Issue October 2014

Content in the October 2014 issue

Guardian Angels fight family violence

Each hour of each day about seven New Zealand children are caught up in family violence. Family Works, part of Presbyterian Support Central, is calling...

Main Stret hosts Xmas celebration

Otaki will have an opportunity to enjoy some Christmas cheer on 28 November with a Main Street celebration. The Friday night event – from 5-9pm...

CrossCountry champions

Local primary school children distinguished themselves in the recent Inter-Regional Cross-country championship meeting held at Hanmer Springs. Fletcher Carpenter, 9 from Waitohu , Oakley Fearon,...

Otaki Community Board – October meeting

By MARGARET ANDREWS Public Speaking and Responses: Board chairman, James Cootes, opened the meeting by acknowledging Don and Pat Edhouse and who have served the community...

Fire Brigade Honours Night

By MARGARET ANDREWS Thirteen members of the Otaki Volunteer Fire Brigade received service awards acknowledging a total 233 years as fire fighters at their Honours...

Penny’s piece » October 2014

Council made the tough decision recently to close the Otaki I-Site and that will be happening in June next year. The investment of Kapiti-wide...

Te Horo Salad – organic style

 By VIVIENNE BAILEY It’s a mouthful of green and red goodness – a healthy mixture of cos, frilled and oak-leaf lettuce, herbs and touches of...

Te Horo Talk

  By VIVIENNE BAILEY Country market blossoms Te Horo’s historic hall is the hub of the local community, and this is well illustrated when the country market...

Ōtaki College News » October 2014

From the Principal Student Leadership and School Events Over recent months I have been privileged to observe the manner in which the Ōtaki College Heads of...

Roads are for People

Opinion piece by Liz Mikklesen It is assumed by the motoring population that all roads are there for cars, trucks and buses. For some time...

Otaki trainers score at Otaki races

By Lloyd Chapman On Saturday 17 October the Otaki Maori Racing Club had one of their regular racedays. Local trainers Karen Zimmerman and Rachael Frost...

Late Immersion Programme 2015

Whānau are invited to follow our expression of interestprocess for enrolling their tamariki in our late immersion programme known as Whakatupu Reo.Whakatupu Reo is...

Otaki MenzShed Update » October 2014

At the 2013 Otaki Expo there were three blokes at a bare table handing out photocopies of Waikanae MenzShed flyers and collecting names of...

Computers in Homes

By Ann Chapman A combined initiative between the ‘Computers in Homes Trust’ (CIH) and ‘Te Reanga Ipurangi Education Trust’ is supporting Otaki whanau. Some children...

Feeding the kids at te kura

By ANN CHAPMAN The Otaki Mail, in recent articles has written about the need to put kids first. At Te Kura-a-iwi-o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano they...