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Story: Communes and communities

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Early communities

  3. Communes: 1960s and 1970s

  4. From Centrepoint to eco-villages: 1980s–21st century

  5. Religious and spiritual communities

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Early communities

Parihaka

Parihaka

Bickerton's Federative Home, 1899

Bickerton's Federative Home, 1899

Beeville

Beeville

Riverside, 1962

Riverside, 1962

From page 2 - Communes: 1960s and 1970s

Back to nature at Wilderland

Back to nature at Wilderland (1st of 2)

Wilderland in the 2000s

Wilderland in the 2000s (2nd of 2)

Dinner at Jerusalem

Dinner at Jerusalem

Hay barn, Sunburst ohu

Hay barn, Sunburst ohu

Ahu Ahu ohu, around 2010

Ahu Ahu ohu, around 2010

Meal time, Chippenham

Meal time, Chippenham

From page 3 - From Centrepoint to eco-villages: 1980s–21st century

Centrepoint, 1984

Centrepoint, 1984

Pizza oven building course, Kohatu Toa

Pizza oven building course, Kohatu Toa

Earthsong residents

Earthsong residents

From page 4 - Religious and spiritual communities

Marist musicians

Marist musicians

Convent of the Sacred Heart chapel plan

Convent of the Sacred Heart chapel plan (1st of 3)

Sisters of Compassion centenary

Sisters of Compassion centenary (2nd of 3)

Sisters of Mercy in the community

Sisters of Mercy in the community (3rd of 3)

Dinner at the Southern Star Abbey, 1989

Dinner at the Southern Star Abbey, 1989

Gloriavale

Gloriavale

Bodhinyanarama monastery

Bodhinyanarama monastery

How to cite this page:

Caren Wilton, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/communes-and-communities/media (accessed 29 September 2023)

Story by Caren Wilton, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 4 Apr 2018

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