The View From Opoutere
Useful information about the Opoutere area brought to you by the Opoutere Ratepayers and Residents Association.
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Thriving In Isolation #4
It’s Easter…but not as we know it. This time last year Opoutere was jumping – boats putted about the harbour, the beach was busy, the carpark was packed with freedom campers and the supermarket was thronging with locals and visitors…
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Unfortunately… As we are learning, things change very quickly at the moment. Despite the very best efforts of our volunteer Fire Chief, Jo Adams, Opoutere no longer has access to grocery deliveries from Whangamata New World OR water deliveries. We…
Read MoreThriving in Isolation #2
TCDC Providing Excellent Lockdown Updates Our local council has been proactive with video messages from the mayor, Sandra Goudie, lists of changes to local services, how the Level 4 lockdown affects our area and ways to support local businesses. By…
Read MoreThriving in Isolation in Opoutere
He waka eke noa. We are all in this together. At the moment things are pretty unsettled and unsettling. We are all facing uncertainty about so many things – our health, our financial security, perhaps our family situations. It is…
Read MoreIt Has Actually Rained!
After what seems like months of dry weather Opoutere has finally had a few hours of solid rain. The air is clear and the whole place has been washed clean. Hallelujah! No doubt you have all been out to thump…
Read MoreOpoutere Celebrates the Dotterel Season
Opoutere Community BBQ Invitation To Celebrate with DOC: another successful breeding season of the NZ Dotterel, Variable Oyster Catcher and Caspian Tern February 29th 2020 Saturday 1pm at Wharekawa Lodge 389 Opoutere Road BYO to share: salad /contribution to BBQ…
Read MoreTowards a Community Collective Commitment
Community Collective Commitment meeting January 11th for the Opoutere Beach Reserve We would like to provide information to members about the CCC. The January 11th community meeting will be the chance for all members of the Opoutere Community to share…
Read MoreAn Important Public Health Warning
Marine biotoxin warning issued The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today issued a public health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested from the southern end of Pauanui Beach down to the northern tip of Mount…
Read MoreThe Latest from ORRA
It’s been a busy year for ORRA. We thought it was about time for an update! Acting Chair Earlier in the year, Gordon Ikin, our elected chairperson, had to step down for…
Read MoreExciting Youth Hostel News
Media Release 16 October 2019 YHA ANNOUNCE SUMMER ACCOMMODATION IN OPOUTERE By YHA New Zealand YHA New Zealand are delighted to announce the handover of the former YHA Opoutere to the Wharekawa Adventure Education Trust which will include summer accommodation…
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