May 2015
Second Maoriland Film festival a huge success
Otaki put itself on the world map with its indigenous film festival last month. This was the second occasion, and we can look forward to it becoming an important event on the cultural calendar.
120 short films, 10 feature films and 10 documentaries from indigenous film makers all over the world were viewed in the Civic Theatre, Nga Purapura and Hadfield Hall.
News
KCDC urges support for Capital Connection and public transport
The Kāpiti District wants the Greater Wellington Regional Council to commit funding support to enable the Capital Connection train service to be retained.
Mayor Ross...
Gardening
Garden tasks for April
Flower garden
Lift gladioli corms and dahlia tubers once the foliage has died down, and store in a cool, dry place.
Plant your lily bulbs or...
Fruit Trees Galore
We have some treasures for you…
Just some of the many varieties available now available.
Te Horo Garden Centre
Main Highway & Te Horo Beach Rd TE...
Combiguards & Fert tablets
Do you want every plant to have the best chance of a boosting through salt winds, animal browse or a drought in your big...
Autumn
Darkening skies, gloomy mornings and early nights. Some people hate it. It heralds the cold of winter, of less time in the garden enjoying...
Thumbs up, Thumbs down
Thumbs up
Simon Neale and his Youtube shoots of the Maoriland Film Festival- Otaki Community Health Trust for funding replacement batteries and pads for the Te Horo Beach community’s defibrillator.
- MenzShed for their awesome work for ANZAC Day making all those white crosses
- Otaki Community Patrol as our night-time eyes and ears
- RSA catering staff for providing all those dawn breakfasts
- Awesome OtakiCollege Kids Shaving for a Cure for Leukaemia research, and raising $1,700
Thumbs down
Broadband: Why do we have to endure slow copper, when the rest of Kapiti is getting UFB?- The beach rubbish dumpers. Again! Especially the dumper of dirty nappies.
- The hoons on bikes who destroy the safety, peace and tranquillity of the beach with their unsafe driving.
- The same hoons who ran over a dog
- The cretin who stole the arty little metal bird perched on a metal rod, from the Te Horo beach pink stump
- The low life who stole the laptop from All Saints Church on Easter Sunday between 8 and 9am
Taking Ōtaki's Pulse
History
From the Otaki Mail, Friday April 26 1935
ANZAC DAY CELEBRATION IN OTAKI
Twenty years ago yesterday the immortal name of Anzac was first forged ’mid blood and fire on Gallipoli heights, and...
Otaki Museum
Have you seen the latest items in Otaki Remembers World War I? There is a focus on Gallipoli where twelve local men died a...
Life
The biggest kamokamo
A whopping 6.25 kg kamokamo was the clear winner of “The biggest kamokamo” competition, run by the organisers of the Seasonal Surplus Stall on...
Menzshed’s Marathon White Crosses Project
Anzac Day was celebrated differently this year, with over 80 white crosses for the soldier’s cemetery, constructed in memory of those from the Otaki...
Business, industry & farming
Rongotea Sale 22nd April 2015
The yards were full to capacity at Rongotea today, with even the drafting pens needed to cope with the large number of boner cows...
Real estate: 12 month sales report
Otaki; A total of 170 properties sold in Otaki during the last 12 months to 31st March, at an average sale price of $237,660....
Sports, arts, music & entertainment
Arts, Crafts & Fun at Trinity Farm
Weather was good, numbers were good and people enjoyed themselves at the Trinity Farm Arts and Crafts weekend over Easter. There was pottery, sculpture,...
Kapiti Coast Quilters Guild
Quilt Exhibition at Southward Theatre in Otaihanga on 16th and 17th May.
Why hold a show
To let people know who we are and what we...
KCDC Update
KCDC urges support for Capital Connection and public transport
The Kāpiti District wants the Greater Wellington Regional Council to commit funding support to enable the Capital Connection train service to be retained.
Mayor Ross...
Environment
Close-up with the natives
I’ve just taken off a few days to walk the Heaphy track, one of New Zealand’s 8 great walks. I really enjoyed sharing my...
Major Planting Season Ahead
Friends of the Otaki River embark on another busy planting season commencing Saturday 16 May with the Otaki New World Planting Day.
5,100 native trees...
Editorial: Whose Beach is it Anyway?
The Otaki Mail has become aware of dangerous, irresponsible driving on Otaki Beach. There has always been a tension between the common belief that...
Bees Through the Seasons
In recognition of the importance of bees to our lives we are starting a regular column by bee keeper Penny Kerr-Hislop. She will provide...
Our people
Focus On: Trevor Pye
What’s most fascinating about Otaki is its diversity of residents. Someone suggested that we had a famous illustrator of children’s books living in our street. Inquiries confirmed that it was Trevor Pye who had...
Otaki Rotary News: Presentation of Paul Harris Fellow to Ngaire Lutz
The success of Otaki Rotary over the last 50 years, has been due, in no small part, to the help of member’s wives and partners. So many of our projects and functions would not...