Issue September 2015

Foodbank AGM

The Otaki Foodbank held its AGM on August 20, when the annual reports were presented and committee elected. Foodbank manager, Lucy Tahere reported a slight...

Penelope Haines

Ōtaki has more than its share of published authors. Penelope Haines joins this group with her first novel The Lost One, out in good bookshops, and available as an ebook.

Reevedon event a raving success

Residents of Reevedon Home and Village dressed to impress and danced the night away at the inaugural Reevedon Rave last month. Enliven’s Reevedon Home in...

Te Horo are MasterMind champions

Kapiti Coast kids love reading and they love a challenge so much that six of the eight teams in the finals finished with just...

Minimising Democracy

Trying to write an editorial on democracy in a non-partisan way is fraught with difficulties. But the slow quiet erosion of the principles of...

Te Horo Talk, September 2015

Winning music and readers at Te Horo School Te Horo School won the senior category of the recent Kapiti Coast District Libraries Mastermind Competition. The winning...

Otaki River walkover 18 September

The Annual Otaki River Walkover conducted by Greater Wellington Regional Council Flood Protection Team in association with Friends of the Otaki River is to...

Befriending Mahara Gallery

Have you visited Mahara Gallery recently? Have you walked past and wondered vaguely what Mahara Gallery is all about? Do you know that Mahara Gallery...

Ranking the Marketing Media

Part of our role as Real Estate consultants is to advise on the appropriate mix of marketing media to promote a Sellers property. This...

Susie Mills Law in Otaki

Shortly, McLarens Law Offices will re-open under the Susie Mills Law banner. This is the lawyer who has a splendid new office in Aputa...

Ocean View Newsletter September 2015

From a Care Givers perspective Aged Care Facilities can conjure up a degree of emotions for people. Bare with me for a moment, as I...

TPPA — ‘No Way’ say protestors

Nui taioreore o ngā tāngata i tae atu ki te hīkoi a te hapori “TPP NO WAY” mai i te Kohanga reo o Tuu Roa tae rawa atu ki Memorial Park, e tautohetohe ana mō te takatu a te kawanatanga kia hono ki te multi-national partnership.
About 150 people joined the locally organised TTP NO WAY hikoi from the Tuu Roa Kohanga Reo to Memorial Park, vociferously protesting against the government’s negotiations to join the multi-national partnership.

Hear Andrew Little, September 11th

Hear Andrew Little talk about equal pay and social justice and its relevance today. Friday 11 September at 6:30pm Otaki College Hall, Mill Road, Otaki

Rod Oram to speak in Otaki, 27 & 28 October 2015

Rod Oram to speak in Otaki Noted economist and clean technology advocate, Rod Oram will speak in Otaki   on 27 & 28 October. Otaki College...

Cancer Support

Anyone affected by cancer, whether they are the patient or support person is welcome to come to our Support Group Meeting, held on 3rd...