Getting Involved with Ngāpeke Permaculture
We always welcome new friends to come and get involved at Ngāpeke Permaculture. The dream back in 2019 was a food forest and so the journey began. It turns out though that the project has become much more. With the help of Rina Walker a certified permaculture consultant and many many helpers and volunteers over the years, the Trustees’ dream for the land materialised into a pretty awe-inspiring community project!
Local Volunteers
If you are local and keen to get involved for a couple of hours, the best way is to just turn up on a Thursday. The day-to-day tasks include working in the gardens or māra kai, plant nurseries, native areas and so on. The day starts at 10:am and finishes with a shared lunch.
Groups of 5 or more Volunteers
Alternatively, if you are a community group, educational group or business group of 5 or more people, looking for volunteer opportunities, contact us here to arrange a date and time specifically for your group.
Volunteers sitting down to lunch
Travelling Volunteers for a week or more
If you are enquiring from overseas and plan on travelling here to Āotearoa – New Zealand, or maybe you are already travelling around the country and want to volunteer your time to us for at least a week or more, we have basic accommodation for you. However, if you are planning on travelling with your own home on wheels, such as a campervan or motorhome, we have ample parking here for you too. Please visit Worldpackers to make an application to come to ours.
Volunteers Rock!
We can’t say enough about the volunteers who come to help out on our project. We appreciate you all so much! We certainly would not have achieved all that we have, if it wasn’t for the generosity of folk like you.