Atamai Village is a unique settlement, with an ambitious vision. This section attempts to describe what we're building here.

Setting and Land

A combination of forests and fields nestled in a river valley, near the beach in a beautiful part of New Zealand. This section describes our site layout, permaculture design and location. The setting of the village is being beautifully landscaped with ponds, orchards and forests, according to permaculture principles and provides extensive opportunities to produce healthy, organic foods and a variety of other resources for use in the village economy.... Read More

How it Works

A village is a settlement where people move from the privacy and separateness of their individual homes and families to their daily exchanges with others – all within the village and its environs... Read More

Human Needs and Village Life

We've done significant work in crafting inclusive decision making processes, working out how to resolve conflicts should they arrive, and start figuring out how to live together fairly and happily despite a very diverse range of backgrounds and beliefs... Read More