BROS Aotearoa

BROS Aotearoa Building healthy Men in a new age of Embodied Masculinity. Events & Transformational Experiences Brotherhood is the medicine. OM

Organic Mechanic serves to bring men's wellbeing and brotherhood to the forefront of our community as a medium for collective healing, initiation, and collective transformation. This online group serves as a place to connect and share in between seasonal/bi-monthly events at the time of Rākaunui (full moon). Our events focus on creating a safe container for men to connect, listen, share and learn

through cultural connection, healthy masculine energy, elder wisdom, and physical space where men can lean into their edge as we reckon as a collective with what lies within. Utilizing various processes and healing modalities such as breathwork, yoga, movement, sound healing, circles & more, we aim to address a holistic view of hauora/wellbeing (spiritual, physical, mental & emotional, social), in order to journey through our collective challenges towards understanding. In a time of increased isolation, systemic racism/oppression, and environmental violation, the call to create a space for men to share their emotions and feelings has never been clearer.

Many in our community will be familiar with John Vissers Big Black Boar, an elder, brother and mentor to many, based in ...
19/06/2026

Many in our community will be familiar with John Vissers Big Black Boar, an elder, brother and mentor to many, based in Whaingaroa Raglan with
his lovely wife Tracey Bonnington.

Early this week, they lost their cottage and workshop to a devastating fire (pictured).

Everyone (including pets) are safe, but alongside precious memories, irreplaceable belongings, and an entire cottage, John has lost his tools and a lifetime of work.

The road to rebuilding will be long, challenging, and even with insurance (tbc) - expensive.

Many men in the BROS community have sat around the fire here with John and know this place well. Many people have been impacted by John & Tracey’s work in the local Aotearoa community.

They have both shown up for so many of us. Now it’s our turn.

We have set up a Givealittle - any koha helps, and sharing it matters just as much.
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-local-raglan-couple-john-and-tracey-rebuild

Please share and support where you can
🙏🏽❤️

In the early hours on Monday 15 June, a fire took down John Vissers & Tracey Bonnington's Raglan cottage & workshop. In ...
17/06/2026

In the early hours on Monday 15 June, a fire took down John Vissers & Tracey Bonnington's Raglan cottage & workshop. In a matter of minutes, years of memories, belongings, tools, precious creations, and a place full of life were gone.

The loss is heavy, the cost is large, and the road to rebuilding is long.

They've shown up for so many - now let's show up for them. Please share & support 🙏🏽❤️

A fire took John & Tracey's' Raglan cottage & workshop. They've shown up for so many - now let's show up for them. Please share & support

Bringing together the BROS community in Auckland - we’re gathering at the time of Winter solstice, the shortest day of t...
08/06/2026

Bringing together the BROS community in Auckland - we’re gathering at the time of Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the wilderness of West Auckland for an adventure immersed in nature & brotherhood.

Join us for a series of experiences designed to clear the mind, reinvigorate the body, and ground/connect you with the healing power of nature.

Facilitated by BROS co-founder Graedon Parker and the BROS Leadership community.

Sat 20th June 2026, 9am - 1pm

WHAT TO EXPECT
- 3-4 hours of adventure, brotherhood and vitality
- Re-invigoration of self
- Honest conversations
- Men’s circle
- Time in lush native bush & magnetic sand
- Space to remember who you are

WHAT TO BRING
- Bring your own backpack or share one with a bro
- Prepare for all weather (rainjacket, warm clothes)
- Towel, swimmers (optional)
- Journal & pen - if that’s your thing.
- Walking footwear
- Water & hydrationSnacks (optional)
- A good attitude

LOCATION
Hosted near Piha Beach, West Auckland, Waitakere.
Exact location provided on registration.

Any questions - [email protected]

Register at https://www.bros.nz/store/p/winter-solstice-2026

Supported by the good folks at

There’s a quiet crisis moving through men right now. This “crisis” can look simply like a man going to work.Coming home....
26/05/2026

There’s a quiet crisis moving through men right now. This “crisis” can look simply like a man going to work.

Coming home.
Scrolling.
Sleeping.
Repeat.

