Shiva Shakti Festival | Working Bee Restoration Weekend

Name: Shiva Shakti Festival | Working Bee Restoration Weekend
Start: 2026-02-27T00:00:00+13:00
End: 2026-03-01T07:00:00+13:00
Location: 470 Wilson Road, RD1, South Kaipara Head, Nr. Helensville, Auckland 0874, New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand

Schedule

Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 am to Sun, 01 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 am

UTC+13:00

Location

470 Wilson Road, RD1, South Kaipara Head, Nr. Helensville, Auckland 0874, New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand | Waitakere, AU

𝐵𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙 𝑢𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑠, 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒, 𝑤𝑒 𝑔𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑠 𝑢𝑠.
We warmly invite our community to join us for a
𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞, as we prepare the grounds for 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐢 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞.
This weekend is about 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 - tending to the land, the spaces, and the foundations that make the festival possible.
🌿 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞’𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠
Tasks may include:
– land and site preparation
– cleaning and restoring shared spaces
– setting up infrastructure
– light building, creative preparation, and practical support
No specific skills are required. 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞, along with a willingness to help, collaborate, and be part of the process.
💙 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝
This working bee is held in the same spirit as Shiva Shakti Festival - 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 and one another.
Alongside the work, there will be time for 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.
You’re welcome to come for 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝.
📍 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Dune Lakes Lodge, Aotearoa
(approximately 1 hour from Auckland)
🗓 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬
Thursday 27 February – Sunday 1 March 2026
🏕 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
– Camping available on site
– Please bring your own camping gear
– Campervans welcome
🍲 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 & 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
– 𝐕𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝, and we invite everyone to bring a little food to share
– This is an 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥 & 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞-𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞
– We ask everyone to move with care and respect for the land, one another, and the animals who call this place home
– While we love pets, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞
– 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲-𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 - children are welcome under the care and responsibility of their parents or guardians
🧰 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠
– Comfortable work clothes
– Closed shoes
– Gloves (optional)
– Water bottle
– Sun protection / rain gear (weather dependent)
– Bedding / tent
– 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 (e.g. drill, impact driver, hammer, saw, shovel, rake, wheelbarrow) Tools are welcome but 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝.
𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑐 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑠, 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜-𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒, 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 - 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑘𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢.
✨ 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏 𝐬𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲.

Where is it happening?

470 Wilson Road, RD1, South Kaipara Head, Nr. Helensville, Auckland 0874, New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, 470 Wilson Rd, South Head 0874, New Zealand, Waitakere

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