The History of the post office at Owhango :
Building took place in 1919 and the official opening was in the year 1920 the building is now (2010) 90 years old, and still in good useful condition.
It was used as the post center of Owhango, with counter and postboxes mail service, telephone exchange and supply of the usual postal requirements.
Unfortunately the then govenrment of New Zealand decided to close our social center postal facility on the 31st March 1989,
and we now have what is called a Community Mail Box, to collect our mail.
In 2010 we even got a roof over the 100 boxes, to keep out the rain, which found its way into the boxes sometimes.

Jane and Chris Brownie have  converted the old postoffice into a lovely Home style accommodation unit with 5 bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, dining room and two lounges all on one level; the building is heated with heatpumps, but the fireplaces in some of the bedrooms and lounges are now no longer in use as they can not be lighted up because of safety issues, so they are simply decorative items enhancing the style you are staying in for the night .
Karen Rowe has taken over the Homestyle accomodation in September 2011, and lives on the premises permanently.

Booking your visit :
Can be done by phone  contact # 07 8954499, or 027 4572730 please ring at a any time, daytime preferred.
Bookings can also be made by E-Mail  :  Southroad71@xtra.co.nz
A booking depostit of $100.00 is required.
The charges are :
$50.00 a night per person, including breakfast..
For this you will get fresh bedlinen, towels, hot water on arrival and comfortable heated premises,
Use of the kitchen with electric stove with oven, refridgerator / freezer and microwave; pots, pans, cutlery and china supplied if required, separate dining room.
Hot shower  and bath [shower over bath], washing machine and outside drying lines ; BBQ  as well as well as outside smoking area.
There are 3 queensize bedrooms, two double bedrooms with one  single bed, plus a bunkroom which sleeps four.
Use of two lounges with freeview TV and plenty of comfortable seating.
Wheelchair access enquiries welcome.
Reasonable cellphone access, we have a [Telecom] tower about three miles down the road [Northside] on a hill (Vodafone is hopeless).
You  bring your pets by prior arrangement, children welcome and please, NO SMOKING in the building.
Find the visitors book and record your visit.

Evening meals are available on request, or visit the local hotel for excellent meals.

Owhango is well situated for holiday activities,
there is a lovely bushwalk to the Lagoon  about 5 minutes walk from the old Postoffice; go left at the end of Owhango Road,
and  turn right at the signpost about halfway down the metal road to the Whakapapa river bridge.
The famous 42 traverse( 42 Km cycle and walk) starts in Owhango too, the skifields are 30 minutes motoring  away at Mt Ruapehu.
And the nearest Town is Taumarunui 19 Km on State Highway 4 North of Owhango; National park also 19 Km but going South.

Visit our shopping center just across the road, you can't miss it, it is called the loveshack+ B+B  Webpage : HERE

                  
                                                                                   One of the two lounges and bedrooms.

                  
                                                             The kitchen and Dining room. Take note of where the fire extinguishers are

                   
                                                                          The main lounge Bathroom and another of the bedrooms.
                                                                                                                                                                          Return to the main menu
                                                                                                                                                                          Return to LOVESHACK