Issue June 2015

Enrolments now open Unique environment — Awesome facility — Qualified staff The holiday programme runs every school holidays up to Term 4. It is a physically active programme...

Ōtaki, the northernmost pearl in the district's string of townships, is poised for economic growth and expansion as its political leaders push for advancements...

CACTUS — the Combined Adolescent Challenge Training Unit and Support programme — is designed to extend a young person’s mind and physical capability, with...

From the Principal After recently having time off for knee surgery it is certainly great to be back at work seeing the fantastic things that...

On the 2nd of May 2015 six amazing families from Otaki College completed the Computers in Homes programme for 2015. These six families have successfully...

I was bringing in the washing yesterday evening. It was chilly and felt almost like there could be a frost. A bee was clinging...

A choice selection of CITRUS trees. Are you a bit bored of Meyer lemons? Come along and check out our old school lemons. Lisbon: Originally from Portugal...

Otaki’s son and Global award-winner Hamish Scott, inventor of the STARPATH innovation phenomenon, lights up an Aston Martin DBS for the Gumball3000 Rally and...

Arbor Day Planting Chrystall’s Bend Walkway Otaki River 10am, Friday 5th June. Join Otaki College and Friends of the Otaki River to plant 1100 native plants. Holes are pre dug, bring a spade and a friend. Morning tea provided. Trevor Wylie, secretary 06 3648918 geminiservices@xtra.co.nz

The apricot (Prunus armeniaca) grows naturally as a slender tree. A member of the rose family, it has delicate, white blossoms that emerge in...

Every piece of property in NZ has a rating valuation (RV). Many people base purchase decisions on this figure. This is not wholly wrong,...

The news that the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC)is not going to help fund and therefore save the Capital Connection is very grim news for Otaki and our only rail link to Wellington. On the face of it Otaki has been let down by the very agency which should be supporting us and advocating for us... STOP PRESS "Fran Wilde advised the the GWRC had agreed to match the funding of Horizons Regional Council on condition that government came on board."

People often are turned off using native plants in their garden because there are few with big bright flowers. Whilst this is true to...

On behalf of the Waitohu Streamcare Group our sincere thanks for the recent support we have had — in no particular order — from...

What are your rights when buying from a seller e.g. in a garage sale? Private sales are not covered by the Consumer Guarantees Act or...