A look back at the retreats and gatherings held at Wangapeka over the years.
26 Aug - 1 Sep 2026
A Landcare and Maintenance Working Bee
We need your help, for a day, a weekend, or the whole time. Come and join this community of hands-on people, practicing together joyfully, and mindfully while we care for the land, restore the buildings and support the...
31 Jul - 2 Aug 2026
A mostly silent weekend retreat to learn, strengthen and enliven breathing meditation, with time for sharing, questions and simply being at Wangapeka.
17 - 19 Jul 2026
You are warmly invited to the Wangapeka Educational Trust AGM weekend, which runs from Friday 17th through Sunday 19th July 2026. This weekend is one of the only chances the wider membership has to come together throughout the year to connect, r...
16 - 21 Jun 2026
A Solstice Retreat
This five-day retreat is an exploration of the apprenticeship of grief — learning how to turn towards what is difficult, rather than away from it; learning how to be shaped by not-knowing, restraint and humility as acts of reverence.
5 - 8 Jun 2026
Join friends, co-facilitators and intimacy explorers Camila and Ross for an immersion into the mystery and practice of intimacy. Flowing between stillness and movement, inner and outer, solitude and togetherness, we offer opportunities to give, receive, and savor experiences of authentic connection with yourself, with others, and the natural world.
30 May - 1 Jun 2026
A collaborative weekend for Women of Wangapeka to co-create, practice and gain nourishment in the stunning nature of the Wangapeka whenua. Guided by collective wisdom sharing and the cycles of womanhood.
17 Apr - 22 May 2026
Entering the Mandala of Wisdom Buddhas
Five wisdoms, five activities, five families - investigating awakened nature while learning and unlearning what obstructs liberation in predominantly silent retreat at Wangapeka.
1 - 10 Apr 2026
Registration Open
The retreat is residential and the dates span Easter 2026. Chimé has also indicated that the community are welcome to attend, on a daily basis, on Easter Saturday (4th April) for teaching on the Namgyal Sadhana, and on Sunday (5th April) for the...
27 Feb - 27 Mar 2026
FULL
A perfect opportunity for Dharma practitioners—both seasoned and new—to gather for a one-month Dzogchen retreat guided by Lama Mark Webber. Accommodation for this retreat is now fully subscribed. Please conta...
17 - 23 Feb 2026
Mindfulness and Compassion Retreat
This retreat offers the opportunity to step out of the busyness of daily life and provides a practical immersion in mindfulness and heart-based meditation practices. Rooted in the timeless wisdom of Buddhism, yet adapted for modern secular lives...
8 - 27 Jan 2026
Join Bonni Ross for a silent retreat exploring the Guru Principle through Guru Rinpoche's Seven Line Prayer and Namgyal Sadhana at Wangapeka, where sincere practitioners enhance their Path requirements.
28 Dec 2025 - 3 Jan 2026
Gathering Our Gifts
This family retreat is now FULLY BOOKED. If you would like to be placed on the Waiting List please contact the team at [email protected]. Join us for the midsummer family gathering at the beloved Wa...
