practical problems? Do you have practical skills in …

This edition of Newsphere is something of a photographic essay, traversing the seasons from late autumn to winter……the changing vistas, the various perspectives, and what’s been happening on the ground at Wangapeka. There are also a couple of requests – for Sangha Support donations, and Native Seedling Foster Parents! We hope you enjoy this newsletter. With love, Wangapeka Communications Team   …

Saturday 9th August 10am We have been lucky enough to receive a grant from the Biodiversity and Restoration Group and the Motueka Catchment Collective for 100 native trees to plant at Wangapeka. We have arranged a tree planting day on Saturday 9th August and warmly welcome the wider Wangapeka community to come and help get the trees in the ground. …

You are warmly invited to the Wangapeka Educational Trust AGM weekend, which runs from Friday 18th through Sunday 20th July 2025. This weekend is one of the only chances the wider membership has to come together throughout the year to connect, relax, and practice together, as well as do the important work of consultation and governance. We hope it will be an inspiring, …

  Written by Graham Price Kia ora e te whānau, Greetings from your Board of Trustees! Kumanu is our way of keeping you up to date with what has been happening, what we’re working on, and what we’re grappling with. It is by no means exhaustive, but we hope it gives you a sense of “What’s Up” in Wangapeka land, …

Wangapeka’s 50th anniversary year celebrations continue Wangapeka Centre’s 50th! A pilgrimage of hearts And ready hands Keeping the bonfire rippling, alight A place that transforms us How else would we dance together Without places like this to collect Converge Dream and practise? Aspiration that grows through the effort we see in each other To awaken. Growth spurs growth, Deep rest …

Written by Louise, Georgia and Chani Tēnā koutou e te whānau o Wangapeka, This month, we’d like to share a bit about how things are going at the Centre – a behind-the-scenes look at some of the realities we’re navigating, and a warm invitation to be part of shaping what comes next. We’re aware that everyone’s lives are full, and …

  The existing Wangapeka Elders (Tarchin, Mary, Bonni, Matthew, Shelley S, Keith, Mark) have anointed two new Elders to our community – Jane Hobday and Graham Sandlant. What is an Elder? This is an excerpt from our website, penned by Tarchin Hearn : “In any viable community there will always be elders – ones with more experience. There will always …

Reflections on Stardust, Starlight Light and space and love. Those were the themes of Bonni’s Stardust, Starlight retreat, held in January 2025. And wow – what an excellent couple of weeks. Getting to a retreat can be a mission, and this time was no different. For me, it came sandwiched between moving houses and all the responsibilities of work and …