🌍 FREE ONLINE EVENT
Beyond the Scenery: New Zealand's Ecovillages
Journey into New Zealand's beautiful South Island and discover intentional communities that have spent decades reimagining how we live, work, and thrive together.
🗓️ Wednesday, December 9
4 PM Eastern | 1 PM Pacific | 10 AM New Zealand (Thurs, Dec 10)
What's the secret to a community that lasts?
In New Zealand's beautiful South Island, some intentional communities have been thriving for more than 40 years, and one for over 80!
What's their secret? How do people share land, resources, responsibilities, and decisions while maintaining their independence?
From established ecovillages and cooperative settlements to modern cohousing neighborhoods, the Nelson-Tasman region offers a fascinating glimpse into different ways of living together.
Join us for this free online event to explore these communities and discover what decades of experience can teach us about sustainable living, cooperation, and connection.
Whether you're dreaming of joining a community, considering starting one, or simply curious about a different way of life, come discover what's possible.
What You'll Learn
What makes intentional communities thrive, including lessons learned from decades of living and working together.
Different approaches to community living, from private homes with shared spaces to cooperative settlements and ecovillages.
How communities navigate challenges, make decisions, share responsibilities, and maintain strong relationships.
Regenerative living in action, including permaculture, natural building, organic food production, and land restoration.
How spirituality, personal growth, and cultural traditions influence different approaches to community living.
Ways to visit and explore community life in New Zealand, including opportunities to experience these places firsthand.
Places You’ll Explore
Get a glimpse inside some of New Zealand's most fascinating intentional communities, including those featured on our upcoming New Zealand Ecovillage Tour.
Atamai Village
Braemar Ecovillage
Kōwhai Cohousing
Rainbow Valley Community
Riverside Community
Tui Community and more!
Meet Your Event Host
Robina McCurdy
Robina is a longtime resident and pioneer of Tui Community in New Zealand, an international community development facilitator, permaculture educator, and founder of the Institute of Earthcare Education Aotearoa.
For decades, she has helped establish and support ecovillages, guided communities through challenges, and taught regenerative living practices in New Zealand and around the world.
Through her work and longstanding relationships with community founders and residents throughout the Nelson-Tasman region, Robina has gained a rare insider's perspective on some of New Zealand's most established communities.
Robina is also the lead guide for our upcoming New Zealand Ecovillage Tour.
Want to experience New Zealand for yourself?
During this webinar, we’ll also share a glimpse of our New Zealand Ecovillage Tour, an immersive 10-day journey taking place March 10–19, 2027.
Explore nine intentional communities across the beautiful Nelson-Tasman region, meet founders and residents, and experience regenerative living, community cooperation, and New Zealand's stunning natural landscapes firsthand.
Led by Robina McCurdy, the tour offers a rare opportunity to visit communities that aren't typically open to casual visitors, learn from decades of firsthand experience, and connect with others who share your interest in community living.
Bring your questions about the journey, traveling to New Zealand , and whether this experience might be right for you.
Got questions? Contact us.
We’re happy to help!
