Nau mai, haere mai ki te Ahuwhenua o Oromahoe. Welcome to the Oromahoe 18R2B2B2 Trust

"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)*

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 is located 15 minutes from Kerikeri, Kaikohe, Paihia and Waitangi. The Trust has approximately 1142 shareholders. The core business of the Trust is in sheep and beef farming and forestry.

Affiliated marae: Oromahoe, Waitangi

Affliated hapū: Ngāti Kawa, Ngāti Rāhiri, Te Matarahurahu, Ngare Hauata, Whanau Whero, Whanaurara (Whanau Aro), Ngāti Kaihoro

 *taken from Rankin-Kawharu, F. 2002. Oromahoe: Issues Developing Multiply-owned Maori Land. In M. Kawharu. Whenua: managing our resources. Reed.