Learn the Wim Hof Method with Nicholas Corliss, a certified instructor who will guide you through the three pillars of this powerful practice: breathing techniques, cold exposure, and mindset training.

Learn the Wim Hof Method with Nicholas Corliss, a certified instructor who will guide you through the three pillars of this powerful practice: breathing techniques, cold exposure, and mindset training.

Come join me, Neci Monahan, and other community members for a nourishing writing workshop in the Mangaroa Farms yurt! We'll explore Therapeutic Writing as a tool for wellness, helping you clarify and integrate your experiences. Through this practice, you'll develop better understanding of your inner terrain and cultivate self-compassion.

Learn to identify and prepare seasonal infusions of plants growing all around you.

A hands-on introduction to bioregional herbalism and the art of crafting herbal infusions.

Saturday, September 20th

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Mangaroa Farms, Upper Hutt

Join Mangaroa Farms for our Regenerative Garden Tour.

Experience true regenerative farming in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our Mangaroa Market Garden tours blend education with hands-on experience, leaving you feeling uplifted and inspired with new techniques to try at home.

Join us—alongside our friends at Forest & Bird—in restoring native biodiversity along the Mangaroa River and contributing to the future of our Ancestor Grove. Together, we’ll be planting native trees and shrubs as part of our ongoing riparian and ecological restoration efforts. Your time and energy are a powerful gift to this land and to future generations.

Somatic Breathwork™ is a full embodiment experience designed to help you release stress, trauma, emotions and stuck energy from the body. Utilize the breath to help shed inner layers and make room for change within your life. Tap into your body's innate inner intelligence and find the areas that need clearing. Your experience may result in different forms of cathartic emotional releases such as laughing, moving, crying, yelling, and shaking. All forms of expression are encouraged.

Exploring the Five Layers of Self – From Body to Bliss A One-Day Yoga Retreat Take a gentle step inward and reconnect with your whole self in this nourishing day retreat inspired by the ancient wisdom of the Koshas — the five energetic layers that make up your being: body, breath, mind, insight, and bliss. Through movement, reflection, and deep rest, we’ll journey inward from the outermost physical layer to the innermost space of stillness and joy. ✨ What to Expect: Morning Movement Practice Awaken and energize the body with an embodied, grounding yoga flow. Koshas Workshop & Practice Learn about the five Koshas and explore practices to support each layer — including breathwork, meditation, journaling, and self-inquiry. Yin Yoga & Yoga Nidra Unwind with long-held postures to release tension, followed by guided Yoga Nidra to access deep states of rest and inner awareness. Space to Pause Quiet time for reflection and simply being.

Planting on a new flat planting near the Mangaroa River, part of the ongoing biodiversity and riparian restoration at Mangaroa. You will be part of a supportive group of volunteers helping put upto 2000 plants in the ground and set this site on its restoration journey - supporting our water quality and bird life.

Somatic Breathwork™ is a full embodiment experience designed to help you release stress, trauma, emotions and stuck energy from the body. Utilize the breath to help shed inner layers and make room for change within your life. Tap into your body's innate inner intelligence and find the areas that need clearing. Your experience may result in different forms of cathartic emotional releases such as laughing, moving, crying, yelling, and shaking. All forms of expression are encouraged.

Somatic Breathwork™ is a full embodiment experience designed to help you release stress, trauma, emotions and stuck energy from the body. Utilize the breath to help shed inner layers and make room for change within your life. Tap into your body's innate inner intelligence and find the areas that need clearing. Your experience may result in different forms of cathartic emotional releases such as laughing, moving, crying, yelling, and shaking. All forms of expression are encouraged.

This is a hands' on workshop where you will learn about the importance of the gut microbiome and be introduced to making sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha, kefir, vinegar and sourdough bread.

Make and take home 3 different jars of vegetables, to ferment at home.

Enjoy a shared meal, tasting a variety of fermented foods and sourdough bread; you might like to bring something to contribute, such as toppings for the bread.

Be provided with starters, a detailed handout and recipes. 

Please bring 3 small clean glass jars with lids to take home what you have made. 

This workshop is for adults only.

Contact Hella directly on 0273543273 if you have any questions. 

Join us for a hands-on, practical fruit tree workshop designed to give you the knowledge and skills to grow thriving, productive trees—whether you're planting your first sapling or looking to fine-tune your pruning technique.

This two-hour outdoor workshop is split into two engaging parts, offering both essential information and up-close, in-the-field learning.

Part One: Planting for Success Learn how to select the right fruit trees for your site, choose the best rootstocks, and prepare your soil. We’ll also cover first-year pruning and disease prevention so your trees get off to a strong, healthy start.

