Parking Submission has been extended to July 31
AT plan to charge for Park and Ride, parking in Glen Eden and prioritise cars on Arterial Roads (which could be an issue for cars parking near Oratia school.) We made the following submission. Feel free to crib from it if you like and make your own submission which can be made here. Submissions were extended untill […]
New Voting Electorates for Oratia
lectoral Boundaries have had big changes out west since the last election. The old Waitakere Electorate is no more and has been split into new ones. The Waitakere Ranges Local Board area is now spread across three voting electorates for the Central Government Elections. Roughly, Titirangi is in the New Lynn Electorate . The rest of us […]
Changes for the Kelston Electorate (That’s Oratia’s Electorate for those on Parrs Park side of the school.)
National MP Claudette Hauiti is standing down from her Kelston Electorate. That’s you Oratia! 1/2 of us are in the Kelston Electorate. If you are on the Parrs Park side of the school. Check Stuff for the full story. Claudette Hauiti to quit politics National MP Claudette Hauiti is calling time on her short stint […]
dance dance dance School TERM 3 – New Schedule
Contemporary dance artist, choreographer, and Oratia local Christina Houghton is bringing dance to the Settlers Hall. So check out the new Term 3 timetable , book in and dance! Creative/Contemporary/Dance Jam/dance making for all ages. Oratia Small Hall (behind the settlers hall)- 569 West Coast Road, Oratia. Teacher Christina Houghton (MCPA) contact for […]
Agent Anna at Oratia Church
Oh look, we’re a wee bit famous. Robyn Malcolm, as Agent Anna goes to a funeral at Oratia Church in the last episode of TVNZ on demand, Series 2 Episode 6.
Settlers Film Club Next Showing…
‘WILL IT FLY?’ (M) Friday 1st August at 8 pm (doors open 7-15 pm) @ the Oratia Settlers’ Hall 569 West Coast Road. Filmed literally in our own back yard….a record of history in the making presented by the film-maker Wayne Johnson “YOU CAN’T BEAT A MAN WHO WON’T QUIT” Two men both with sheer guts and […]
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 […]
Drop in Council Session – for Waitakere Ranges Draft Local board Plan
ORATIA – GLEN EDEN SESSION – BUDGET AND PLANNING FOR NEXT 3 YEARS – Waitakere Ranges Local Board created an event. Click here to visit there facebook invite. 1 hr · JUL 14 Monday at 6:00pm Draft Local Board Plan – Glen Eden & Oratia community meeting 39 Glenmall Place, Glen Eden, 0602
Shape Auckland – Draft Local Board Plan 2014 – Budget Next 3 years (2015 – 18)
DRAFT LOCAL BOARD PLAN COUNCIL’S PROPOSED BUDGET for Next 3 years. Oratia gets a bit (Yah!), Glen Eden gets some (Cool). The environmental trusts (get 1.4 Million +) and arts in Titirangi (almost 2 million) are the big winners again for the next three years. Where our Environmental money is going ($1.3 million)-is still not 100% […]
Thanks to our Local Board for Halls & Marae Fund
Many thanks to the Waitakere Ranges Local Board and Kim Hammond for sorting us out with our Halls and Marae Fund. Woop! Gratefully received and will be put to good use on some halls’ maintenance projects