ORATIA R&R AGM Tuesday 27 May – All Oratia Welcome
AGM – With guest speaker Sir Bob Harvey ** Tuesday May 27. 7pm – Oratia R&R AGM with guest speaker Sir Bob Harvey – All Oratia Residents Welcome. See you there.
COFFEE REVOLUTION
Is there any other village without a coffee shop in it’s center in Auckland? We are now taking applications for the the Title of Auckland’s Most Un-liveable Village. With no art gallery, transport, library, place to sit or garther, no funding, council funded festivals or coffee we think we might be in for the […]
Why is Lopdell in New Lynn ?
Below ** is an excerpt From Whau Agendas and Minutes (That’s the local board for New Lynn). They would like $90k per annum to continue a gallery in the space where Lopdell has been staying during renovations. Questions are this: 1. Why is Lopdell in New Lynn? That is not Waitakere Ranges Local Board. Why […]
Can Oratia get some grapes over here, please?
Oratia Masterplan under threat
They giveth – they taketh away. We thought we were in the Annual Plan for $300k this year to do something nice with the domain. Just one central space for the community with a small coffee kiosk. We don’t really have a place that’s ours as a community. Unfortunately the $300k […]
April Local Board Minutes 10/4 Summary
Some bullet points summarising key issues affecting Oratia in our local board minutes $83,000 Leftover in Final Quarter of 2013/14 Budget. – Local Board redistributes it on our behalf through their own Local Board Community Response Fund. $60,ooo goes to weed control projects. $3000 to Friends of Arataki book, $500 to repair Titirangi R&R […]
Funding to Waitakere Ranges Local Board Area could be cut by 40% or an extra $73 tax on your rates
Auckland Council is reconsidering how to allocate funding across local boards and is looking at various funding models. According to these models, Waitakere Ranges are in for the biggest hit. If Auckland Council moves to a population based model (Model F) (link to document here), Waitakere Ranges Local Board with it’s more sparse and spread […]
Slow Food Waitakere hosts a High Tea to Raise Money for Oxfam – Best Cuppa you’ll have all year!
Slow Food Waitakere High Tea to raise money for Oxfam A Fair Trade Fortnight Celebration Sunday May 18th at 2pm The cost is a Koha for Oxfam An exclusive afternoon tea experience with four delicious stations Click through to the Waitakere Slow Food Site for Details, To RSVP and to make a donation to Oxfam. We want to raise […]
Local Oratia Businesswoman, Lacey Graham, in the NZ Herald
Local Businesswoman, Lacey Graham, interviewed in the Herald about her business experiences. Lacey Graham created a personalised estate clearance business, Twinset and Pearls. “Our mandate is to look after the best interests of the estate and to get as much return on items of value as we can, as well as working out what is worth […]
Big Ears and Squishy Toes – This Easter Saturday
ASTER SATURDAY AT ORATIA FARMERS MARKET 9am to 12 pmCome and join in the fun…. – Easter Bunny handing out chocolate eggs – Grape stomping to celebrate harvest time for Artisan Wines