Be Part of a Project That Demonstrates What’s Possible

Riverlution Tiny House Village is more than a housing project. It’s a community-driven initiative exploring how affordable housing, environmental restoration, climate resilience, and neighbourhood regeneration can work together in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor. We welcome support from individuals, organisations, businesses, researchers, and community groups who share that vision.

Whether you have practical skills, resources, expertise, or simply enthusiasm, there are many ways to contribute — get in touch if you can offer support.

Volunteer Your Time

We’re always looking for people who can support with:

  • Native planting and ecological restoration
  • Community events and engagement
  • Administration
  • Communications and storytelling
  • Design and creative work
  • Fundraising and grant applications
  • Working bees and site preparation

Every contribution helps improve the River Corridor and helps us move closer to establishment.

Share Your Professional Expertise

The village initiative benefits enormously from the knowledge and generosity of skilled professionals. We’re particularly interested in connecting with people experienced in:

  • Te Ao Māori and mātauranga Māori
  • Planning and consenting
  • Engineering
  • Architecture and urban design
  • Sustainable infrastructure
  • Landscape architecture
  • Environmental science
  • Community development
  • Governance and legal services
  • Project management
  • Social research and evaluation

If your expertise could help strengthen the project, we’d love to hear from you.

Become a Project Partner

We’re actively building partnerships with organisations that share our commitment to:

  • Affordable housing innovation
  • Climate adaptation
  • Environmental restoration
  • Community wellbeing
  • Education and knowledge sharing
  • Regenerative development

Partnerships may include sponsorship, technical support, research collaboration, resource sharing, community programmes, and training and educational opportunities. Working in collaboration will help develop a more impactful initiative that benefits Richmond, Ōtautahi and tiny house communities.

Support Through Sponsorship or Donations

Establishing the village requires investment in shared infrastructure and community facilities. Support may include:

  • Financial sponsorship
  • In-kind donations
  • Materials and equipment
  • Trade services
  • Planting stock and landscaping resources
  • Renewable energy systems
  • Community facility fit-out support

Sponsors and supporters will be recognised as contributors to an innovative housing and regeneration initiative that has the potential to influence future projects across Aotearoa.

Join the Village

Do you own, or are you planning to build, a Tiny House on Wheels? We’ll welcome future applications from people who:

  • Share RTHV community values
  • Are interested in collaborative living
  • Want to contribute to environmental restoration
  • Value sustainability and regeneration
  • Are willing to participate in village governance and community life

Once Riverlution Tiny House Village secures a lease, we’ll market the opportunity to apply for residency. If you’re interested in applying to live in the village, join our email list and we’ll keep you updated as the project progresses.

Stay Connected

You can keep informed about the RTHV initiative through this website and by joining our email list. To sign up for updates (sent only a few times each year, with information about milestones, community events and volunteer opportunities), complete this short form.

Riverlution Tiny House Village is a community effort. By contributing your skills, resources, knowledge, or enthusiasm, you’re helping demonstrate a hopeful and practical model for affordable, sustainable living in Ōtautahi.

Want to understand more about the proposal first? Read about The Village, or see who’s behind it on About Us. Still have questions? Check out our FAQ.