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...