Riverside Community NZ

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About Riverside Community NZ

A rural intentional community at 289 Main Road Lower Moutere in Upper Moutere, Nelson, close to Motueka and Abel Tasman National Park. Riverside Community was founded by Christian pacifists in 1941 and is New Zealand's oldest intentional community. The Riverside Community Trust, a registered charity founded in 1953, runs affordable workshops in crafts, agriculture and horticulture, and holds a Cultural Centre with weekly classes from yoga to drama. The community serves a weekly open-invite lunch of homegrown vegetarian food, on a koha basis, for up to 60 people. Riverside Hostel is an affordable place to stay, and the Cultural Centre is a hire venue for private events. Riverside Milk sells raw milk from the farm gate, and the café is a meeting spot for locals. The Great Taste Cycle Trail passes by the community's entrance.