Part Two: Pruning in Practice Then we’ll head into an established orchard for a hands-on pruning session. You’ll learn how to manage existing trees, focusing on winter pruning techniques, seasonal maintenance, and how to work with a variety of species. A great opportunity to gain confidence with real tools and real trees.

What to Bring:

• Secateurs (if you have them)

• Gloves

• A drink bottle

Important Notes:

• Dress appropriately for the outdoors – this workshop is fully held outside. Please wear sturdy, closed-toe, water-resistant footwear, and weather-appropriate layers.

• In case of heavy rain, the workshop will be postponed to a backup date. We'll notify you directly if the schedule changes.

• Please meet at the Mangaroa Farm Shop. Overflow parking is available, from there we will meet and caravan to the pruning site.

Tickets: $35 – Spaces are limited, so book early!

Get your hands in the soil, sharpen your secateurs, and walk away with practical skills to help your trees thrive year after year. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Join us for a one-hour, hands-on workshop with Lydia from Pickled Compost! Discover how easy it is to transform all your food scraps — including meat, dairy, and cooked food — into nutrient-rich soil using just a bucket and Pickled Compost Flakes. We’ll explore the benefits of Bokashi fermentation, and how this simple, space-saving system fits easily into everyday life — helping you grow better gardens and supporting a circular food future.

Join Billy Lewis and Mangaroa Farms for an evening of restorative yin yoga & sound, in the beautiful Mangaroa Yurt. Yin Yoga is a “yin” approach to yoga, which means it is slow, calm & gentle. Contrary to popular fast & energetic forms of yoga, yin is specifically designed to relax the body and release tension and stress from the muscles and mind. It is potentially the most simple form of yoga, available for every body, regardless of age, experience or flexibility. Billy’s journeys are focused on rest and introspection, mixed with soothing soundscapes to facilitate an experience of deep nervous system relaxation.

Writing for Wellbeing workshop, Using our Journals for Expression and Reflection.

Join Neci Monahan and the Mangaroa community for another evening of enjoyable writing exercises. We’ll be continuing to explore some of the ways personal writing can enhance our well-being by using it to clarify our experiences and understand ourselves better. With a little practice, we can become better narrators of our own life stories! We will do some prompt writing, sharing will be optional. No previous writing experience necessary. Bring a notebook and writing devices.

ANZAC Day 2025; April 25th
Wallaceville Church will be open from 7- 9pm.

Lest we forget, a candlelight vigil will be hosted to:

- Honor and pay respects
- Remember the sacrifices of war
- Pray for peace in our time

Inside, the vigil will be an open space for anyone to come and pay respect in their own way and time.

To celebrate the abundance of Autumn, join Tamsin of Wildfolk Apothecary for a seasonal foraging & medicine making experience.

Autumn is a powerful time to take notice of the seasonal shifts happening all around us. The leaves once sprouted new, now fall to the ground. Abundant wild & resilient medicinal weeds are all around us! These are the untamed medicines of the Earth.

Somatic Breathwork™ is a full embodiment experience designed to help you release stress, trauma, emotions and stuck energy from the body. Utilize the breath to help shed inner layers and make room for change within your life. Tap into your body's innate inner intelligence and find the areas that need clearing. Your experience may result in different forms of cathartic emotional releases such as laughing, moving, crying, yelling, and shaking. All forms of expression are encouraged.

Join Mangaroa Farms and Doris Zuur for this one-day workshop, where you will learn the theory and practice of baking sourdough bread, including sourdough rye, fermented gluten-free buckwheat bread, yeast wholemeal and special Swiss style plaited bread.

No previous experience is needed, you will be guided through the process step by step followed by lunch.

Writing for Wellbeing workshop, Using our Journals for Expression and Reflection.

Join Neci Monahan and the Mangaroa community for another evening of enjoyable writing exercises. We’ll be continuing to explore some of the ways personal writing can enhance our well-being by using it to clarify our experiences and understand ourselves better. With a little practice, we can become better narrators of our own life stories! We will do some prompt writing, sharing will be optional. No previous writing experience necessary. Bring a notebook and writing devices.

Mangaroa Farms is hosting Kate and Tim for our Garden Tour & Connection event where guests will be welcomed by Kate & Tim for a short talk & connection exercise, then will hand over to Billy who will be taking people on a tour through our Regenerative Market Garden. Finishing at the farm shop, our guests can bring home goodies from the garden and taste the Mangaroa difference.

