Easy living.
Located along the Surf Highway in Taranaki, Ōkato is just a 24-minute drive around the coast to New Plymouth on State Highway 45 (or take the South Link Coastal Bus Service to New Plymouth: Mon - Fri, with two return trips a day).
Ōkato: where the pace is slower, but the spirit runs deep, where both awa and coastline are within easy reach.
Ōkato also has rugby grounds, a bowls club, squash courts, and a swimming pool. Coastal Taranaki School is directly opposite, and you’ll be living in a tight-knit community full of character and warmth, within a wider setting of natural beauty, much loved conveniences, and more than its fair share of coffee carts.
Ōakura is 12 km to the north-east, and Warea is 9 km to the south-west.
The Hangataahua (Stony) awa visible in the background here (beyond the Ōkato Domain) originates on the western side of Taranaki Maunga, sourced from Ahukawakawa Swamp within Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki. The river has been protected in its natural state since 1985 by New Zealand’s first Local Conservation Order and has plenty of good swimming holes to cool off.
