LJ Hooker Oamaru

Our sales performance at a glance

See how LJ Hooker Oamaru has performed in the last 12 months on RateMyAgent*

122

Reviews

Properties for sale

158

Sold properties

$504k

Average sale price

$79.6m

Total sales value

*Includes all properties sold (last 12 months) where the agent was a part of the transaction and published on ratemyagent.co.nz. It may not be complete and can exclude off-market, private sales and undisclosed pricing and sold dates. Contact agent for full sales history.

Our customer service awards

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National Top 100New Zealand
Suburb WinnerHolmes Hill
Suburb WinnerOamaru
Suburb WinnerOamaru North

3x Suburb WinnerOamaru North - 2026, 2025, 2024
3x Suburb WinnerSouth Hill - 2026, 2025, 2024
2x National Top 100New Zealand - 2026, 2025
2x Suburb WinnerHolmes Hill - 2026, 2025

Meet the team

Get to know the 8 agents at LJ Hooker Oamaru .

Stephen Robertson

Licensed Real Estate Agent

(80 reviews)

About Stephen

With 19 years' experience under his belt Stephen has a lot of experience and knowledge to share, he shows this through his encouragement and positive attitude towards helping his team, vendors, and clients. Stephen's expertise vary, from being a Licenced Real Estate Agent, a Qualified Auctioneer, and being the Principal and Franchise Owner of LJ Hooker Oamaru (Trading as Robertson Real Estate) Licensed Real Estate Agents (REAA2008). Stephen's determination has won him multiple awards over the years – Best New Talent 2006 and he is one of only 8 people in New Zealand who are lifetime members of the Captions Club Multi-Million Dollar Chapter. LJ Hooker Oamaru has also won multiple awards – Top Office New Zealand, Most Productive Team, Top Business Growth, Digital Presence, and runner up in Top Community Support. Stephen is passionate about Real Estate; this is shown through the way he coaches his team; the values he installs in the workplace and the morals and ethos he encourages/inspires his team to have. As well as the way he acts towards his vendors and clients with their best interest always being at the front of his mind. Stephen is always happy to help and appreciates all associations he has in the community.

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Wayne Fraser

Licensed Real Estate Agent

(73 reviews)

About Wayne

Born, raised and educated in Oamaru, Wayne has a great appreciation for all things North Otago, and what this great area and its people have to offer. From the spectacular Waitaki Valley to the diverse cultures and great community projects, North Otago has it all and is a fantastic place to live. After spending his high school years at Waitaki Boys’ High School, Wayne then pursued a career in the grocery industry, and for the past 30 years had been an integral part of the well-known family owned Four Square supermarket in the North end of Oamaru. Wayne prides himself on the skills he developed in this industry, including learning the importance of being able to offer outstanding customer service, and realising that being genuine, honest and friendly to people goes a long way in creating lifelong friendships, especially with the customers and families who frequented their store. Now having taken the step into the real estate profession, Wayne will apply these same skills and offer a professional and enthusiastic experience to all those he works with. Wayne is approachable, dependable and prides himself as being hard working and someone who strives for perfection. His drive and focus is to deliver exceptional customer service, and help vendors reach their price expectations, and purchasers reach their property goals. In his spare time Wayne enjoys hanging out with family and friends. He is married to Lenore, and has four wonderful sons, who all at some stage, have been members of the Oamaru swimming club, and Wayne enjoys helping out when he can. Wayne is excited about this next chapter in his career path, so if you are thinking of selling, or maybe starting to think about buying a property, Wayne is ready to help realise your property dream and find that perfect home.

