March 2015
Second Maoriland film festival to put Otaki on the world map
The second Maoriland Film Festival kicks off on Tuesday 24th March, finishes Sunday 29th March.
Last year close to 5,000 attended screenings of 48 short films and 11 feature films. This year is even more ambitious with 120 short films, 10 feature films and 10 documentaries from USA, Canada, South Africa, Europe and Aotearoa.
News
Heritage Trust concerned at fate of Otaki Children’s Health Camp rotunda
Letter to the mayor, KCDC: The Otaki Museum read with some concern the item about the removal of Stand Children’s Services (formerly the Otaki Children’s Health Camp) to Paraparaumu. Breaking news: Health camp stays!
Local funeral directors in hospice fundraiser
Arohanui hospice will receive $500 as a result of a fundraiser called Death by Chocolate. Vintage hearses descended on Napier as part of their...
Thumbs up, Thumbs down
Thumbs up
Otaki Men’s Shed for putting up the painted panels at the skate park- Kapiti Youth Council for their Youth 2 U $ grants for young people
- To Otaki College kids enjoying (very noisily) their sports’ day.
- To the three Otaki College soccer boys selected to go to Sydney.
- Dutchy’s Burger Joint – portable van with healthy burgers. Yea to healthy fast food!
- To home grown veges and those beautiful purple aubergines.
- To the Friday Group at the Golf Club
Thumbs down
To the ratbags who stole the Koru from Waitohu School.- To the man laying commercial nets and poaching fish from the Otaki River.
- To the person poaching eels from the stream by the Quarter Acre Café.
Gardening
Focus on growing quinces
This golden-yellow fruit is widely known as an emblem of happiness, love and fruitfulness, and features strongly in the history and mythology of ancient Greece and Rome.
Ultra-easy, low water sedums
Sedums are often taken for granted in our gardens. Maybe it’s because they don’t bloom till late summer or autumn, but more likely it’s because they are so easy to grow.
Te Horo Garden Centre, March 2015
Featuring the Chocolate Silk Tree – Purple Leaf Albizzia and the Eucalyptus Ficifolia – Red Flowering Gum
Taking Ōtaki's Pulse
Living a healthy life: March 10 – April 14
This course will help you take charge of your life and will be of benefit to anybody living with a long term condition, not...
New funding boosts maternal mental health
New funding for MidCentral DHB’s already successful maternal mental health service will allow them to enhance the care being provided to new mothers.
History
Heritage Trust concerned at fate of Otaki Children’s Health Camp rotunda
Letter to the mayor, KCDC: The Otaki Museum read with some concern the item about the removal of Stand Children’s Services (formerly the Otaki Children’s Health Camp) to Paraparaumu. Breaking news: Health camp stays!
From the Otaki Mail, February 22, 1935
Otaki State School annual picnic. The annual picnic in connection with the Otaki State School was held at Kaingaraki Park, kindly lent for the occasion by Mr and Mrs F Kilmister, on Wednesday.
Columns
Sports, arts, music & entertainment
Creative Communities Scheme
Calling arts & cultural activities organisers!
You may be eligible to apply to the Creative Communities Scheme, administered by the Kāpiti Coast District Council and...
Life
Citizens Advice Bureau Otaki, Awareness Week 16 – 22 March
Your local bureau is an independent community organisation that is here to help you with a wide range of issues. We provide free, confidential and independent information and advice. It doesn’t matter what your question is, we’ll help, and if we can’t help you directly, we’ll find someone who can.
Making Ends Meet
After Christmas financial fall out can push families past the point of being able to cope with all their financial commitments.
Business, industry & farming
Local funeral directors in hospice fundraiser
Arohanui hospice will receive $500 as a result of a fundraiser called Death by Chocolate. Vintage hearses descended on Napier as part of their...
Te Horo Garden Centre, March 2015
Featuring the Chocolate Silk Tree – Purple Leaf Albizzia and the Eucalyptus Ficifolia – Red Flowering Gum
KCDC Update
Ōtaki Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Kāpiti Coast District Council has been working through a series of projects to improve the Ōtaki Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Otaki Children’s Day
Don’t miss the celebrations for Ōtaki Children’s Day on Sunday 1 March at Ōtaki Pool, 11am–3pm.
Sky’s the limit at Ōtaki Kite Festival
A record number of national and international kite flyers will be at this year’s Ōtaki Kite Festival on 28 February/1 March.
Classifieds
Environment
Vandana Shiva visits Ōtaki kura
Networking and relationship building was delivered in abundance at the Te Kura-a-iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano,(WRM) garden, as they hosted notable international manuhiri (visitors) and local growers.
An Environmental Mission
Local woman Di Buchan is on a mission. She, along with support from her late husband Michael Moriaty, has set up an environmental trust. “… with the right support, little by little, we can heal our waterways and our soils and our forests.”
Our people
Reg & Val Taylor – married for 65 Years
Long time Otaki couple, Reg and Val Taylor reached their 65 year wedding anniversary on January 28, celebrating with 60 plus family members on February 21.
Car salesman to international Chef
Having worked his early years on his parents’ market garden followed by a few years selling cars and then a stint in the corporate world, Lindsay Thorpe was beginning to feel a bit bored – what to do with life.