#Save Oratia – Watercare Treatment Plant Meeting this Tuesday 6pm
Watercare is planning a massive behemoth watertreatment plant on Parker Road Bring your signs. Bring your questions . Bring concerned kids and family. Bring your passion. But Oratia is not an option. The Oratia plan will take 12 family homes under the public works act and change Oratia and it’s rural nature forever. Oratia is […]
Oratia Comes Together as Watercare Treatment Plant threatens Families, Homes and Community
Tonight I attended a meeting, a community meeting. The meeting was about the Industrial water treatment plant proposed for Parker Road in Oratia. We hear all the time about how there are no communities left any more and how we need to get to know our neighbours and develop communities rather than just neighbourhoods and […]
New Date for Stark Brown Picnic
The school has moved the Stark Brown Picnic to a new date to allow community members to attend the Watercare Treatment Plant meeting. The Watercare Treatment Plant proposed site in 130 parker road Oratia is a proposal for a large scale industrial build which will have a significant impact on the community. Stark Brown Picnic […]
Thanks Auckland Council: Oratia Small Hall Restoration
The Oratia Small hall received some much needed love over the summer thanks to Auckland Council and the Waitakere Ranges Local Board. The Oratia Small Hall, a category two listed heritage building has had a full exterior repaint.
Water Treatment Plant Meeting Oratia Settlers Hall This Tuesday 21 Feb, 6pm. We need your support.
Watercare is planning to update it’s infrastructure out west including a new water treatment plant. One proposed site is local at 130 Parker Road. Watercare are hosting a public drop-in information session where you can meet Watercare staff and talk through the proposals in detail, answer any questions and also will be taking note […]
School Holidays – Bee Lady at Arataki & Oratia United Spring Programme
Local School Holiday Activities. If you’ve got anymore feel free to share them.
Meet the Candidates – Waiatarua
Our neighbours up the hill have kindly extended the offer to Oratia residents to attend their Meet the Candidates meeting. See their event below and RSVP if you’d like to attend. RSVP required. Date 13th September. Waiatarua Hall. Hello Fellow Waiatarua Auckland City Council Local body electors (or FWACCLBE for short). Do you have any […]
Oratia Update: West Coast Road and Raised Crossings Project is Moving Forward. Hall Entrance Garden Changes and Heritage Crucible Project.
Ok, Wow! It seems the Oratia Cycleway and School crossings that we were consulted on appear to be going ahead (AT Project Details Here). Auckland Transport has been in touch with the Oratia R&R as the leaseholders of the halls and carpark area, regarding changes to the carpark entrance. Namely the carpark entrance is moving back to allow […]
TV One News 6 o’clock , Oratia and the Unitary Plan
Today the Unitary Plan (Council’s rulebook for future development) recommendations were released by the Independendent Hearings Committee and Oratia featured on TV one 6 oclock news last night, as a suburb that would be able to be zoned for “future urban land use”, which sounded widespread. In reality, the Rural Boundary in West Auckland remains largely unchanged . […]
Settlers’ Film Club Next Showing: Mahana – This Friday – 29 July 8pm
SETTLERS FILM NIGHT ‘MAHANA’ (M) FRIDAY 29th JULY 8pm (doors open 7-15pm) Tickets $12 and $10 (Senior/Student) Internationally acclaimed director Lee Tamahori’s first New Zealand film in 20 years,Mahana, it opened in cinemas in March of this year. Mahana is an evocative family drama based on Whale Rider author Witi Ihimaera’s novel, Bulibasha. Set in 1960’s rural New Zealand, two Māori sheep-shearing families, […]