Company, security and peace of mind
There are many reasons people give for moving into a retirement village. But according to industry experts, security is almost always part of the...
PROTEA POWER
By VIVIENNE BAILEY
Dense, bright green shrubs covered in oleander-type leaves, and splashed with sugary-pink, black-fringed flower domes were a common sight in our gardens...
With your support, Otaki Surf Club can win a new inflatable
By MARGARET ANDREWS
The Otaki Surf Life Saving Club is out to win a new $3000 inflatable rescue boats (IRB) and will need support from...
Otaki kids face “pizza reading challenge”
By VIVIENNE BAILEY
More than 20 young and hungry Otaki readers tucked into a swag of Hell Pizzas (the 333 Kids’ Pizza type,“ high in...
A Dinosaur in the Garden
Election day, Saturday was not for the faint-hearted, but a hardy few did brave the cold and gusty southerly and driving rain, to walk...
Yarn bombing hits Riverstone cafe tree
A unique piece of public art has appeared on the cherry tree at RiverStone Cafe.
The tree has been “yarn-bombed” with multi-coloured knitting designed to...
Singing for Health
A young man and a more senior woman want to hear Otaki singing. An Otaki Seniors Choir is about to be launched in Otaki...
A Community Owned Renewable Energy Group
A group from the Energise Otaki initiative are considering setting up an entity to supply renewable energy related products and services to the Otaki...
The family-friendly cafe of choice
Since Jeanine Cornelius and Brent Havis took over nearly two years ago, RiverStone Cafe has become the family-friendly cafe of choice in Otaki.
Located at...
Ōtaki College News » September 2014
From the Principal
Continued Student Sporting Successes
The College has continued to show that despite its size it can match it with much larger colleges and...
Waitohu School Wet Rock planting
The Waitohu Wet Rock environmentalists spent a recent afternoon planting out wetland seedlings they’d helped raise, alongside the Waitohu Stream.
Begun last year, the Waitohu...
Homegrown Produce stall opens next week » Transition Town...
“Using Ōtaki’s rich soil and ideal climate to grow our own food is one small step towards a more self-sufficient community,” said Dee Armstrong...
Rotary books to Raro
Rotary Club of Otaki members, president Murray Carr, left and Warren Irving, below, with the pallets of books which were packed and ready to...
MenzShed Update » September 2014
The final workbench at the Shed has been finished and fitted with a wood working vice which was kindly dropped in by a casual...