A Big House on a Big Section

You can feel the solidness of this well built home which is part of Okato history.
Known to many locals as 'The Old Vet House"
Built in the late 1940s this 3 bedroom home has many of its original features that date back to the late 1940s---early 1950s area. with polished rimu floors and wooden
bi fold and sash windows
The large 1196m2 section has old fruit trees, I bet there are many old plants waiting to pop up again!!!!Okato
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This article is about a township in New Zealand. For the Russian classification document, see OKATO.
Okato

Okato
Coordinates: 39°11′21″S 173°52′39″E / 39.18917°S 173.8775°E / -39.18917; 173.8775
Country New Zealand
Region Taranaki
District New Plymouth District
Population (2006)
- Total 531
Okato is a small township in rural Taranaki, New Zealand. The population was 531 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 12 from 2001.[1] It is situated about 25 minutes drive around the coast from New Plymouth on State Highway 45. Oakura is 12 km to the north-east, and Warea is 9 km to the south-west.[2][3] The place offers popular rocky surfing spots around coastal beaches. Okato has a rich art community, with names like Dale Copeland, Alby Carter, Graham Kirk, Peter Lambert, Waldo, Paul Hutchinson and many others being from there.

Okato has all the elements of a vibrant New Zealand rural community: with sporting facilities (rugby grounds, bowling club, squash courts, tennis courts and swimming pool), Coastal Taranaki School, a local police station, and a volunteer fire brigade.

Okato was also notable as the home of Okato Cheese which was manufactured by the Okato Co-operative Dairy Company. This manufacturing site closed some years after merging to Egmont Co-operative Dairy.

Activities in the Okato area include the Stony River walkway which affords a number of locations from which to take photos of Mt Taranaki.