the now closed Otautau Lions Club, which is no longer held. Another annual event which was run for 8 years, was the Flowers, Quilts & Crafts Day, but this was sadly wound up in 2020. The Otautau Car Show is another long-standing annual event that is still currently held in February of each year (Covid permitting) and details of the current year's event can be found here. References External links Otautau School Further reading Bye, K. 1988. Trial By Fire, Trial By Water. History of Otautau.'' Otautau [N.Z.] : Published by the Centennial Book Committee on behalf of the Otautau Community Council, c1988. (hbk.) The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Populated places in Southland, New Zealand 1861 establishments in New Zealand