Welcome to the Otamatea Eco-Village web site. We are a community using organic principles to meet our members needs and care for the native eco system. The site has information about our permaculture community and its projects and events. We run an annual Permaculture Design Course and open days.

Permaculture is a practical concept applicable from the balcony to the farm, from the city to the wilderness. It enables people to establish productive environments providing for food, energy, shelter, material and non-material needs, as well as the social and economic infrastructures that support them. Permaculture means thinking carefully about our environment, our use of resources and how we supply our needs. It aims to create systems that will sustain us not only for the present, but for future generations. Most residents have completed a Permaculture Design Course.

Gently rolling pastures slope away from a central ridge. Pockets of native bush are protected by conenant and are being regenerated and extended. The sheltered harbour position has unspoilt panoramic views. There is one large lake and many more have been dug for water catchment. The peninsular situation offers good fishing and other water activities. Its wetlands are home to a wide variety of birdlife.