Life at Ōtaki Beach

Print, Photographic2010.003.01
Ōtaki Skating Rink
Ōtaki Skating Rink with Sue Bennett skating and spectators, from left: Mrs Pratt, Judy Pratt, Alison Stewart, Murray Willis, Frances McCutcheon nee Bradbury, Gavin Bevan, Peter Jensen, Peter Denzel....
Print, Photographic2010.003.02
Ōtaki Skating Rink
Ōtaki Skating Rink with summer visitors...
Print, Photographic2010.003.05
Ōtaki Skating Rink
Ōtaki Skating Rink with unknown skaters....
Print, Photographic2006.304.01
Motor cycle races at Ōtaki Beach
Motor Cycle races at Ōtaki Beach. Shows 1920s cars, motor cycles, bicycles, spectators. See OHJ16:55...
Print, Photographic2006.304.02
Motor cycle races at Ōtaki Beach
Motor Cycle races at Ōtaki Beach. Motor cycles and riders lined up on beach ready to start.. See OHJ16:55...
Print, Photographic2006.304.03
Motor cycle races at Ōtaki Beach
Motor Cycle races at Ōtaki Beach. 1920s Cars, motor cycles and bicycles, spectators. See OHJ16:55...
Print, Photographic2006.305.04
Spectators, Waitohu River
Spectators crossing the Waitohu River at low tide, Ōtaki Beach....
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Ōtaki Kite Festival held at Ōtaki beach over 2 days each year in February. The days change each year depending on the tide. organised by the Ōtaki Promotions Group. Photo taken from beach....
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Ōtaki Kite Festival held at Ōtaki beach over 2 days each year in February or March. The days change each year depending on the tide. organised by the Ōtaki Promotions Group. Photo taken from dunes....
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Visitors watching the music performances at the Ōtaki Kite Festival 2024. The festival is held at Ōtaki beach over 2 days each year in February or March. The days change each year depending on the tide. organised by the Ōtaki Promotions Group....
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Visitors at the Ōtaki Kite Festival 2024. The festival is held at Ōtaki beach over 2 days each year in February or March. The days change each year depending on the tide. organised by the Ōtaki Promotions Group....
Print, Photographic2006.306.01
Whitebaiters at Ōtaki Beach
Whitebaiters at Ōtaki Beach...
Print, Photographic2006.306.02
Whitebaiters at Ōtaki Beach
Whitebaiter at Ōtaki Beach. See front cover and page 11 of OHJ vol 44. ...
Print, Photographic2006.480.01
Aerial view of Ōtaki Rivermouth.
Aerial view of Ōtaki river mouth during whitebaiting season. Most cars parked at the end of Tasman road extension, but some also at the flood gates. Note fire burning at tip site. Rangiuru settlement in the foreground; pine plantantion with Health...
File, Digital2006.729.02
Bringing in the catch
Digital photo of a painting by the artist Ernest Papps. The painting, called Bringing in the catch shows a tractor on Ōtaki Beach about to tow a boat in after a fishing trip. Kapiti Island at sunset is in the distance . See OHJ vol 43, page 56...
File, Digital2024.101.01

Fishing rod at Ōtaki beach, near the river mouth. Photo taken for use in Ōtaki beach exhibition, 2024...
Print, Photographic2010.014.15
Fishing at Ōtaki River
Ursula Stevenson fishing with a line at the Ōtaki River mouth. Kapiti Island just visible in the distance....
Print, Photographic2012.034.04
Doug Barlow presenting fishing prize
Photo of Doug Barlow presenting a Fishing Club prize at Ōtaki Beach....
Print, Photographic2016.016.06

Photograph of Alan Quartermain and Ken McKenzie fishing for flounder at Ōtaki Beach...
Print, Photographic2010.014.09
Kane and Ursula fishing
Kane Tawhara and Ursula Stevenson surfcasting at Ōtaki River mouth. With a driftwood bivouac, a macrocarpa tree and the Tararuas in the background. John Bishop's fishing camp in the background (centre). ...
Fishhook2011.049.12
Pa Kahawai - Complete Hook
Contact period Maori trolling lure (Pa Kahawai). Wooden shank with paua shell insert and inner barbed bone point. Lashed snood and line. Pa kahawai are trolling lures designed to attract and hook large surface-feeding fish, such as kahawai...
Fishhook2011.049.14
Pa Kahawai - fishing hook
Trolling lure with wooden shank, white shell insert and lashed snood and line. The hook point is missing but a bone remnant can be seen beneath the lashing. ...
Fishhook2011.049.13
Pa Kahawai - Shaft and Line
Fishing lure made of of contoured wooden shaft in to which a shell lure (missing) would originally have been set. A bone barb (missing) would also have been fixed at the base and bound with cord. The plaited fibre line is still intact. ...
Print, Photographic2010.070.01-24
Whale Series
Photographs of a whale stranding at Ōtaki Beach following a storm on 12 March, 1995. Series of 24 photographs shows the whale stranded at the beach, crowds and the removal of the whale for stripping by tangata whenua....
File, Digital2010.004.50 REF
Children at beach
Ōtaki Health Camp children at Ōtaki Beach...
File, Digital2010.004.69 REF
Health Camp girls at beach
Health Camp girls playing in the water at Ōtaki Beach See EXH.PAN.412...
File, Digital2010.004.73 REF
Health Camp children at beach
Health Camp children at Ōtaki Beach with sandcastles. See EXH.PAN.417...
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Health Camp children at beach
Health Camp children playing at Ōtaki Beach See EXH.PAN.411...
File, Digital2010.004.85 REF
Ōtaki Health Camp staff on beach
Ōtaki Health Camp staff and children on the beach. Adults from left: Mrs Nash, Dawn Harper, Sadie O'Brien, Sister Smith, Miss Major and Jean G?....
Print, Photographic2006.305.02
Children swimming at Ōtaki Beach
Children swimming at Ōtaki Beach...
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Children making sandcastles at Ōtaki Beach...
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Surf class at Ōtaki Beach...
Print, Photographic2012.007.04
Boating on Rangiuru Stream
Boating on Rangiuru Stream...
Print, Photographic2016.016.01

