Lotus Eco Village

17/05/2026

Crunchy fresh goodness!

07/05/2026

Now that is a good looking roof! 109 solar panels on our community building.

05/05/2026

https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/lifestyle/pets/are-you-doing-enough-to-protect-local-wildlife-from-your-cat
This is a tricky topic. How do we balance the joy a pet brings to an individual and the greater good of protecting our native skinks and birds?

At Lotus this is an individual ethical decision. Some choose not to replace a pet once they have passed on. Some have indoor cats. Others wear the scrunchie collars to minimise the bird casualties. Some, who would love to have a pet cat, choose the wildlife over this want.
One thing that we do here that is unique is we can all love the pets that do live here. There are dogs that take many people on walks and a kitten that gets company when the owners need to be away for the day. Getting a cuddle and a play can help soften the 'desire to own'

We’re a nation of cat lovers, with one of the highest rates of cat ownership in the world – and yet we’re also exceptionally proud of our native birds, a contradiction that is becoming harder to ignore.

03/05/2026

We have emptied and scraped out our pond. It holds a million litres of rain water that is linked to all our homes to water our gardens. Some of our village kids got curious about the clay pond surface and the natural spring. Turns out damming a spring = mud slides!

27/04/2026

With a few days of fine weather ahead of us we dug up the kumara beds. Next year these beds will have much better quality soil thanks to our compost bins.

26/04/2026

The new trampoline on the community garden is rather popular:)

02/04/2026

It's the sixth year of Good Friday hot cross buns in our community house. The kids annual easter egg hunt is on Monday:)

14/03/2026

27/02/2026

It's a brisk morning for a walk but that clear sky is telling me it's a gardening day.

28/11/2025

There's a little bit of grass showing in front of the townhouses