Visiting
KOTARE VILLAGE IS GOING THROUGH A TRANSFORMATION PROCESS, WE ARE NOT ENGAGING WITH NEW (PROSPECTIVE) SETTLERS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. – no hui visiting at this stage.
You are welcome to visit, to meet with the pioneer settlers and to get a feel for the land and the environment.
The settlers process requires that you come to one of our regular hui where we host a small group of interested people, eat, and share our stories, vision, walk the land and socialise. They are a good place to get the essence of our vision and culture. The content, dates and timetables for the hui are posted below.
Upcoming Hui Dates:
— NO HUI DATES ARE PLANNED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
It is important that you register your involvement so we can plan for your visit. Please contact us at contact@kotarevillage.org.nz as soon as possible as availability is limited.
Accommodation Arrangements
You are welcome to camp in the village Friday night and Saturday night, and other nights by arrangement. If you rather not stay in a tent, we have basic caravans available for $20 a night, talk to us about availability. We can also help you find accommodation in Wairoa if required.
We believe that food is a major part of self reliance and health, our’s and the environment’s (as they are one and the same)
Whilst our residents are free to make a diverse range of dietary choices, during the hui we make an effort to cater
Generally for the hui these whole foods are prepared using traditional methods such as fermentation of vegetables, soaking, sprouting and fermenting of seeds, nuts and grains, fermentation of milk (kefir, yogurt, cheese). When making bread we tend to use gluten free ingredients as well as a fermentation process (sourdough).
All food is sourced organically (onsite and offsite)
If you have any particular
Kotare Village Full Weekend Hui:
Friday:
16:00 – Arrival – A bit of time to get organised and put up a tent.
17:00 – Introduction – Meet everyone: This is a space for us all to share a bit about ourselves.
18:00 – Dinner
19:00 – Quick walk – see where you are (home block)
Saturday:
08:00 – Breakfast
09:00 – Go for a walk up to the Hill Block – An opportunity to visit our spring, explore a bit of the hill block, and get a perspective of the village from above.
10:30 – Vision – An open discussion and sharing about vision for the village.
11:30 – Walk in Maple Cluster – visit sections and owners, this will include talking about transition phase, daily routines, community involvement, generic house design and more.
12:30 – Lunch
13:30- Relax, Walk, Meet – Some time off.
14:30 – Nitty gritty: legal structures – current structure, current proposed changes and process.
15:30 – Walk in Blackwood Cluster
16:30 – Nitty gritty: financial – current financials, capital expenditure priority list.
18:00 – Dinner
19:00 – Music – Share some good songs and spirit, bring your instruments with you..
Sunday:
07:00 – Private Meetings – This time is set aside for those interested to have a private talk with the trustees, by quarter hour appointments.
08:00 – Breakfast
08:30 – Pack up time / Continue private appointments – time available to pack up tents, etc.
09:30 – 12:00 – Working Bee – This will be a task in the community that needs doing. Its always great to go out and do some work along side the community members, and a great chance to ask lots of questions while meeting a range of people.
12:00 – Lunch
13:00 – Closing Circle
Hui ends here