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Otamatea Eco-Village accepts visitors who are members of both the New Zealand WWOOF (Willing Workers on Organic Farms)
and Help X schemes. Potential visitors MUST write, phone or email to arrange their visit BEFORE they arrive.
WWOOFers and Help Xers are hosted by eco-village members and must make arrangements directly with them. There are six
members presently participating in the schemes and details about them can be found below.
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Lynne Hindle & Reinhold Huber:
Tel - (09) 431 2921 Send Lynne & Reinhold a message
We live in a straw bale and timber home with earth roof and have a large, established garden. Comfortable, quiet accommodation provided.
Jobs are whatever the season needs and the weather permits around the home and garden. Interests: permaculture, herbs, healthy building,
small animals, beekeeping, willow growing and weaving, growing and cooking good food.
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Marijke Valkenburg & Robert ter Veer:
Tel - (09)431 2656 or 021891484 Email - Send Marijke & Robert a message
We are a family with two teenage boys. We have many animals and interests and are in the throws of creating a very
creative earth brick dwelling. We offer accommodation in a large barn (mezzanine floor) and work varies day to day -
everything from fencing to tree planting to building etc. We plan to launch a 28' GBE catamaran in summer 2008. We
enjoy music, movies (we have a home theatre) and home brewing our own beer and cider.
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Sabine Drueckler & Wolf Hiepe:
Tel - (09) 431 2231 Email - sabine@otamatea.org.nz
Pukahu is the name of our place at the Eco Village. We have a big and welcoming home, with self contained WWOOFer and guest accommodation in the barn. All buildings are built using the light earth method. We have dry composting toilets, we are using alternative power (solar and wind) only and have a grey water system.
We are passionate about creating a sustainable life style with a high degree of self sufficiency. We enjoy the bounty from the garden and land. We are self sufficient in most vegetables, in fruit during the summer months, in eggs, meat and dairy (we are making cheese and sausages). We also brew beer and distill spirits.
We are hosting WWOOFers from all over the world, we like them to stay for a minimum of 2 weeks, ideally longer. |
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Paul McLaren:
Tel - (09) 431 2992 Email - paul_kaiwaka@yahoo.com
(Phone contact preferred rather than email.) Activities - mainly developing gardens on my
5 acres, and tree work - fruit, woodlot, shelter and natives. Beautiful estuary situation
adjacent to native forest. Spare bicycles to explore our 250 acres, local village and
countryside. I am a relief teacher (so appreciate self-motivated helpers), 12 year traveller, recycler extraordinaire and mulch
enthusiast. Accommodation in clean caravan, share cooking duties. My friendly cat and I
welcome not just your help but the stimulation of your company.... "A jug of wine, a loaf
of bread (fresh baked) and thou."
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