Events

Notice of the Wangapeka AGM 2026

Heads up! Notice of the AGM 2026   You are warmly invited to the Wangapeka Educational Trust AGM weekend, which runs from Friday 17th through Sunday 19th July 2026. 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 ...

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17 - 19 Jul

5:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Dancing from the Heart of Loving Kindness – CANCELLED

Dancing from the Heart of Loving Kindness With Kataraina Walker and Kath Mitchell Friday 24th July 5pm to Sunday 26th July 3pm  Unfortunately this retreat has had to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. In this weekend retreat, we will explore how to cultivate Loving Kindness, Compassion,  Joy and Peace through gentle moving and seated meditations. This will be a ...

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24 - 26 Jul

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Don’t Just Do Something. Sit there! 2026

Don’t Just Do Something. Sit there! 2026 Starts 6pm Friday 31 July, ends 3pm Sunday 2 Aug   Want to learn to meditate? Perhaps you have tried and need some more skills and extra encouragement? Or possibly, you already meditate and wish to develop your practice and drop into a full weekend of meditation. If so, this retreat will support ...

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31 Jul - 02 Aug

6:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Life As It Is Family Retreat 2026

Life As It Is 2026 “Growing Good Hearts” A Weekend Retreat for Families With Louise Wilkinson, Chani Grieve, and Sarah Adams Friday 4th September – Sunday 6th September 2026 Life As It Is offers families a unique chance to pause – to carve out intentional space in busy family lives, to breathe in and out, to connect with ourselves and ...

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04 - 06 Sep

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Beginning Now: An Introductory Meditation Retreat

Beginning Now Friday 11th September 5pm, to Thursday 17th September 2026 2pm   Where do I start? I’ve never done a retreat before. There is so much going on in the world. How can meditation really help me and others? I wish my busy mind could be quieter and calmer. Silent for 6 days – how could anyone do that? ...

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11 - 17 Sep

5:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Sanctuary in Uncertainty with Roger Wilde and Jeremy Logan

Sanctuary in Uncertainty Insight Meditation Retreat with Roger Wilde and Jeremy Logan ​ at Wangapeka Retreat Centre Tuesday 22 – Sunday 27 September, 2026 Please note: there has been a change of dates In these unprecedented times of profound change and uncertainty, a new world is emerging. Steady, compassionate presence helps us meet the chaos and pain rather than turn ...

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22 - 26 Sep

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Boundless Heart Retreat with Grant Rix

Boundless Heart Retreat with Grant Rix Friday 9th – Friday 16th October, 2026 Boundless Heart A mindfulness and compassion retreat exploring the Four Brahmavihāras What would it take to practice uncompromising loving-kindness in an increasingly polarised world? What might it mean to heal our relationship with ourselves, with one another, and with the living world around us? How do we cultivate ...

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09 - 16 Oct

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Foundations of Samadhi: Düntün (Seven-day) Retreat with Jakob Leschly

Foundations of Samadhi: Düntün (Seven-day) Retreat with Jakob Leschly   The Foundations of Samadhi: Düntün is being held from Friday November 6th to Friday November 13th 2026 “Ideally the ultimate retreat is to retreat from the past and the future, to always remain in the present. However our mind is so empowered and controlled by habit all the time. One ...

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06 - 13 Nov

4:00 pm - 11:00 am

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A Light in the Dark With Chani Grieve

A Light in the Dark Movement, Meditation, and Creative Enquiry With Chani Grieve Friday 27th November – Tuesday 1st December   In this increasingly dizzying and distressed world, as the threads of cohesion are pulled and tested in every direction, we humans have a precious opportunity, and a responsibility. We are pōtiki, the last-born. We are still young, still learning. ...

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27 Nov - 01 Dec

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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