Issue October 2014

Since we reported earlier in the year on Hamish Scott's achievements in England with his revolutionary Starpath 'glow in the dark' footpath, much has...

Energise Otaki were the big winners of the prestigious WWF's Conservation Innovation award, which carried a prize of $25,000 the World Wildlife Fund is a...

Power ON or Power Off ? I often get asked about whether to leave the computer on or turn it off at the end of...

By MARGARET ANDREWS If you ever wanted to know about a craft, hobby or community group, then the Otaki Community Expo held recently was the...

Working under the government’s Children’s Action Plan, Otaki/Horowhenua has recently established a pilot ‘Children’s Team’. This is a new way of working together in partnership with children, families/whanau and support services - all aimed at getting vulnerable children the help they need quickly and efficiently.

By MARGARET ANDREWS There’s a mystery group of women busily knitting decorative squares to “dress” some of the trees around the Otaki railway and downtown...

Spring is an exciting time for Kiwi families. With the cold winter months a fading memory, parents are eager to get the kids out...

By MARGARET ANDREWS With the Otaki Foodbank shelves near empty, the Meadows Church collection of cans and non-perishable foods, two weeks ago, arrived at a...

By MARGARET ANDREWS  The Otaki Toy Library turned 21 and celebrated with a huge birthday cake which was formally cut during the Saturday morning opening...

  Fatty O’Leary’s Dinner Party by Alexander McCall Smith It takes a lot to get under the skin of Cornelius ‘Fatty’ O’Leary, but then there is a...

This week we saw several elderly pets in our clinic, with the oldest ones being an 18 year old dog and a 22 year...

There are some risks involved when you buy second hand goods online. Buying Privately Private sales typically include buying at a garage sale, from a neighbour,...

By MARGARET ANDREWS Working together was always a part of Jack and Maureen Gimblett’s 62 years of marriage and it was through this lifetime partnership...

From the Otaki Mail Friday October 31 1924 THE GOVERNOR VISITS OTAKI VISITS NATIVE COLLEGE UNVEILS BUBBLE FOUNTAIN The Governor-General, Lord Jellicoe, and Lady Jellicoe, accompanied by...

As vets, our goal is to help you to keep your pets in the best of health. A relatively new approach to this is...