This January, we’re opening the garden every Friday and inviting our hapori to spend time with us on the whenua at Kai Rotorua.
Every Friday in January
🕙 10.00am – 1.30pm
These Hapori Days are relaxed, hands-on mornings in the māra, where we share how we do our māra kai mahi and work alongside each other as the season unfolds. Each Friday will look a little different – guided by what the garden needs on the day.
You might find yourself learning anything from seed sowing, planning and shaping garden spaces, planting, soil care, or harvesting. No two Fridays are the same. What stays the same is the intention: learning practical skills you can take home to your own garden, while contributing to the health, abundance, and ongoing production of kai that supports our wider community.
☕ Kai & Manaakitanga
Morning tea will be provided, with tea and coffee available throughout the morning.
We invite everyone to bring a plate (nothing too fancy) to share for a light, communal lunch.
👨👩👧👦 Spaces
These Hapori Days are intentionally small and intimate, with only 10 spaces available each Friday.
Whānau are warmly welcome — a family (parents and tamariki) counts as one space.
🌦️ Weather
As gardeners, our mahi happens in ever-changing weather.
We’ll be out there rain or shine (hopefully more shine ☀️).
If conditions become unsafe while we’re out there, we’ll make a call on whether to continue. If the forecast is looking gnarly, we’ll send an update the night before.
No cancellation email beforehand means we’re good to go.
If you’d like to join us, please let us know you’re coming by adding your name here:
👉 https://forms.gle/WtsipWv3FBcSo9Sr6
Nau mai, haere mai — we look forward to seeing you there.