About OCBC

Orere Point is a small settlement located on the North Eastern corner of the Firth of Thames.  Located an hour's drive from Auckland, it is a popular destination for weekend visitors as well as being within commuting distance for local residents.

With local farmland established through the 1800's the settlement has developed over the years with many small holiday baches and gradually to permanent residential homes.

With around 220 dwellings and around 400 permanent residents, Orere Point is complemented with a Top 10 Holiday Park.  During long weekends and the holiday season, these numbers easily swell beyond the 1000 mark as many flock to 'The Point' to take advantage of the safe swimming in the river and use of the beach for boating, fishing and swimming.

Orere Point has a small rural school servicing the surrounding area, as well as the Orere General Store, Community Hall, Health Clinic, volunteer Library and rural volunteer Fire Brigade.  A number of community based committees are active in promoting the local interests and otherwise engaging the community in various activities throughout the year.

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Camping at Orere Point

Orere Point boasts an excellent camping ground which can accommodate campers in vans, caravans or tents as well as in cabins on site.

Free camping on the beach and council reserves is prohibited by Auckland Council bylaws which are enforced by Council. 

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Orere Community and Boating Club

The Orere Community and Boating Club (OCBC) is a Member and community focused incorporated society that services and represents the interests of the club Members and residents of the Orere Point area. The current organisation was formed from a merger between the local Ratepayers Association and the Orere Point Boating Club.

 

The following are key functions the OCBC performs:

• ​Organising a range of community events and initiatives through the year, including:

• Over 60's Christmas Luncheon, hosting local residents in a community sponsored lunch, and a Children’s Christmas event;

• Three fishing competitions and community days which are intended to help raise funds for the club to direct to the community;

• Pest trapping programmes in the area;

• Provision of, or assistance to find, support for members of the Orere Point community when and how they may require it;

• Provision of community information by way of newsletters and social medial channels;

• Operating and maintaining land vested with the Community as a Club boat ramp facility;

• Providing an avenue for representation of the Orere Point community with Auckland Council and its representative groups on community related matters.

 

As a not-for-profit organisation, the OCBC aims to distribute approx $6,000 per annum from fundraising events to assist a range of organisations that service Orere Point, including the local Orere School, volunteer Fire Brigade, First Response and Health Clinic, Westpac Rescue Trust, St John and Coastguard. 

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