Otaihanga is a small town that forms part of the Kapiti Urban Area on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located near Paraparaumu on the south bank of the Waikanae River. It is primarily a residential area, and although farming used to take place in the area, this has ceased as residential developments have been built. The Kapiti rubbish tip is also located in Otaihanga. Kapiti Island seen from Waikanae Beach, Kapiti Coast. ... North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... Paraparaumu airport Paraparaumu, commonly pronounced Pram by the local youth, is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. ... Waikanae River is located on the Kapiti Coast in the North Island of New Zealand. ... Agrarian redirects here. ...
Otaihanga is best known for the Southward Car Museum, one of the largest collections of cars in the Southern Hemisphere. This is located near State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunkrailway. The railway line that runs through Otaihanga was formerly owned by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company, and when it was completed in 1886, the final spike was driven in at a location in Otaihanga. Sir Len Southward (who died on 19 February 2004) achieved success with speedboats before settling down to collect cars. ... The Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planets surface (or celestial sphere) that is south of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means half ball). On Earth it contains five continents (Antarctica, Australia, most of South America, parts of Africa and Asia) as well as four oceans (South... State Highway 1 State Highway 1 is the most significant single element of the New Zealand roading network State Highway 1 can be considered as a single highway running the length of both main islands, a total of 2027 km. ... The NIMT is the railway line connecting Auckland and Wellington, the two major cities of New Zealands North Island. ... The Wellington and Manawatu Railway (WMR) was a railway between Thorndon in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, and Longburn, near Palmerston North in the Manawatu. ...
Greater Wellington - House raising in Otaihanga brought forward
The Kapiti Coast properties suffered flood damage from the severe storms which hit the region during the first week of January.
Cr Laidlaw said that Greater Wellington will be holding further meetings with the Otaihanga community in due course to discuss other long-term options.
Until this year, when bores where drilled down to pump water up from the aquifiers, water usage has been restricted during the summer months due to lack of rainfall and flow down the Waikanae River.
This photo was taken from the Otaihanga walk bridge, the very day a Drought was about to be declared, November 2005 rainfall was the lowest for 60 years.
Around this area (Otaihanga) is prone to flooding and in recent times, (Oct 1998 and Jan 2005) some homes have had to be evacuated after big storms when the river overflowed it's banks.
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