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Opotiki Harbour funding – community will grab opportunity
Friday, 28 February 2020, 9:19 am | Opotiki District Council
Ōpōtiki Mayor, Lyn Riesterer said she was thrilled with today’s announcement of funding for the build of Ōpōtiki’s Harbour and that the community would be keen to celebrate this historic milestone. Regional Economic Development Minister, ... More >>
Grant funding confirmed for Te Tahuhu o Te Rangi
Thursday, 19 December 2019, 8:11 am | Opotiki District Council
Ōpōtiki District Council’s Deputy Mayor is thrilled with the news in recent weeks that grant funding has been confirmed from BayTrust’s Community Amenities Fund and Lotteries Communities Facilities Fund to support the build of Te Tahuhu o Te ... More >>
Ōpōtiki declares climate emergency
Thursday, 5 September 2019, 5:47 pm | Opotiki District Council
Today [subs 5 September 2019] Ōpōtiki District Council added its voice to almost one thousand jurisdictions around the world and declared a climate change emergency. More >>
Bridge cleaning at last
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 1:58 pm | Opotiki District Council
Ōpōtiki District Council was pleased to hear the New Zealand Transport Agency’s announcement that the Waioeka Bridge was to be cleaned in the coming months after almost three years of raising the matter on behalf of the community. More >>
Hunting dogs, kiwi and Council team up
Thursday, 4 July 2019, 5:01 pm | Opotiki District Council
Earlier this year [subs April 2019], Ōpōtiki District Council passed a resolution to allow hunting dogs that had undertaken avian aversion training to be classified as working dogs for registration purposes. Ōpōtiki District Council’s Planning ... More >>
Hunting dogs, kiwi and Council team up
Thursday, 4 July 2019, 4:53 pm | Opotiki District Council
Earlier this year, Ōpōtiki District Council passed a resolution to allow hunting dogs that had undertaken avian aversion training to be classified as working dogs for registration purposes. More >>
Correct spelling of Ōpōtiki
Wednesday, 13 June 2018, 1:45 pm | Opotiki District Council
At a recent meeting of the Ōpōtiki District Council [subs Tuesday 5 June], Council voted to start the process to correct the official spelling of the District name through Land Information New Zealand, ensuring the inclusion of the macrons in Ōpōtiki. More >>
Opotiki responds to Minister’s announcement
Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 8:52 am | Opotiki District Council
People are coming out in support for Opotiki from across the country – iwi, industry, government and the wider community - following Friday’s announcement that the Harbour project would not receive Government support in its current form. More >>
Ōpōtiki: Rapid Number, Rapid Response
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 4:22 pm | Opotiki District Council
In order to ensure that emergency services can find an address in an emergency, Ōpōtiki District Council has decided to undertake a significant project ensuring that all addresses meet the New Zealand Standard Rural and Urban Addressing. More >>
Opotiki Harbour stacks up
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 1:55 pm | Opotiki District Council
In light of recent media coverage of a proposed new harbour entrance, Ōpōtiki District Council has clarified the numbers and reminded those outside the district of the big picture. More >>
Opotiki population on the way up
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 11:04 am | Opotiki District Council
A quiet paper titled ‘Opotiki District Population and Rateable Assessment Projections’ presented at the Opotiki District Council yesterday [subs. 7 November 2017] has significant implications for the long term revitalisation of the Opotiki district. More >>
Dog de-sexing success
Tuesday, 27 June 2017, 10:29 am | Opotiki District Council
The government-funded dog neutering programme has been a big success in Ōpōtiki and Council is calling for final dogs to be de-sexed this month before the programme ends. More >>
Opotiki Harbour preferred tenderer announced
Monday, 29 May 2017, 1:26 pm | Opotiki District Council
At the Ōpōtiki District Council meeting on 23 May, Council selected a consortium of HEB Construction and Tonkin & Taylor as the Preferred Tenderer for Harbour construction. This process began in January 2016 culminating in the close of tenders ... More >>
Impressive opening for impressive art
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 4:27 pm | Opotiki District Council
Wellington laid out the red carpet last week for Ōpōtiki art and artists who are visiting as part of The Real Ōpōtiki exhibition in Bowen House this month. Ōpōtiki art has been travelling up and down the country as part of The Real Ōpōtiki - a ... More >>
The Real Ōpōtiki: Exhibition at Bowen House
Wednesday, 21 December 2016, 12:48 pm | Opotiki District Council
Ōpōtiki art has been travelling up and down the country as part of The Real Ōpōtiki - a vibrant exhibition of well-recognised and emerging artists with strong connections to the Ōpōtiki district. More >>
Stunning art, stunning opening
Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 2:16 pm | Opotiki District Council
Friday night marked the special opening of Ōpōtiki’s travelling art exhibition, The Real Ōpōtiki, at Goddard Arcade in Tauranga. There were crowds of people at the event, with several pieces of art sold during the evening. More >>
Opotiki art in Tauranga
Monday, 7 November 2016, 11:49 am | Opotiki District Council
Following the success of The Real Opotiki exhibition at Toi Tu Studio One in Auckland, Opotiki art will continue its tour of the country with an exhibition in Tauranga later this month. The Real Opotiki is a collection of art from new and emerging artists ... More >>
Council raises concerns with ‘bypassing local democracy’
Monday, 12 September 2016, 11:40 am | Opotiki District Council
At a recent Ōpōtiki District Council meeting, councillors agreed to send a submission on the Local Government Act Amendment Bill raising concerns that it may bypass local community democracy. More >>
Australian narrator Stig Wemyss will be on show in Ōpōtiki
Monday, 12 September 2016, 9:39 am | Opotiki District Council
The very distinctive voice and the contagious energy of Australian narrator, Stig Wemyss will be on show in Ōpōtiki later this month. Stig Wemyss is well-known for his wildly entertaining performances and his narration of children's books (particularly ... More >>
The Real Ōpōtiki returns home
Friday, 9 September 2016, 9:18 am | Opotiki District Council
With The Real Ōpōtiki exhibition now finished at Studio One Toi Tu in Auckland, artists and organisers have an opportunity to reflect on the successful show and thank the many people involved for their support. The Real Ōpōtiki was a vibrant ... More >>