It looks like “I’m good mate, just busy.”

It looks like a man who has hundreds of contacts in his phone and no one he could call at 11pm on a Tuesday when something inside him is breaking.

Most men today are leaning on one person for everything emotional - their partner.

And when that’s not enough, there’s nowhere to go.

So we go quiet.
We perform fine.
We perform strong.

But a man was not built to carry it alone.

The data on this is brutal. Men are 3-4 times more likely to die by su***de. The leading cause of death for men under 50 in many countries.

Most don’t see it coming.
Their mates don’t see it coming.
Their partners don’t see it coming.

Because he was performing strong right up until he couldn’t.

This is why brotherhood is medicine.

Not because circles fix you - they don’t.

But because something in a man begins to soften when another man nods and says “yeah, me too” - and means it.

Belonging is not a bonus. It’s a need. As primal as food, sleep, and movement.

Our next online circle is coming up tonight, Tuesday 19th May, 7-9pm on zoom.

Register free at https://www.bros.nz/store/p/online-circles

The first woman a man ever knew was his mother.Whether she was soft or hard. Present or absent. Loving or cold. Here, or...
26/05/2026

The first woman a man ever knew was his mother.

Whether she was soft or hard.
Present or absent.
Loving or cold.
Here, or gone too soon.

She shaped the way you love.

The way you trust.
The way you receive.

The way you show up for every woman who came after.

Partner.
Daughter.
Sister.
Friend.

Most men never name this.

They carry it in patterns that keep returning, like reactions that come from somewhere deeper than the moment. From a story written before they had the words.

And stories can be rewritten.

This July, we're gathering in Whaingaroa for three days. Fire. Bush. Brotherhood. Ceremony. Held by elders who have walked this path themselves.

Rewrite Your Story: Healing the Mother Wound
24 - 26 July 2026, Camp Raglan

Earlybird $499 until 24 June

Limited spaces

Express your interest here https://www.bros.nz/rewrite-your-story-2026

We're hosting the BROS kaupapa at one of the dopest wellbeing festivals of the year - Sauna Fest 2026. Set in the Top 10...
16/04/2026

We're hosting the BROS kaupapa at one of the dopest wellbeing festivals of the year - Sauna Fest 2026.

Set in the Top 10 Holiday Park next to Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua - Sauna fest is a celebration of all things sauna - wellbeing, community & longevity.

With food stalls, workshops, yoga, nature walks, live music from the brother Casual Healing and 14+ different saunas from the nationwide network, it's an experience for the whole whānau.

Join Graedon, Billy and the BROS crew for a workshop in brotherhood connection & vitality on Saturday 12pm in the Earth Zone.

Equil NZ pure mineral Shilajit will be on tap at the Sauna Fest hydration station 🤙🏽

Get tickets at https://www.thesaunaproject.co.nz/saunafest-thesaunaproject

BROTHERS 🔥 Join us on the next BROS Online Circle on Tues 21st April from 7-9pm in a space of depth, connection and brot...
13/04/2026

BROTHERS 🔥 Join us on the next BROS Online Circle on Tues 21st April from 7-9pm in a space of depth, connection and brotherhood.

Hosted monthly at the time of Whiro / New Moon, this online space is open to all men aged 14+.

Head to our website to register free or leave us a koha

REGISTER at https://www.bros.nz/store/p/online-circles or link in bio

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The Masculine Vitality Experience 2026 - four days of brotherhood, connection & challenge.With the power of 30 men, we b...
03/04/2026

The Masculine Vitality Experience 2026 - four days of brotherhood, connection & challenge.

With the power of 30 men, we built an entire bush trail, dove to emotional depths, purified in the sweat lodge, drummed with the rhythms of the night, and faced the fire in another man in the boxing ring.

Nourishing kai from Mangaroa Farms and our Kai Kings kept us well fed, and the guidance of our Elders steered us true.

More men around more fires.

COMING UP
- Leadership Training 2 & 3
- Monthly Online Circles
- MVE 3.0 - March/April 2027

Check our our website for more
https://www.bros.nz

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