"Oromahoe would probably not mean much to most New Zealanders. Three dirt roads intersecting State Highway 10 are barely obvious markers of a former vibrant hub of the north. On closer inspection, however, a 120-year old church, marae and small community may be seen nestled on the horizon…     Or it might be the Oromahoe School that others know about or attended, that gives meaning to this place. From its humble class rooms, great leaders such as Hone Heke MP have emerged and again put Oromahoe on the map. And then there is another signature of the north; the stone walls that are the result of days and weeks that were spent carefully making patchwork out of the landscape. The collecting of rocks, one by one from surrounds and building dozens of stone walls has cemented memories of Oromahoe in the minds of many. The aged walls are testimony to collective effort and the building blocks of community essence, past and present….

... it is beyond the walls where Oromahoe's history and depths of northern spirit lie, in the lands and in its people." 

 

Freda V. Rankin-Kawharu (1934 - 2000)*

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The Oromahoe 18R2B2B2 Trust, otherwise known as the Oromahoe Trust is an Ahu Whenua Trust under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. The Trust was established in 1990 and administers the land on behalf of 1500 shareholders from local hapū: Ngāti Kawa, Te Ngare Hauata, Te Matarahurahu, Te Whanaurara, Ngāti Kaihoro, and Ngāti Rāhiri. The core business of the Trust is Beef and Sheep Farming and Forestry.

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