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First Dunes Planting Day THIS SATURDAY!

REWILD OPOUTERE…this time it’s ON! FIRST DUNES PLANTING SESSION – Come and help to plant the future on Saturday August 2ndWith a more encouraging forecast for this weekend the planting team are raring to go! The plants are in situ and…

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REWILDING OPOUTERE!

This winter your help is needed to plant several thousand small native shrubs and trees to rewild the Opoutere Beach Reserve. This is the start of a plan to repopulate the beach reserve with natives, as envisioned by the Opoutere/Ohui…

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Happy New Year, Ōpoutere!

It was wonderful to see today’s news that long-term Ōpoutere resident Peter Skelton has been named a knight companion in the New Year 2025 Honours list.  From the New Zealand Herald – “Sir Peter Skelton, a former long-time Environment Court judge and later Environment Canterbury commissioner during…

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Opoutere Summer Round Up

The Ōpoutere Ratepayers & Residents Association (ORRA) extends the warmest seasonal wishes to the whole community – bring on a wonderful summer and a happy 2025 for us all! It has been a good year for the ORRA team –…

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Ōp-HoHoHo-outere Christmas News

Of Bridges, Blossoms and Bus Shelters … Bringing extra joy to our Christmas season this year is the sparkling new bridge at the top of State Highway 25a (the Kopu-Hikuai). Speed restrictions are in place, but due to many areas…

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Wharekawa Catchment Care Group membership form.

Join the WCCG today and help protect Opoutere’s vital waterways.

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ORRA Membership form

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COMMUNITY MEETING

FIRE DANGER IMPORTANT MEETING TO PREPARE FOR THE FIRE RISK THIS SUMMER OPOUTERE COMMUNITY HALL SUNDAY OCTOBER 22 2PM – 3PM DISCUSSION TO BE LEAD BY JOE ADAMS, ONEMANA RURAL FIRE FORCE ANY QUESTIONS CALL JOE 0274493034

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Spring Update

Fire Danger Warning Your Fire Chief would like a word… Last week a fire was lit in the base of an old pohutukawa tree on the side of the estuary. Thankfully, the Onemana Fire volunteers were able to put the…

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Bad News For Rats!

It’s that time of year when rats’ thoughts turn to warm, cosy places to nest – that means your garage or, even worse, your house! Predator Free Opoutere has a backyard rat trapping program that is providing traps to Opoutere…

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