The View From Opoutere
Useful information about the Opoutere area brought to you by the Opoutere Ratepayers and Residents Association.
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Opoutere Welcomes EcoQuest Students during “Keep NZ Beautiful” Week.
Since the 1990’s undergraduate students from the University of New Hampshire have visited Aotearoa to study with the EcoQuest Education Foundation. Part of this study involves a field trip to Opoutere where the students engage with our environment not just in…
Read MoreKapa Kapa Wetland Planting Day
The Wharekawa Catchment Care Group has invited the community to attend the first planting of the Kapa Kapa Wetland Restoration Project on Wednesday 9th September (postponement day Wednesday 16th September) 10am – 1pm. Come along to the southern entrance near…
Read MoreSeal Update
Opoutere has been visited by several seals during the last month, there have been varying reports of 5 different animals, both young and old. Then there was the sad news that one of these lovely animals had died on the…
Read MoreA Seal Of Approval For Opoutere
The Wharekawa estuary is hosting a very charming visitor at the moment. Over the last week or so locals have enjoyed watching a sleek black sealion swimming about, feeding on kahawai, playing and sunbathing. Our guest can be seen at low…
Read MoreThe Onemana Voluntary Rural Fire Service Needs You!
The Onemana Voluntary Rural Fire Force has a space on its committee and the Fire Chief, Jo Adams, has extended an invitation to the Opoutere community to fill it. Ideally it would be someone who is NOT a firefighter, but…
Read MoreAn Opoutere Mid-Winter Christmas
On the first weekend of the July school holidays there is going to be a special function for the Opoutere community to come together and enjoy some mid-winter cheer. WHERE: YHA Opoutere WHEN: 4th of July, Sat from 5pm. Please…
Read MoreORRA Wins In The Environment Court!
After a four and a half year battle ORRA has ensured that the the Opoutere beach and sand spit must now be included in the Waikato Regional Policy Statement as an ‘Outstanding Natural Feature and Landscape’ (“ONFL”) and the estuary and surrounds…
Read MoreJetty Repair Working Bee – Saturday 16 May 11am-1pm
A couple of months ago the jetty was towed back into position by a determined team of locals (praise be!), it has been held in place with chains and straps as a temporary measure but now help is needed to…
Read MorePost-Easter Update
Easter was action-packed! The Hall Society elected a new committee after a well-attended AGM, the Beach Boys won the cricket, elaeagnus got chopped down, new babies appeared, the jetty was jumped off, ORRA celebrated some successful fundraising results and we…
Read MoreEASTER HAPPENINGS *Working Bee Rescheduled for Sunday*
Autumn has arrived, the days are getting shorter and cooling down. These changes in the season always herald the Easter period and the first set of school holidays for our Opoutere family. Easter runs from Friday April 3 through to…
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The View From Opoutere 