Cohousing NZ - Properties Available; http://cohousing.org.nz/availability-0 en Kotare Village http://cohousing.org.nz/communities/kotare-village <div class="field-location"> Hawkes Bay </div> <img src="http://cohousing.org.nz/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_lg/public/images/view_from_hillblock_-_kotare-crp.jpg?itok=jekeMItf" width="750" height="464" alt="" /> <article class="field-body"> <p>Kotare Village is a self-reliant, permaculture-focussed, eco-village on rural site in rural Northern Hawke's Bay.</p> <p>Building on the current nucleus the Village it so eventually accomodate 30 families, along with the Koanga Institute's <em>Centre for Regenerative Living</em>. The community is  looking to expand membership for people who want to support the shared goal a regenerative, permaculture focused future through "independent village living, local economies and co-evolution".</p> <p><img alt="" class="image-flexslider_full" height="500" src="/sites/default/files/styles/flexslider_full/public/images/pioneers_group_-_kotare.jpg?itok=yUjIZQS4" width="800" />Kotare’s shared cultural life includes meals, facilitated meetings, gardening, cooperative business, conflict resolution, song, parties, theater, child care, building projects, and community work days.</p> <p>A unique leasehold arrangement allows residents to lease land for for 34 years, renewable. Members are responsible for own dwellings, to be based on a community driven <a href="http://kotarevillage.org.nz/generic-house-designing-begins/">generic design</a>.</p> <p>The community is developing a range of shared <em>services:</em> childcare, a workshop, organic food storage and processing, vehicle fleet for hire, building equipment, telecoms, power generation etc.</p> <p>Looking more outward, Kotare will make use of in-house permaculture skills, resources and marketing to create <em>co-operative business opportunities</em> for members.</p> <p>The community has a systematized <a href="http://kotarevillage.org.nz/information-for-prospective-settlers/">induction process for those interested in joining</a>, and  options include donor, settler or investor.</p> <p>Visit <a href="http://kotarevillage.org.nz">The Kotare Website</a>.</p> </article> <div class="field-taxonomy-vocabulary-15"> <a href="/communities/status-5">Site Acquired</a> </div> <div class="field-taxonomy-vocabulary-9"> <a href="/availability">Open to New Members</a> </div> <div class="field-taxonomy-vocabulary-9"> <a href="/availability-0">Properties Available;</a> </div> <h3 class="field-label"> Content Image </h3> <img src="http://cohousing.org.nz/sites/default/files/images/pioneers_group_-_kotare.jpg" width="2500" height="2270" alt="" /> Sun, 14 Feb 2016 12:33:39 +0000 Developer 802 at http://cohousing.org.nz http://cohousing.org.nz/communities/kotare-village#comments