Spring Garden Ramble a Roaring Success
The annual Spring Garden Ramble at OCE highlights the gorgeous gardens and invites the local community and prospective residents to view OCE and its environment. This year’s event on Sunday 11 October was, once again, a great success. Around 150 people came through the estate, enjoying a relaxed look at what OCE has achieved and […]
Meet Brick and Lorraine Taylor
HOW THEY MET After a couple of years on his OE in England, working hard and enjoying life to the full, Brick seized an opportunity to return back to New Zealand with two others on a small sailing boat. However, it soon became apparent that the skipper was a bit of a rogue, and Brick […]
Spring Garden Ramble 2020
Omokoroa Country Estate invites you to attend our second Spring Garden Ramble – 11 October 2020, 10am-2pm. Spring has sprung at our Village so come and join us for our annual Garden Ramble. Spread over just under 10 hectares our gardens are blooming and we would love for you to see them. Throughout the day […]
The Gardener with a Purrpuss!
David Olds and his cat Chloe are a common sight at the OCE community gardens. “When Chloe sees me putting on my boots, she pricks her ears and trots after me down to the gardens,” he laughs. Chloe won the hearts of David and Barbara Olds at the SPCA and has since won many more […]
Three Decades as “Mr. Fix-It”
30 years working at OCE means Property Manager, Trevor Goldstone, knows every drain, every gutter and every resident! Trevor also knows Omokoroa very well, having been brought up on a dairy farm in the locale. The 59- acre farm is now all houses and, as Trevor says, “There are now more roundabouts than cows in […]
Standing Room Only
The re-opening of the newly refurbished Village Centre was an unqualified success. Residents, potential residents, locals and supporters of OCE packed the new centre to admire the improvements. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Residents are now enjoying a fresh modern encompassing environment which caters to many needs, be they social, entertainment or simply sitting quietly by […]
Village News – June 2020
Village Centre Leaps Luxuriously into the 21st Century There’s a buzz in the air as the OCE Village Centre opens again on Monday, June 15 after an upgrade to deliver the social and recreational environment our residents deserve. From the fireplace in the foyer through a series of adjoining lounges, sunroom, formal lounge with schist […]
Village News – May 2020
It has been a wee while since our last Newsletter so there is much to catch up on. It is now Autumn and the weather is getting colder. Make yourself a nice hot drink, sit in a comfy chair and we hope you enjoy our Omokoroa Country Estate update. Please remember to like our Facebook […]
Covid-19 Update for Residents
It may be level 3 from Tuesday morning but here at OCE we are still in level 4 to protect our residents. While it is good news for the economy it changes nothing for us, the social distancing requirement still stands and we agree with our Prime Minister that the longer we stay in our […]
Lockdown Links and Boredom Busters
Hi everyone, We have compiled a list of online activities with links to them to help you pass the time while in lockdown. If you know of any other suggestions please let Emma know and we can add them in here for others enjoyment. Short Sory Winners In early April the Generus Group, in conjunction […]