Events

50th Anniversary Gathering: Reflecting, Connecting, Re-imagining – FULL

50th Anniversary Gathering Reflecting Connecting Re-imagining Labour Weekend Friday 24th October – Monday 27th October The accommodation for the Gathering is now FULL. Please contact Jane Hobday  jane.hobday17@gmail.com to go on the Waiting List. Come help us envision the next chapter of this living dharma community we’ve built together. For fifty years, the Wangapeka Centre has been our sanctuary—a place ...

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24 - 27 Oct

6:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Unfolding Through Art with Graham Price

Unfolding Through Art With Graham Price Tuesday Nov 11 – Monday Nov 17 2025 In 1982, a collection of discourses, images and 44 exercises offered by Namgyal Rinpoche on the use of art experiences to unfold the being, were published in a book titled “Unfolding through Art”. “The purpose of this exploration is not to produce a work of art ...

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11 - 17 Nov

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Volunteers Retreat: Integrating Dharma and Work

Volunteers Retreat Integrating Dharma and Work Saturday 13th to Saturday 20th December    The Volunteers Retreat is an opportunity for those new to dharma and meditation, as well as those more familiar, to be guided and supported to develop your practice in the wonderful retreat environment of the Wangapeka Study and Retreat Centre. Together we will explore themes related to ...

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13 - 20 Dec

5:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Garden of Mindfulness Retreat: Gathering Our Gifts

Garden of Mindfulness Retreat: Gathering Our Gifts 28 Dec 2025 – 3 Jan 2026   Join us for the midsummer family gathering at the beloved Wangapeka Study & Retreat Centre. Open to all ages, stages, and whanau constellations, Garden of Mindfulness is an annual retreat that offers a unique opportunity to gather in community to explore, rest, practice, and create. ...

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28 Dec - 03 Jan

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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The Guru Principle with Bonni Ross

The Guru Principle with Bonni Ross Thursday 8th – Tuesday 27th January 2026 INTRODUCTION  A message from Bonni: “In over fifty years committed engagement with Buddhadharma, my teachers have met my longing for liberation by lavishly sharing lineage, systems, methods, concepts and opportunities to study and practice. Paradoxically, the potency of that blessing grows stronger as the body wanes in capacity. ...

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08 - 27 Jan

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Calm Mind, Open Heart: Mindfulness and Compassion Retreat with Grant Rix

Calm Mind, Open Heart Mindfulness and Compassion Retreat with Grant Rix 17 – 23 February, 2026   This retreat offers the opportunity to step out of the busyness of daily life and provides a practical immersion in mindfulness and heart-based meditation practices. Rooted in the timeless wisdom of Buddhism, yet adapted for modern secular lives, this retreat is suitable for ...

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17 - 23 Feb

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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9th Annual Dzogchen Retreat with Lama Mark Webber

9th Annual Dzogchen Retreat with Lama Mark Webber (Lama Yongdu Chokyi Gyaltsen) February 27 – March 27, 2026 (1 Month) Accommodating, Steadfastly into the Glory which is Buddha Mind. Using the skillful means and meditation naturally generated out of the Dzogchen View   ANNOUNCEMENT We are thrilled to announce this opportunity for Dharma practitioners to come together for a 1-month ...

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27 Feb - 27 Mar

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Announcement: Chimé Shore teaching at Wangapeka 2026

Announcement Chimé Shore teaching at Wangapeka 2026 April 1 – 10, 2026   The retreat is residential and the dates span Easter 2026. Chimé has also indicated that the community are welcome to attend, on a daily basis, on Easter Saturday (4th April) for teaching on the Namgyal Sadhana, and on Sunday (5th April) for the wongkur of the Namgyal ...

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01 - 10 Apr

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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The Fives Retreat with Bonni Ross

INTRODUCTION A message from Bonni Ross: “In over fifty years committed engagement with Buddhadharma, my teachers have met my longing for liberation by lavishly sharing lineage, systems, methods, concepts and opportunities to study and practice. Paradoxically, the potency of that blessing grows stronger as the body wanes in capacity. In whatever time remains, I welcome sincere practitioners, of any age ...

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17 Apr - 22 May

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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