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 …
Shulz Family back to Minnesota
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 …
A farewell gift
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 …
Team building on the high ropes
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 …
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Matariki Celebrations at Motairehe
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 …
Kids and Kai
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. …
Winter projects
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 …
Open Mic Night
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 …
Wild southerlies
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 …