
About Mangaroa Farms
Wellington’s Market Garden & Regenerative Education Centre
A Living Laboratory of Regenerative Farming
Mangaroa Farms is a community food hub and resilience education centre located in Te Awa Kairangi, the Hutt Valley water catchment, Upper Hutt, Wellington. A living laboratory for transitioning dairy & pine into regenerative agriculture & native forests.
As a registered nonprofit company, Mangaroa Farms is proud to be part of Biome Trust.
Our Pledge:
We are passionate about nourishing people and nature with healthy food, state-of-the-art regenerative land practices, and transformative learning experiences immersed in nature.
Through our offerings, we pledge to:
Grow healthy food
Regenerate the land
Connect people with Nature
We’re proud to welcome you on this journey with us.
Our Story
Our Focus
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Community Events & Experiences
Mangaroa Farms regularly hosts events, workshops and volunteer days to share the broad knowledge base of our team. Through these platforms, we aim to increase local knowledge & connection to food systems, whilst planting native trees on mass, and promoting the application of regenerative agriculture.
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Cultivating a Resilient Community Food Hub
Through building healthy soil & microbial systems, our market garden team produces a weekly array of fresh & delicious produce, grown with organic principles, available to order online or pickup at our Honesty fridge, in our efforts to increase localised food production.
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Forest & River Conservation
The Mangaroa river is the lifeblood of our regeneration project, providing life to the forests, bird/aquatic life, and the surrounding farm area. Our farm backs on to 500+ acres of native old growth forest, neighboured by 700+ acres of pine which will be regenerated as a native forest over the next 2-5 years.
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Regenerative Grazing & Soil Health
Working alongside nature and partnering with livestock, our team of pasture raised cows and sheep provide rich fertilizer for increasing the health & diversity of our largest underground livestock - the soil mycelium network. Raising our cattle happily in a stress-free environment means we are able to generate high-quality, nutrient dense kai for our local community.
Opportunities
Join our tight-knit team as we work toward our mission of reconnecting people to land and food.
Jobs at Mangaroa Farms
Mahi (work) Exchange
Live and work at Mangaroa Farms, exchanging your skills for accomodation and food.
Local Residency
Join our mailing list to stay in the loop as we offer land and housing packages to buy.

Our Team
Cultivating an eco-cultural landscape with a wide range of projects, people, and skills keeps our approach diverse, and our feet grounded in the soil. Here's some of our community who are contributing to our mission.
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Chris Upton
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Murray Pilcher
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Raelene Millar
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Amy Webber
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Graedon Parker
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Tyler Langerveld
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Cam Dixon
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Billy Lewis
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Brooke Millar
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Tamsin Kaufman
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Gavin Simmonds
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Casey McNeil
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Jules Matthews
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Jan Hania
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Eva Upton
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Zebulon Horrell
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Paul Neilson
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Kari Shadwell
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Halina Horn
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Carlos Reigel
Mangaroa Farms was established through a gift from the Monahan family in 2018.
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Matthew Monahan
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Brian Monahan
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Catlin Powers
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Neci Monahan

Connect
Visit the Farm Shop / Kete Kai, open Tues - Sun at 98 Whitemans Valley Road, Upper Hutt 5371
welcome@mangaroa.org
027 369 4758
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