Spend some time with us

Become a member of Common Unity

There are many ways you can share your time and skills and learn from others – from sharing your recipes with our community and cooking in our kitchen, sewing in our workshop, helping out with our Urban Kai Farms.

We value reciprocity with those who share our vision of every child having a village. We also welcome corporate friends or larger groups who would like to have Together Days with us.

To find out more about the various opportunities we have available, click on the headings below, email us at admin@cupa.org.nz or call (04) 260 3343.

Short-term helping

  • Farm Planting Bees: Fri 20 Nov 9.30am; Sat 21 Nov 9.45am; Fri 27 Nov 9.30am - meet at the ReMakery

  • Urban Kai systems support - email Tania

  • Grocer - Tidy, clean, restocking

  • Processing (shucking) our harvest bean bounty - while enjoying a cuppa at our cafe!

  • Fridays: Making Wax Wraps and/or sewing products to restock our Grocer - email Michaela

  • Beepledom: Jar up and label honey - email Michaela (Tue, Wed, Fri)

  • Washing veges, bundling up bamboo for easy handling - email Hannah

  • Knitting - knitting cute little bees for Christmas gift packs - contact Michaela for details (pattern, wool, needles provided).

  • Sewing products for our Grocer (Thursdays, 10am)

Regular helping

Koha Cafe - If you have some experience in working in a cafe and would like to volunteer at our cafe, we would love to hear from you. Contact kohacoffee@cupa.org.nz  Going forward there will be opportunities to learn the art of coffee making!  Watch this space.

General Support

Professional skills needed