Kawai PuraPura is located in the northern suburbs of North Shore City, about 15 km north of downtown Auckland, New Zealand. Kawai PuraPura is the third renaming and restructuring of a community which has existed on this site since 1978. The previous community names were Centrepoint, Anahata, and Kahikatea Eco-Village. In December 2008, the site on which the community is located was sold to the Wellpark College of Natural Therapies, which now controls and administers the community. http://wellpark.co.nz
Community location is placed at the center of the zip/postal code, city/state, or city/country (not based on street addresses)
Former/Other Names: Anahata
This page last updated:11/29/2011
Visitors Accepted
Visitor Process: Please contact us several days in advance (preferably by email) to determine if space is available for overnight stays and for current costs. Day visits are easier to arrange.
Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:
No Answer Provided
Population
Members(adults and children):
52
Non-member Residents:
4
(This number fluctuates greatly, as there is a steady flow of both short and long term visitors and guests passing through Anahata.)
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(7 hours/wk)
Join Fee:
No
Regular Fees:
Yes
(A weekly board payment is required of all residents)
Land and Buildings
Suburban
Area:
18 acres (7.3 hectares)
Land Owned By:
Another form of Non-profit
Number of Residences:
15
(A very mixed housing arrangement)
Cohousing:
No
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
1-5%
Share Community Meals:
Nearly all dinners
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
Tobacco Use:
Used Occasionally
(No smoking is allowed on the property. People must walk off the property to smoke.)
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
Which Spiritual Traditions(s):
Other
(An individual choice.)
Educational Style(s):
Private school off the property
(Both public and private schools are used. Parents choice.)
We encourage comments from those who have first hand experience with a community so that others may benefit from your experience. Please share information you think will be useful to other users of this site, in a clear, concise, and polite manner. Each community can choose to display all comments, display selected comments, or not to display comments (more info). Communities will be shown email addresses of those who comment so that they might communicate with you if they choose.
We reserve the right to edit or delete any comment.
You must be logged in to add a comment. Login here or if you have not yet registered on our site Register here.
More Info on Display Options
Communities can choose one of three options for how reader comments are displayed.
Display all reader comments.
Do not display any reader comments.
Display only comments selected by the community (this is the default value).
Communities may have a variety of reasons for choosing these options so we encourage you to not be quick to judge.
