The View From Opoutere

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Wharekawa Catchment Care Group AGM

On Saturday 25th October the Wharekawa Catchment Care Group are holding their 9th AGM. It will be held at the Opoutere Hall and will start at 10.30am. Come along to see what this very busy community group has been up…

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Winter Round-Up

Spring is upon us, what a wild winter it’s been! The Jetty: The poor old jetty took a hammering during a fierce July storm and the platform floated away, coming to rest about 25m to the west. There has been…

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Planting Day, Saturday 12 July, 1pm

With funding from The Honda Tree Fund and the Department of Conservation ORRA has been able to purchase several hundred native seedlings. Come along and help plant them on the old slip sites on Opoutere Rd between the jetty and the YHA….

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The Walkway Is Complete

TCDC’s Garry Towler, Area Manager for Whangamata, is pleased with the completed walkway along the foreshore between Bruce’s Bay and the grass reserve near Kapakapa Rd. The surface of the walkway feels a little soft at present but it is…

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Walkway Update

In early 2014 the Whangamata Community Board voted to proceed with a proposed walkway along the foreshore of Opoutere Rd. The walkway is planned to run between Bruce’s Bay and the grass reserve by Kapakapa Rd. In mid-May a large…

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