NeighbourGood is turning former pastoral land into a freshwater haven, biodiversity hot spot, and pest-free zone — then radiating nursery, labour, machinery, and grassroots organising capability across Golden Bay so neighbouring catchments can heal too. A bright spot for global eco-funders.
For family and social-good funders: NeighbourGood is a living harbour where transient freedom people find refuge, children grow and thrive, organic food is abundant, and genuine community dissolves isolation — core intention made visible on the land.
NeighbourGood is quietly exploring land options in Golden Bay — roughly 100 hectares of rolling, fertile country backing Kahurangi National Park, with a good water story and room for fruit, vegetables, and a pioneer camp. A gentle conversation with locals who know a paddock worth considering.
NeighbourGood is seeking impact investors and founding benefactors to secure foundation land for a regenerative eco-village — belonging, kinship, collaboration, and a nature-centric lifestyle that few other undertakings can generate. Talk to Michael Mayell to arrange details.
For people who have been homeless and placeless for years — who have carried their lives in bags and boxes, moved from couch to couch, or slept in vehicles without a patch of ground to call their own — the NeighbourGood Landing Zone is somewhere to finally land.
If open source and open data are about transparency in technology, then the next question is much larger: How do we create a society that serves people, rather than people serving systems?
A recent discussion on open-source software policy led to a wider question: what kind of society are we trying to build? From government procurement to community-scale technology, openness is not a side issue — it is the shape of the future.
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