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Destination: Ōtaki

  • 14 Dec 2022

The Peka Peka to Ōtaki expressway will be a game-changer – a safe, resilient and reliable route for both travellers and locals. The new four-lane road won’t just mean a bypass for through traffic, it’ll also help boost the region’s productivity and growth, and make Ōtaki calmer, quieter and much more enjoyable. Whether you’re keen on a day at the beach, a bargain or a bite to eat, soon everyone will be able to more easily experience what beautiful Ōtaki has to offer!

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00:00:00 Series of single word statements from interviewees. Culture. Opportunity. Welcoming. Home.
00:00:05 View along Ōtaki beach, showing blue skies and scattered clouds. Gentle music.
00:00:05 [Text] Welcome to Ōtaki, on the beautiful Kāpiti Coast. A town with a rich culture and long history.
00:00:08 Dog running along sand dunes.
00:00:10 Ōtaki Railway Station building.
00:00:12 Person riding a horse along the beach through the surf.
00:00:12 [Text] A town where there's something for everyone, whether that's a trip to the beach, a bargain, or a bite to eat.
00:00:14 Person walking past shop signs down High Street.
00:00:16 People enjoying food and drink at a local cafe.
00:00:20 Interview with Jacqui Simpson, local business owner, inside her book shop. We have a lot of great things - we have a wonderful climate and fabulous people from all communities, from all walks of life. It's just a really vibrant community.
00:00:22 Shot of waves washing in over the shore.
00:00:27 Stream of vehicles passing along State Highway 1, and people running across the road.
00:00:27 [Text] But with State Highway 1 currently running through the middle of town, even crossing the road can be difficult.
00:00:33 Interview with Leon Kingi, Ōtaki business owner and manufacturer, inside his store. The biggest thing is just trying to cross the road it's just full of traffic all day, big trucks coming through, it's just a constant stream.
00:00:40 Interview with Jacqui Simpson, Ōtaki business owner, inside her book shop. It's certainly off-putting for locals to come out and shop locally in this part of town because of the traffic, the trucks rumbling past, it's often difficult to get a park.
00:00:48 Shots looking into the horizon along the new expressway, taken from Te Horo overbridge, new signage on the expressway, heavy machinery at work.
00:00:48 [Text] The Peka Peka to Ōtaki Expressway (PP2Ō) will provide a safe, reliable and resilient route for both travellers and locals.
00:00:58 Shot showing the new expressway running alongside the current State Highway 1, with a steady stream of vehicles driving along it.
00:00:58 [Text] But when it opens, PP2Ō won't just provide a bypass. It'll also make Ōtaki less congested and more enjoyable to visit.
00:01:00 Interview with Jeanine Cornelis, Ōtaki cafe owner, sitting in the front of her cafe. People are going to want to stop. People are going to be more interested in looking and seeing things they don't know are here.
00:01:03 Shots of the town - people enjoying coffee, Rangiatea Church.
00:01:08 Interview with Ben Pond, Ōtaki business owner and operator, in his hunting and fishing store. There's a huge amount here that people haven't seen, and if traffic improves and they have a little bit more time they might go into town and check out the proper town.
00:01:08 Shots of trees silhouetted against the hills, vehicles driving up Ōtaki Main Street.
00:01:16 Shots of retailers in front of their businesses, serving customers and working on products.
00:01:16 [Text] By allowing people to move around more easily, PP2Ō will help boost economic activity and growth in the region.
00:01:23 Interview with Leon Kingi, Ōtaki business owner and manufacturer, inside his store. I think we've got a great little town with great people. A lot of people who really love the whenua, the maunga, the awa and feel connected to it. And because they're so connected to it, of course, they love it and want to take care of it.
00:01:23 Shots of local flora, the bush-covered ranges above Ōtaki, close-up of shells of the beach as someone walks along it, close up of Ōtaki painted on the railway station building, flowers waving in the wind on the beach, a mural installed along the road through Ōtaki - 'We are the Mainstream'.
00:01:36 Interview with Ben Pond, Ōtaki business owner and operator, in his hunting and fishing store. There's plenty to do in the town, heaps of great little shops, there's heaps of destinations - the river, the sea. I think the whole town can definitely prosper out of a project like this.
00:01:38 Shot of sign with town slogan 'Manaakitanga - Small Town, Big Heart'. People walking along sandy beach with surf pounding.
00:01:44 Interview with Jacqui Simpson, Ōtaki business owner, inside her book shop. I think we're all really excited for the future of Ōtaki.
00:01:47 Couple walking hand in hand along footpath and looking at the shops.
00:01:47 [Text] Discover for yourself.
00:01:49 Memorial to Te Rauparaha with cloud covered hills behind it. People are right behind it, happy to be disrupted, we just want to see this fixed.
00:01:51 [Text] Nau mai, haere mai.
00:01:51 View along Ōtaki beach, showing blue skies and scattered clouds.
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