18/12/2025
The Okaihau Community Association has had a very busy year, this year.
Just to fill you in on a few of the things we have been involved with on the communitys' behalf:
• The Okaihau Hall renovation - we’ve been pushing this for quite a number of years, and to finally have the renovations completed is a wonderful event. Hopefully you all agree – we now have a wonderful facility.
• Speed-humps in the town – another issue we have been chasing council on for many years. Unfortunately the death of a young man was the catalyst that got things moving. The OCA organised the petition that was supported by so many, and presented this to council. Council elections & EOY breaks have caused some delays, but things will get moving again in the New Year.
• We organised a highly successful Meet-the-Candidates meeting in September – show-casing quite a number of our local candidates.
• Okaihau playground – our current project involves sourcing funding to install a small playground in the community for young children.
• Tennis Courts – we organise & pay for any repairs & maintenance necessary on the Tennis Courts, to keep this facility open for the community.
• CCTV – we manage and arrange funding for any changes, or additions to the CCTV system. We have installed cameras near the college this year & are working towards putting some on Lake Rd also.
• Defibrillator – the old one at the Dairy was past its use-by-date, so we purchased & installed a new one for the community. A training session for the public was also organised.
• Every year we host & organise the Okaihau Christmas gala - a hugely enjoyable day.
• In addition, we have supported & donated to:
The Bowling club – for their all-weather green
The Railway storyboard & seating area
The Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Cycleway
We are a very small group of dedicated people who work hard to assist the community where we can.
If you think you would like to be involved, come along to a meeting! We meet on the first Monday of each month, except for January.
If there are any issues that you feel are important, please come along to a meeting and bring them to our attention.
Wishing you all a safe & happy Christmas & New Year.
