Wangapeka Love the Land – Community Working Bee

Date

24 - 27 May 2026

Time

3:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Wangapeka Love the Land
Community Working Bee

Sunday the 24th of May 3:00 PM to Wednesday the 27th of May 3:00 PM

The Land Care committee of Wangapeka warmly invites the community to join this working bee, to support and care for the whenua and each other.

We will work together in harmony with the land. In our stressed world, the Wangapeka is a place of community and sanctuary, in need of our care and involvement.   It is so supportive and nourishing simply to be here together.  Your service will bring great benefit to all who come now and in the future.

There are many places that need tending and work. Each day there will be a variety of tasks to suit all levels of energy and fitness.  Each morning and evening we will gather in community to meditate, reflect, and deepen our Dharma connection and aspiration.

Come for the whole time or for any length of time you can – even a day is fine!

IMPORTANT: Please note your arrival and departure times for this working bee, in the “additional information” box, on the Registration Form.

Looking for a cook

We are looking for someone who feels moved to offer service as the cook for this working bee time.

Please email Danielle, the course manager,  if you would like to offer this.

Costs

Accommodation: by Dana/Koha
Food: $28 per day ($56 for 2 days; $84 for 3 days)

Information and Registration

Please contact the course manager Danielle  for more information daniellelomas@posteo.nz

To register please fill out our online registration form

Register now

 

 

 

Welcome to the Wangapeka Study and Retreat Centre. People visit from all over the world to meditate and enjoy the peace of this remarkable destination. The Wangapeka is a purpose built retreat centre, with fresh, clean air and beautiful vistas. It is very quiet and ideal for respite, stress relief and deep meditation. Delightfully rustic, we have a meditation hall, solo retreat huts, a main hall for dining and community, and a fully catered kitchen and an onsite vegetable garden.

The Wangapeka Study and Retreat Meditation Centre is a Universalist centre home to a wide range of teachings, paths, and studies. Retreats are held on Mindfulness, Vipassana, Insight, Buddhism, Heart-based practices, Loving Kindness, Calm-abiding, Metta, Compassion, Conscious Movement, Nature, Forest Walks, Yoga, Dance, Feldenkrais, Wellness, Wellbeing, Archetypal Integration, Western Mysticism, Non-Duality, Zen, Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Mahayana and Vajrayana teachings with Empowerments and Sadhana Practice.

The Wangapeka Centre is located in the foothills of the Southern Alps overlooking the Wangapeka River, about an hour and a half drive SW of Nelson, in the South Island of New Zealand.

We have meditation retreats throughout the year, have huts available for solo retreats, and welcome bookings from external groups. There are also opportunities available to work on our land. Come and enjoy this uniquely vibrant and peaceful centre.

355 Wangapeka River Rd
R.D.2. Wakefield 7096
New Zealand
Phone: +64 3 522 4221
info@wangapeka.org


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