Photograph of Pegler,Quartermain and Mckenzie children in boat at Ōtaki Beach, possible on Waitohu River...
Print, Photographic2012.007.07
Playing in Cook's boat, Rangiuru Stream.
David Cook (with hat) and George Taucher playing in the Cook's Boat, Rangiuru Stream...
Print, Photographic2022.157.04

Matariki Ramaroa (light festival) at Ōtaki beach. It was organised by the Maoriland Charitable Trust. Held over the weekend of 22-23 July 2022. Matariki is a special occasion in the New Zealand calendar which marks the start of the Maori New Year...
Print, Photographic2023.190.02

Matariki Ramaroa bonfire at the Lighting the Beacon ceremony at Ōtaki beach Saturday 14 July. Matariki Ramaroa (light/ beacon) is run by the Maoriland Trust for the Kapiti Arts Festival. A series of events celebrating Matariki are held annually...
Print, Photographic2023.190.03.

Matariki Ramaroa bonfire at the Lighting the Beacon ceremony at Ōtaki beach Saturday 14 July. Matariki Ramaroa (light/ beacon) is run by the Maoriland Trust for the Kapiti Arts Festival. A series of events celebrating Matariki are held annually...
Print, Photographic2006.305.05
Picnic at Ōtaki Beach
Picnic at Ōtaki Beach, in sand dunes....
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A Simcox family picnic on Ōtaki Beach north of the Waitohu Stream about 1918....
Print, Photographic2006.319.01
Ōtaki Surf Club
Ōtaki Surf Club on the beach. Nineteen men, including officials and lifesavers. Many not named, but including back, L to R: -, -, A. Podevin, Broadway, Carmont, H Wills, Byron Brown, J P Brandon, H Witchell, -; front includes H Nicolson, Teeling,...
File, Digital2006.719.08

This digital photo shows the children and Surf Club members at the end of season nipper carnival at Ōtaki Beach. The OSLSC clubrooms are visible on the hill behind. See OHJ vol 43, page 31...
File, Digital2006.719.01

Ōtaki Surf Lifesaving Club (OSLSC) photo of the Ladies Four Place Rescue and Resucitation Team. Left to right: Jennifer Knox, Liz Holmes, Annette Sargisson, Janet Sargisson...
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Ōtaki Surf Lifesaving 6 man Resuce & rescuitation team, Worser Bay team on right. See OHJ vol 43, page 31 where it is described as a junior team....
File, Digital2006.719.09

This digital copy of a photo shows a 4-man OSLSC rescue and resucitation team in the 1950s. Doug Hooker is carrying the unknown patient's feet, Dave Foster and John Hosiaux are carrying the patient. See OHJ vol 43, page 32...
File, Digital2006.719.11

This digital copy of a photo shows the Ladies 4 place rescue & resucitation team, about 1981 See OHJ vol 43, page 34...
File, Digital2006.719.12

This digital photo shows the IRB Senior Tube Rescue race in 2011 with Brad O'Leary driving. See OHJ vol 43, page 34...
File, Digital2006.719.14

This digital copy of a photo shows the first rescue vehicle (also known as a surf buggy) in Ōtaki. See OHJ vol 43, page 34...
Paddle2012.014.01
Hoe (paddle)
Hoe (Paddle) fashioned from wood....
Print, Photographic2006.541.01

Official opening of the Waitohu Stream Care nursery, June 2001. Francie & Pearlie Reeves cutting the ribbon with Chris Turver, and Alex Thompson seated in the background. Photo from Ōtaki Mail....
File, Digital2006.740.02

Digital photo of a ''go ashore pot" found in the sandhills by the Waitohu Stream. Included in Ray Moffatt's obituary. See page 67 OHJ vol 42...
Print, Photographic2010.014.17
Waitohu estuary at Sunset
Photograph of Waitohu Estuary with a woman silhouetted against the sunset....
Print, Photographic2006.381.05
Plane on Ōtaki beach.
Plane on Ōtaki Beach. A monoplane flown by Les Monaghan. To the right is D B Wilson who lived in Convent Road. See OHJ16:73...

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