Permaculture Tours - PC Hui 2026

Guided Tours of Permaculture Properties in Nelson, Tasman and Golden Bay

an addition to the National Permaculture Hui 2026

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Note: All tours only allow for limited numbers. Booking is essential. Minibus tours are bookable until April 4th. Self-drive day-tours until midday April 10th, accommodation til midday, April 11th. While spaces are available only.

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OVERVIEW

We will be visiting many exemplary selected homesteading properties which demonstrate a diversity of features showcasing permaculture principles in action - including water management systems, food forests, integrated animal systems, super-productive organic gardens and cosy aesthetic homes constructed with ecological building materials. A special feature of this tour is the underpinning of social permaculture, prevalent in our visits to intentional land-based communities, when this aspect will be spoken about by residents.

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FIVE TOUR OPTIONS:

• Day-TOUR 1A - Monday 2-5pm: Self-drive Nelson URBAN (with own vehicle). Visit 3 properties. $23 FULLY BOOKED.

• Day-TOUR 1B - Monday 2-9pm: Self-drive Tasman RURAL plus Riverside (with own vehicle). Visit 2 properties, plus dinner and evening presentation at Riverside Community, Motueka. $48

• Overnight-TOUR 2 - Monday 2pm til Tuesday 11am: Tasman RURAL (in minibus). Visit 3 properties including Riverside Community (finishes at Riverside). This tour includes minibus transport, Monday dinner, evening presentation and Tuesday breakfast. Essential to book Monday marae-style accommodation at Riverside as add-on, or arrange something else locally. $75

• Overnight-TOUR 2B - Monday, 13 April, 2pm til Tuesday, 11am: SELF-DRIVE Tasman RURAL. Visit 3 properties including Riverside Community in your own vehicle (finish at Riverside). This tour includes Monday dinner and Tuesday breakfast. It's essential to book Monday accommodation at Riverside as an add-on, unless you stay locally. $68

• Two-day TOUR 3 - Tuesday 11am til Thursday 10am: GOLDEN BAY extensive (starts at Riverside, finishes at Takaka i-Site). This tour includes minibus transport, 4 meals (Wed lunches, Tues dinner, Wed & Thurs breakfast), and 2-nights shared accommodation at the Sandcastle in Pohara. Tuesday lunch and Wednesday dinner not included (we will go out to eat locally). $240

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LOGISTICS:

Tickets for adults and children are the same price. Sorry, due to limited spaces we do not give discounts.

Tour 2 concludes at Riverside Community, Lower Moutere, on Tuesday morning. Tour 3 concludes at Takaka i-Site Thursday morning. You will need to arrange your own onward transport from there.

Note for Tour 2: ACCOMMODATION options for Monday, April 13th at Riverside: $15-55 per night (limited spaces bookable via this booking page. Note: These are ONLY available for people on Tour 2. Please do not book otherwise.). If accommodation at Riverside is booked out, an alternative locally is the Happy Apple Backpackers - book a variety of rooms via https://www.happyapplebackpackers.com/ (transport provided)

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Your hosts/guide:

The tours post-hui are brought to you be the team of Earthcare Education Aotearoa based at Tui Community, Golden Bay.

Tours 1A and 2 will be hosted by the property owners.

On tours 1B, 2 and 3, your guide will be Robina McCurdy, one of Aotearoa's original permaculture teachers and local to the area. She brings a wealth of knowledge to the tours and has carefully selected the properties visited herself.

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Have you bought your ticket for the Hui?

If not yet, here is the link to the Hui ticketing page: https://events.humanitix.com/nz-permaculture-hui-2026