Centrepoint (commune)

Centrepoint was a commune in Albany, New Zealand, created in 1977 by Herbert "Bert" Thomas Potter (1925–2012) and 36 others. The commune was created in the model of the therapeutic encounter groups popularised in the 1960s in California. At its largest, it was home to over 200 people. LSD and Ecstasy were allegedly manufactured onsite, and teenagers were pressured to take them by adult counsellors. After Potter's fall from grace, the Kahikatea Eco-Village which had links to the commune and shared at least some members, occupied the site.

Centrepoint (commune)

Centrepoint was a commune in Albany, New Zealand, created in 1977 by Herbert "Bert" Thomas Potter (1925–2012) and 36 others. The commune was created in the model of the therapeutic encounter groups popularised in the 1960s in California. At its largest, it was home to over 200 people. LSD and Ecstasy were allegedly manufactured onsite, and teenagers were pressured to take them by adult counsellors. After Potter's fall from grace, the Kahikatea Eco-Village which had links to the commune and shared at least some members, occupied the site.