Put this in your Diary: Oratia Country Fair

World famous in West Auckland, Oratia District School’s biennial Country Fair returns on Sunday 22 March 2015 – bigger and better than ever. Put the Oratia Country Fair  in your Diary and like us on facebook to support our wonderful school fundraiser.  All funds raised will go to some new soft fall for the Junior Playground. Planning is […]

Misleading Consultation – Oratia Was Not in the Budget (2015-18)

Oratia is not funded in the next three years despite local board declaring it as a  top initiative. Before Christmas, Waitakere household’s were sent a consultation questionnaire  about the Local Boards Draft 3 year budget (Draft Plan 2014 Budget 15/18) asking  – Do you support the boards three  key local board initiatives:   Environment, Improving Glen […]

Heritage Grant Enables Ceiling Restoration

The Small Hall,  our treasured Category II heritage building –  a gift to Oratia from the Catholic Church,  has had some much needed restoration work to its interior.  The  mould on the ceiling has been treated and its had a fresh lick of paint over the summer.  It was a joint effort with Oratia R&R […]

New Sign for the Oraita Hall and a Bit of a Garden Tidy up

The Oratia R&R got busy before Christmas, smartening up the public space. We received permission as the leaseholders to  put in a new sign.  The new sign  reflects the heritage of the original  building with the  name signwritten on the building in an arch over the door. And because we wanted to finish off  the entrance area , […]

ORATIA NEW YEAR’S DAY PICNIC

NEW YEAR’S DAY PICNIC at the home of Barbara and David Harre 527 West Coast Road, Oratia from 3pm, Thursday January 1st, 2015. Bring … – food and drink – all your picnic gear – a piece of wood per family for the steam engine – a gold coin per person for the Folk Museum […]

Your Right to Know

In New Zealand, every citizen has the right to access information held by public bodies. By law, they have to respond. Essentially that we, the public, own the information that’s held by government. And we’re entitled to see it on request unless there’s good reason to withhold it. “Good reason” isn’t just any old reason […]