Visit the Ōtaki Rotunda

Visit the site of New Zealand’s first permanent children’s health camp and see the last World War One hospital building of this design remaining in New Zealand

An introduction to and guided tour of Ōtaki Children’s Health Camp. A film will be included in the introduction.

Health & Safety

Please contact the event host for health & safety information.

Location

Health Camp Road, Ōtaki Beach

Regions

Kāpiti Coast

Tags

Walking Tour

Talk

Accessible

Event times

10am-12pm Sat 9 Nov

Booking required

Cost: $10, but attendees are encouraged to convert their entry fee into membership of Friends of Ōtaki Rotunda.

Contact anthonydreavernz@gmail.com to book.

Friends of the Ōtaki Rotunda

Friends of the Ōtaki Rotunda is a non-profit, community organisation, with purpose of conserving for posterity the Rotunda building, at the site of the former Ōtaki Children’s Health Camp because of its heritage significance as both an architecturally distinctive building, and as the site of a socially significant institution.

Email: anthonydreavernz@gmail.com

Phone: 02102579171

The Discover Kāpiti Heritage Group

The Discover Kāpiti Heritage Group is formed by the Paekākāriki Station Museum, Steam Incorporated, Wellington Tramway Museum (at Queen Elizabeth Park), Kapiti US Marines Trust (at Queen Elizabeth Park), Museum of Aviation (Kāpiti Road, Paraparaumu), Southward Car Museum (in Otaihanga), the Kāpiti Coast Museum (in Waikanae), Mahara Gallery , The Kilns at Te Horo, Ōtaki Museum and Friends of Ōtaki Rotunda. Representatives of these organisations meet regularly and each year coordinate the Kāpiti Coast Heritage Clue Hunt and facilitate Kāpiti Coast Heritage participation in the Wellington Heritage Festival.

Website: http://www.kapitiheritage.org.nz/