Awaawaroa Bay Eco Village

10/04/2026

Due to the weather forecast on Sunday, the Awaawaroa Bay Eco Village Open Day is being bought forward in a shortened form to Saturday 11th April 10am - 1pm. A short presentation about the village will be followed by morning tea and a choice of 4 workshops 1. Growing bananas 2. Raising a family cow 3. Using Bamboo 4. Weaving with flax/harakeke. Please bring your rain coats and gumboots and car pool where possible. Dogs are not permitted on the eco village. Bookings are essential

Curious about intentional communities and living lightly? Come along to the Awaawaroa Bay Eco Village open day - talks, walks and workshops.

01/04/2026

Don't be bamboozled by bamboo! We've got a few 'thickets' of it on the island but what if we could turn a curse into a blessing?
Bamboo can be a wonderful resource for building, in the garden and for crafting. Eco village resident David Duval-Smith will be offering a workshop on using bamboo as part of our open day on the 12th April 10 - 3pm at the Aawaawaroa Eco Village. You can book your place here. Be sure to choose the 'fullday' option if you want to attend the workshops https://events.humanitix.com/awaawaroa-bay-eco-village-open-day-neighbours-day-event

26/03/2026

Awaawaroa eco village boasts the largest dairy herd on the island - a grand total or one or sometimes two cows! Meet Bobby, maker of the milk that made these rather fantastic looking cheeses.
The cheese maker is longtime village resident,Heike Sonnenschein, who will be running a workshop at our open day on Sunday the 12th of April,all about looking after cows (yes, you’ll get to meet them), milking and talking about making cheese. You might even get to taste some of Heike’s cheese! You can book your place here (be sure to pick the full day option)

25/03/2026

Do you know that New Zealand is a banana eating nation and that Waiheke is the perfect place to grow bananas. Meet Thomas Beier, an eco village resident who is bananas about bananas. He literally has 100's of them in his garden and can share anything you need to know about growing them. You can register for the full open day programme being held on the Sunday 12th of April, here https://events.humanitix.com/awaawaroa-bay-eco-village-open-day-neighbours-day-event

03/02/2026

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03/02/2026

As part of Eco Fest and Neighbours Day, Awaawaroa Bay Eco Village are hosting an open day. There will be workshops, walks and talks - for details and registration follow this link

Curious about intentional communities and living lightly? Come along to the Awaawaroa Bay Eco Village Open Day for a day of talks, walks, and workshops exploring two ara (paths) of eco-village life: our relationship with the land and with the…

17/03/2024

Weeding in the ngahere/bush here at Awaawaroa Bay Eco Village is regular mahi for or supreme weeding team. Banana passion fruit, honeysuckle, moth plant - just to name a few are a real threat to our forests as they smoother and strangle regenerating bush. We don't use any poisons, everything is hand weeded - which is a big job on 420 acres. So we're super grateful for the funding we receive from Auckland Council to support our efforts.

26/02/2024

10/08/2023

We had a wonderful day here at Awaawaroa Bay Eco Village last Saturday, celebrating 10 years of the tuna/eel sanctuary. The weather was amazing and lots of lovely people joined us to ‘ride the tail of the tuna’ with walks, raranga/weaving, kai/food, a movie and an amazing cake. Ngā mihi nui to all those organisations and individuals who supported the event – Sophie Journee from Mountains to Sea who lead a very well subscribed night walk into the repo, Jessica Reaburn from the QE2 Foundation another walk leader, Meat Free Mondays, Waiheke Resources Trust rōpū, the eco village team of helpers, the fabulous Tilde Sorenson (which is wear the story begins) with the primo sausage cooker, Kirk and the Waiheke Local Board who help fund the event.

18/07/2023

Kia Ora Koutou. We're celebrating the 10th anniversary of our tuna/eel sanctuary at Awaawaroa Bay Eco Village and would like to invite you to join us for an afternoon/evening of walks, talks. craft, music, procession and more. This event is free and supported by the Waiheke Local Board. We do however ask you to register here to help us with catering https://events.humanitix.com/tuna-sanctuary-10th-anniversary

06/04/2023

As part of National Organic Week Awaawaroa Bay Eco Village will be hosting a field day for those who might be interested to visit an eco village. Numbers are limited to 20 people to ensure a quality experience and the chance to converse. For more information and details and to book, go here

Kia Ora Koutou As part of Organic Week NZ, we are holding a field day. As a community we believe that 'organic' practices form an important part of living sustainably and contributing to a healthy eco system. The field day is limited to 25 participants and involves a walk of approximately 2 km. Some...