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Welcome to the Old School Yard

Home  of the Old School Yard Olive groves and Wedding Celebrant services.


A boutique grove of two hundred olive trees and gardens. Nestled in the beautiful quiet upper Waiwera valley. This is a hobby farm otherwise known as a life style block.  With help from wwoofers we manage to produce a few hundred litres of organic olive oil each year. Our oil is DELICIOUS and sort after far and wide.

We offer wedding celebrant services. Anywhere around here a little north of Auckland is OK. Especially if you are getting married at the local venue known as Boutique Barn. Boutique Barn is a lovely little venue on a quiet rural cul de sac, Bayer Road. We are close to Waiwera, Orewa, Wainui, Puhoi, Waitoki, Whangaparaoa, Hibiscus Coast etc. So feel free to contact us before your next wedding! We can marry you! Oh I mean officiate at your wedding. We can offer registry style weddings (small) here at the old school yard.

You can write to olive@oldschoolyard.co.nz for any inquiries.

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Updated October 2025. Read more here.

2025 was a disaster for many NZ olive growers. We have replaced many drowned trees and adapted out management methods. Things are looking better in 2026

Getting married? Summer is coming fast. Inquire now.



Nice looking chap

Wedding Celebrant - John McConnell

John is a qualified wedding celebrant. Graduated at the NZ Celebrant school. Is a member of CANZ and enthusiastically endorsed by some of his best friends! You can find him here: 0800 222 812. Or here: nitty gritty. And here's a few tips.

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Wwoofed here before?

We thought that if you have been one of our fabulous wwoofers and you are back home, you could show your friends where you have been and what we do here.

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Our story

In the 1860's the local community petitioned the fledgling colonial government for some help in running a local school. The children had to either walk over Noakes hill to Puhoi or down the Upper Waiwera road to the Waiwera school.


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How do we grow the olives?

And make such fab oil?

How do we grow the olives and make this fabulous oil? Glad you asked. Read on.