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The Otaki Timebank is a community of people who support each other by trading hours of service.

One hour of time spent helping someone is recorded, and everyone's hour is equal. Help someone else and then you can be helped. It is that simple, yet it has profound effects. It is like a babysitting circle, but with every service covered and an inbuilt social security system in its structure.
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Reweaving community

When a timebank is working, people notice more links in a community develop – links between people who would not normally have met. A timebank brings out the best in people. Because time is counted, it makes it easy to ask for help.

We have our own Community Chest

If you have time credits which you don't want you can donate them to the Community Trust. Then they can be used to help someone who is very sick or frail or elderly.

Core values of a timebank

1. We are all assets. Every human being has something to contribute
2. Redefining work. Work which raises healthy children, builds strong families, makes democracy work needs to be honoured, recorded and rewarded.
3. Reciprocity. Helping works better as a two-way street.
4. Social networks. We need each other. Community is built on sinking roots, building trust.
5. Respect. Respect demands accountability

Our Timebank logo

Our new logo has been kindly created for us by PHDGraphics.