Check out the latest Oratia Village Halls Timetable
There is so much happening at the Oratia Halls! Take a look at our updated timetable of regular activities – there are fitness classes for all ages and abilities along with the Tuesday Health Hub, Scouts and the Oratia Playgroup. Something for everyone. The latest timetable can be found here. The Settlers Hall and Small Hall are managed by […]
Become a Member – Oratia Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association
Why become a member of the Oratia Ratepayers and Residents Association (R&R)? We are pretty invisible to most locals, but we’re trying to change that! The Oratia R&R champions essential local projects like road safety initiatives, pest control, and promoting native wildlife conservation, including kererū protection and planting campaigns. We also support other local […]
ORATIA Community Disaster Response Workshop – Sunday 29th September
𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲! Sunday 29th September 2024 2.00pm, Oratia Bowling Club, West Coast Road We’re looking for community members to join us and create a resilience network for Oratia, so we can be better prepared for the next disaster or extreme weather event.To kick things off the Oratia R & R are […]
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 […]