dance dance dance School at Oratia Settlers Hall
Contemporary dance artist, choreographer, and Oratia local Christina Houghton is bringing dance to the Settlers Hall. So check the proposed timetable then book in and dance! dance dance dance School aims to develop a student’s awareness of their own moving bodies through space in relation to the floor, music and others in an […]
Dragicevich Orchard Profiled on Pod Gardening
It’s been out for a while now, but we wanted to share the professional photographs and interview from Pod Gardening – celebrating Mate, and the iconic Dragicevich Shop and Orchard. See the full article on podgardening.co.nz. A taste of the pictures below. To get a taste of the fruit pop down to the store […]
Oratia Farmers Market – Open Tomorrow 9-12
ust too nice to be at Pak n Save. Get your provisions from Oratia Farmers Market. Back open tomorrow.
Foothill Foodies Take Note. Council Test Kitchen for hire. Article from Idealog.
Food and beverage makes up more than half of our exports and we export four times the amount of food as Japan. And for all the talk about being too reliant on a commodity economy, you have to admit it’s too much of a monster to stop now. Andy Kenworthy peeks inside Auckland’s FoodBowl innovation […]
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 Jungle Festival – 1st March
Season’s Greetings
And thank you Isthmus Group for crafting the Oratia Village Masterplan – a vision for our future based on our heritage. Merry Christmas to you and your team.
Waiheke Signs for Rural Roads. Less clutter, clearer message
Waiheke is trialling a sign campaign that is specifically aimed at winding rural roads that are shared with multiple users. Yeah. Just like ours. Below is their sign campaign. And then ours which is an ugly cluttered mess, and not particularly effective judging by the number of crashes at this spot.
Holey Amaze Balls! Waitakere Slow Food and POP Dining Forage up a Feast.
In our very own Oratia Settler’s Hall an amazing feast happened with Waitakere Slow Food and POP Dining. For the full story on how they pulled it together with foraged and collected ingredients have a look at their website here, and maybe join their group for next year as it looks like they […]
SUMMER ISSUE OUT NOW
ot Off the Press – Apple Newsletter. Summer Issue Out Now.