By Dan Burgess-Milne Hello Wangapeka Community Apologies for a long delay between Kumanus. There was a little miscommunication, as I was waiting on some information that had already gone out. This Kumanu will cover from September until now (November). On the weekend of September 1–3 we had our BOT weekend at Wangapeka. This was an opportunity to connect and orient …
Weaving Tiwaiwaka-( healing the mauri of the whenua); Te Ao Maori; and Buddha Dharma. Was it really only a weekend? The weka says “Oi, Oi, Oi” Eyes shut, face down- can’t be found anywhere… Seeing for the first time, Hearing as a small child, as a teen, as a caretaker, a retreatant….. Remembering this place as a small child, a …
Ka ora te whenua, Ka ora te tangata When the land is well the people will be well, is a central theme to the Tiwaiwaka principles that streams through Pā Ropata, Rob McGowan. In July we spent a weekend with an almost full house of people, for the first time without Rob, to explore Tiwaiwaka and what it means to …
Earlier in August, I had what seemed to be a serendipitous opportunity to attend the One Breath retreat at Wangapeka. I had been stuck between three delicious bite-sized weekend retreats that all called to me in different ways, yet when circumstances dictated which was to be the one for me, alas, it was the one that was fully booked! It …
Namaste. I would like to tell a short story: It was sometime in the late 1980’s when I held the first and sole Nelson position of “Community Development person” with the Dept of Internal Affairs, Community Development, a major aspect of that role was to administer the Lottery Grants board funding across the top of the South Island, Westport to …
An Idea for the Wangapeka Community: Don’t know about you but as I age I can see a time when I can’t drag that gas bottle across the paddock any longer and it is getting harder to dig over the garden. Having witnessed my mum (97) living her last years in a Retirement Village with hundreds of other elderly and …
Kia ora from the Wangapeka, As I write the early morning sun streams a brief misty trail through the green and falls golden into the office. This is nice. The heater under the desk is not warming my legs – note to self – check the settings when starting work. There’s more to see in this season – unexpected views! …
By Dan Burgess-Milne Following August 2023 Board Meeting Hello Wangapeka community. This is the first Kumanu written by Dan in my role as board liaison for the Comms team. Elli did a wonderful job of this during her time on the board, and I’ll do my best to follow on with the same format. Minutes and reports: Treasurers Report …
The Wangapeka Centre would like to invite you to our Open Day on Sunday September 10th 2023 from 9am to 4pm. Everybody is welcome. Bring friends, family, and a picnic lunch. This year the Open Day will be informal. Come up to walk the tracks and have a cup of tea and scones afterwards in the Hall. The tracks will …
By Dave Pooch Following July 2023 Board Meeting What’s been happening We’ve got snow on Jones Ridge today and it looks calm. We had our AGM in July where we added two new board members and parted ways with two long-standing members. The “Who pays what” matrix, that we talked about in the last Kumanu, is complete. The issue of …
