Written by Louise Petzold Kia ora e te whānau, Beautiful spring has come to the Wangapeka valley with lighter days, heaps of rain and lots of sunshine. Growth is happening! In the spirit of mahi tahi and working together towards a shared outcome, the BoT have decided to all have a turn writing Kumanu after our meetings, so you can …

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, and what’s on the seemingly never-ending …

Do you like the idea of living at the beautiful and peaceful Wangapeka – serving retreats and caring for the land; sharing in the Dharma and comradery; having access to retreat teachings and being part of a broad caring community? Do you like solving practical problems? Do you have excellent communication skills, and love working with others as well as …

Kumanu is about sharing the process of the Board of Trustees, and getting feedback from the community on topical issues. As most of you will know, a new Board of Trustees was elected at last weekend’s AGM. Your new Board consists of : Co-Ordinator – Louise Petzold Secretary – Graham Price Treasurer – Maree Murray Assistant Co-ordinator – Chani Grieve …

Retreat in a Nutshell “What is your hearts deepest desire?” is the question posed early in retreat. Later becomes “How do I live?” Be good. Be kind. Be patient. With myself and others. All others. I becomes we.

a reflection I think most people who come to the Wangapeka experience the wholesomeness of this land and all the practice that has taken place over all the years. Even if you can’t say exactly what it is, there is a feeling! This weekend gave us an opportunity to explore that more as a group and individually. Personally, I found …

A reflection on Service as the Path The nostalgia flashes, the electricity in the brain finds its way to that old pathway of joy. The smell of soil fills my lungs, and the deep hole begins to vibrate. The spade goes in, crunch. The focus remains on the heaped soil as it moves through space and the background blurs like …

Here it is winter – and somewhat rainy – this is great.  The rhododendrons and mahoe suffered badly during the drought. We watered the Rhodos several times from January to June – responding to their drooping leaves – so the first rains were a great relief. Over the last year or two several pig families have taken advantage of the …

‘Oh, if only it were possible to find understanding,’ Joseph exclaimed. ‘If only there were a dogma to believe in. Everything is contradictory, everything tangential; there are no certainties anywhere. Everything can be interpreted in the opposite sense…. Isn’t there any truth? Is there no real and valid doctrine?’ The Master said …. ‘There is truth… But the doctrine you …

Kumanu is about getting feedback from the community on topical issues. The traditional Saturday hui on our AGM weekend will be a kind of spoken Kumanu.  Here is a taster of the issues where we really would like your input. SAP Service as the Path is half way through and ends in October. How will the second half be compared …