ORATIA NEEDS YOU!
Oratia AGM – Tuesday – May 12 -7:30 The Oratia Ratepayers & Residents Association is desperately short of committee members and needs an influx of new energy to stay alive. With a couple of members leaving recently for personal reasons we are at crisis point! If we don’t get some new members joining the committee at […]
Oratia Bus Services to be Cut – Submissions on Now.
Bus services in Oratia and Waiatarua are to be cut under new Auckland Transport Plans. Link to the map of new and reduced services here. If you’d like to make a submission. Please do so HERE Submissions must be made by 1st December. Besides the obvious issue of reduction to Rural Services the other issues it presents […]
Yo, Where’s our Heritage Area Weed Money Gone?
Below is an Excerpt from Auckland Council Called: Weed control in West Auckland “Titirangi Resident and Ratepayers Association Project (TRRA) This project addresses a range of issues in the Titirangi Village business area including graffiti, kerbing, litter and the increasing presence of invasive weeds. The TRRA has worked with Council and other groups, including WeedFree Trust to […]
Has your Unitary Plan submission been opposed?
As you will note below, the Waitakere Ranges Protection Society has opposed many submissions on the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan. This was part of the “further submissions” phase – a part of the process open to everybody who made a primary submission. The submission process is outlined here. The criteria for making a “further submission” […]
GOBSMACKED – Foothills Economic Budget of 25k Goes to Fancy Greenhithe Consultant.
Gobsmacked! 25k was allocated for Foothills Economic Development last December. Auckland Council decided they knew best and ,without consulting ratepayers, they used the 25k to make a list of all the businesses in the foothills, by “computer research (googling) and driving around.” Council outsourced the project to a Managing Director and Senior Consultant in Greenhithe […]
Oratia Gateway Signs Please!
t the Waitakere Ranges Local Board December Meeting, Secretary, Penny Sparks , spoke on behalf of the Oratia Ratepayers & Residents requesting Gateway Signage for Oratia. At last years AGM the Oratia R&R highlighted the lack of visual identity for Oratia village. The town’s main sign used to be the signwriting on the Oratia Settlers […]
Oratia Village Masterplan
Very Local Candidate – Oratia Man: Paul Mitchell Running for Licensing Trust
Special mention here to Oratia’s own candidate: Mr Paul Mitchell. Paul is running for a position on the Waitakere Licensing Board Trust. Ward 3 Here is a copy of his profile below. Good luck in the race Paul! Paul MITCHELL Independent My principal place of residence is in the Waitakere Licensing Trust area. It’s time […]
Help deliver the Apple. It’s fun and friendly.
The 2013 winter edition of the Oratia Apple is soon to be in Oratia letterboxes. My kids love delivering the Apple and we always meet some new neighbours on our street. But we still have some streets that require help. So anyone wishing to help deliver the Oratia Apple please contact Jo atforwardthinking@slingshot.co.nzor on […]
HOT HALLS COURTESY OF ORATIA RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS
ello winter! New radiant heaters have been purchased for both halls. The small hall has had their heaters installed . And the Settlers Hall is due to have theirs installed this month. New curtains have also been hung in the Settlers hall. We’re looking forward to a cosy warm winter for our Playgroup, Movies, Yoga, […]