Somatic Breathwork™ is a full embodiment experience designed to help you release stress, trauma, emotions and stuck energy from the body. This is a modality that utilizes your own breath to help shed the layers of yourself that no longer serve, making room for you to call in what will help facilitate change within your life. Somatic Breathwork™ uses a consciously connected breath pattern to help you tap into your body's innate inner intelligence and find the areas that need clearing. Coupling the breath with immersive music may result in different forms of cathartic emotional releases such as laughing, moving, crying, yelling, and shaking. All forms of expression are encouraged as it allows the body to move any pent up energy and create space for the second half of the breathwork journey. A gentler breathing technique is used in the second half of the session to help you connect with who you truly are. Together we can use the breath to call in how you want to show up in the world, the changes you want to make, and allow you to see clearly what it would be like to live your best life.

It’s that time of year again — we’re hosting our Mangaroa Farms Open Farm Day 🎪

Our last Open Day was our biggest event yet with over 1000 people coming down and this time, we’re looking to break that record. Our signature garden tour tickets sell out quickly, so be sure to book through our website to not miss out.

Show up for lunch and a tour, or just pop in to see the stalls, do a little shop, and enjoy some live music with the whānau.

Mangaroa Farms will be putting together a lunch including our famous smoked lamb buns topped with Mesclun salad straight from the gardens + our Mangaroa beef / lamb sausages on the BBQ. Vegetarian options will also available.

The Farm Shop will be open as normal from 9am - 5pm, and we will have our farm produce, product bundles, and our latest merchandise available for purchase on the day.

📍 Hosted at the Mangaroa Farm Shop / Kete Kai 98 Whitemans Valley Road

Writing for Wellbeing workshop, Using our Journals for Expression and Reflection.

Join Neci Monahan and the Mangaroa community for another evening of enjoyable writing exercises. We’ll be continuing to explore some of the ways personal writing can enhance our well-being by using it to clarify our experiences and understand ourselves better. With a little practice, we can become better narrators of our own life stories! We will do some prompt writing, sharing will be optional. No previous writing experience necessary. Bring a notebook and writing devices.

Somatic Breathwork™ is a full embodiment experience designed to help you release stress, trauma, emotions and stuck energy from the body. This is a modality that utilizes your own breath to help shed the layers of yourself that no longer serve, making room for you to call in what will help facilitate change within your life. Somatic Breathwork™ uses a consciously connected breath pattern to help you tap into your body's innate inner intelligence and find the areas that need clearing. Coupling the breath with immersive music may result in different forms of cathartic emotional releases such as laughing, moving, crying, yelling, and shaking. All forms of expression are encouraged as it allows the body to move any pent up energy and create space for the second half of the breathwork journey. A gentler breathing technique is used in the second half of the session to help you connect with who you truly are. Together we can use the breath to call in how you want to show up in the world, the changes you want to make, and allow you to see clearly what it would be like to live your best life.

Join Mangaroa Farms for our classic 1 hour Market Garden tour. Hosted by one of our expert guides, you will learn more about our organic & regenerative growing principles, the tools and techniques we use to grow our crops, and you might pick up a few tips and tricks for improving your soil and garden health at home.

See dates by clicking the link below.

Writing for Wellbeing workshop, Using our Journals for Expression and Reflection.

Join Neci Monahan and the Mangaroa community for another evening of enjoyable writing exercises. We’ll be continuing to explore some of the ways personal writing can enhance our well-being by using it to clarify our experiences and understand ourselves better. With a little practice, we can become better narrators of our own life stories! We will do some prompt writing, sharing will be optional. No previous writing experience necessary. Bring a notebook and writing devices.

Enjoy sunshine, fresh air, and let the kids connect with nature in the serenity of our market garden.

The kids Library Bus will be parked at the garden from 1pm to 3pm with plenty of books for children to enjoy. We’ll have ground blankets for a relaxing picnic-style vibe and a spacious marquee for some extra shade. 📚🚌

Build your own picnic with goodies from our farm shop, featuring fresh Mangaroa Farms produce, ice blocks, cheese, bread, delicious drinks, chocolate and more. Plus, families who attend the event will enjoy a complimentary 10% discount on all farm shop products during the event. You’re also welcome to bring your own picnic favourites from home. 🧺

Upgrade your day with an optional regenerative garden tour, led by our friendly guides. It’s a beautiful one-hour introduction to our gardening techniques and sustainable practices. 👨‍🌾

Families can also explore the Mangaroa Farm Loop walk, a free and scenic journey through our native forest regeneration efforts. It’s the perfect way to experience the tranquillity of the landscape while supporting our environmental initiatives. 🌿

There’s plenty of fun for the kids with giant Jenga, cornhole, connect 4, and a hay bale treasure hunt filled with treats.

Find us at 98 Whitemans Valley Road, Upper Hutt.

We can’t wait to see you soon 💚