Otaki is one of New Zealand's oldest settlements and a celebration of Maoritanga. Located within the magical atmosphere of the Kapiti Coast and surrounded by the Tararua mountain ranges on one side and ocean with the beautiful Kapiti Island on the other.

The landscape and micro climate has made the Kapiti Coast one of the most desirable places in the world to live.

Otaki and Kapiti Island was the home of the warrior chief Te Rauparaha. The oldest surviving Anglican Maori Church, Rangiatea, was started by Te Rauparaha and the early Anglican missionary Octavius Hadfield. It was tragically destroyed by fire in 1995 but has now been rebuilt. It is also the home of the oldest Catholic church still in use in New Zealand, St Mary's Pukekarata.

Otaki is the home of Te Wananga O Raukawa, a unique centre of higher learning devoted to the world of Maori knowledge (Matauranga Maori). Established by a confederation of the three tribes Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Toa, and Te Ati Awa.