Chainsaw handling lessons
Andrew felled a couple of dangerous pines from behind Seaview and took the opportunity to give some training in chainsaw sharpening and handling to staff and volunteers. John, Alex and …
Andrew felled a couple of dangerous pines from behind Seaview and took the opportunity to give some training in chainsaw sharpening and handling to staff and volunteers. John, Alex and …
We said au revoir to the Shulz family as they left to go back home to Minnesota for a couple of months to get their affairs in order, with a …
Arnie organised a very special farewell gift for the Dyck family. Arnie travelled especially to Te Kauwhata to purchase a beautifully carved waka. He originally went for some poenamo but …
In June we had a week of staff development with Hilary Foged and part of this was an afternoon of team building on the Hillary Outdoors high ropes course. Many …
When the marae at Motairehe celebrated Matariki with the opening of their new Dark Sky viewing facility we all got up early for the ceremony at 5:30am on Whangapoua beach …
How blessed we are to have so many children here at Orama. Before the Raikes left for Hawaii we had 18 children with eight on the school bus each day. …
The winter months June, July, August are slower here at Orama and a good time to get projects done. Here Alex and Andrew prepare for new shelves in the kitchen …
After neighbour’s night on June 13th we had our first open mic night. The evening was arranged at the last minute by Kimberley and was open to all-comers. Word spread …
You really know winter has hit you when the cold south westerly blows into the bay. You can see these shots from Fountains Bach where the surf’s up and the …