Small town Ohakune offers big town shopping

Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 5, Issue 24, 10 November 1987, Page 12

Small town Ohakune offers big town shopping

By now you may be a bit peckish to why not have lunch at the Stutz Cafe ? You can order from the menu or help yourself from the lunch bar. They have steaks and salads, croissants and pies. Ohakune Hotel has a well stocked bottle store, with monthly specials to please your pocket. Still on Clyde Street, there's Ohakune Energy Centre formerly Reynolds Motors, who have lots of Mobil specials. They are your local LPG outlet - go see Christine your 'Mobil Woman'. Cafe Stua is next door - they have cappucino and espresso coffee as well as food to whet and satisfy your appetite. Nations Skiers Inn dairy is the last shop on Clyde Street. They're open 7 days, 7.00am to 7.00pm

for groceries, Johnny's world famous cakes and pies, and for a flutter on the horses Skiers Inn has Ohakune's TAB agency. Back to Goldfinch Street, next to Covers is Ohakune Shoes. They have street shoes, sports shoes, dress shoes, mountain boots, tramping boots, kids shoes and sandles, jandles and shoe accessories. Ragtime the women's fashion boutique is next door. They have top fashion labels such as Narnia, Moontide and Malika - this may not be the city but its no 'hick town' as far as fashion consciousness is concerned. Across the road you'll find Hammonds Books, Toys and Stationery shop. This spacious store has a wide selection of toys, magazines, newspapers, books and school, home

Ohakune shops have the widest range of goods

and office stationery. Bea and Dot Barnes are keen garderiers so are the ones to see for advice on what to plant in your Waimarino garden. Call in to see them at their business premises Kunikraft Garden Court and Gift Shop. Rendezvous Dairy the shop with the flags outside, has all your last minute grocery items. They have a range of videos for hire also. Ohakune New World supermarket is the place to go for all your grocery shopping. New World has recently had renovations made to increase the floor space to make room for the wider range of goods now on offer. The butchery, frozen foods, fruit and vegetable areas are all now much improved. Ohakune Photo Pharmacy is a large well stocked store where having a prescription filled is just one service. They have well

trained cosmeticians to help you choose from their wide range of beauty care products. Ohakune Butchery is next door. They have fresh meat cut daily, they make sausages on the premises which are very popular and sell some cuts of meat already marinated. Littles Fashion Wearhouse has men's and women's up-to-date fashion clothing. Labels such as Esprit, Closed, Mirage, Jag and Sasson are part of their stock. For hardware and building supplies see Benchmark Building Supplies. From a new hinge for the kitchen cupboard, to a complete kitchen for a ski lodge, Benchmark will meet all your building requirements. They stock top brands of power tools and hand tools, for the handyman and the professional builder.