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Erin Kingan

Licensed Real Estate Agent

4.9

(69 reviews)

About Erin

Originally from Canada, Erin met and married a local lad and made Oamaru her home 17 years ago. During that time Erin and her family have been involved in a wide variety of community groups in the Waitaki District and beyond and have gathered a solid network of good people around them. Erin has now had 7 years in the Real Estate Industry and believes that one of the best parts of her role is matching the right people to the perfect home. Getting to know her clients is one of Erin’s strengths, and she is well-known for establishing happy relationships with both Vendors and Purchasers. Quick to get an understanding of the lay of the land, Erin relishes discovering what makes her client’s hearts sing, and doing her very best to deliver exactly that. Dedicated, reliable, and honest to a fault, Erin is like a breath of fresh air, she understands that her clients are making one of the biggest purchases of their lives, and she respects that to the core. With Erin on board, selling your current property or finding your new dream purchase is going to be a breeze.

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Sheryl Heta

Licensed Real Estate Agent

(64 reviews)

About Sheryl

Sheryl currently has 9 active property listings and 35 sold property listings over the past 12 months.

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Mitchell Laughton

Licensed Real Estate Agent

4.9

(24 reviews)

About Mitchell

Having grown up in the North Otago area, Mitch has a great local knowledge about the land and people in our community. His previous experience of contracting on many farms in the Waitaki, wider New Zealand and Australia piqued his interest in becoming a real estate agent for the rural sector. Currently living in Oamaru, with his partner and young children, they have joined the Oamaru Pony Club and look forward to joining other community groups and activities. Mitch offers a fresh approach to real estate, and is ready to help you with your property journey. Contact Mitch today if you are planning your future and want to downsize, upsize or are interested in buying an investment property.

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Doug Pile

Licensed Real Estate Agent

4.6

(11 reviews)

About Doug

Doug currently has 3 active property listings and 16 sold property listings over the past 12 months.

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About us

LJ Hooker Oamaru is an energetic and innovative real estate organisation. We have a philosophy of providing unparalleled service, with our main focus aimed at achieving desirable outcomes for our vendors and clients. Our team is trained to the very best standards in the industry today, ensuring that you will always get sound, professional advice. We are a well known, innovative and multi-disciplined real estate organisation, representing all facets of real estate, in and around the North Otago area. LJ Hooker Oamaru has a team of ten sales people with the philosophy of providing unparalleled service to and on behalf of our vendors. We take pride in the fact that our team of motivated sales people are enthusiastic and committed. This is paramount in our company’s Mission Statement. An important part of our philosophy is that our sales people are not pushy or aggressive, and that you will always be treated with consideration and respect. All of our sales people live and work in our community and receive on-going training to maintain the highest of industry standards, ensuring that you are provided with sound, professional advice and an enthusiasm to get the job done for you. We pride ourselves in providing qualitative information to all our customers to ensure they can make informed decisions about their property.

Buyer review

5 days ago

Simply outstanding, professional, genuine, and relentless in getting the best result

From the beginning, Mitch made me feel comfortable, supported and respected. Mitch took the time to listen and understand what was important in my search. I felt that he put me first and was incredibly supportive. Mitch was available for me 24/7, kept me updated at all times, answering all questions from me and family members. His competence, etiquette, dedication and personal approach made the experience smooth and stress free. I am grateful for all of Mitchell’s hard work and commitment and couldn’t be happier with the service received. I would highly recommend Mitch to anyone looking for an agent who genuinely cares about his clients and delivers outstanding service.

Mitchell Laughton

4.9

(24 reviews)

Seller review

5 days ago

Able to help with whatever is needed

Very friendly and approachable Could talk and understand what was needed to do. Willing to assist in the process of packing up the house and transporting goods.

Erin Kingan

4.9

(69 reviews)

Seller review

7 days ago

Very professional and knowledgeable

Wayne was exceptional to work with. He is very knowledgeable and professional. Highly recommend him.

Wayne Fraser

(73 reviews)

Seller review

13 days ago

There is one phrase that best describes Stephen's service to us - "absolute commitment".

Stephen was unrelenting in his pursuit of the sale of our home, and never wilted in his determination to achieve that goal. Week after week, rain, hail or shine, he was there to host our Open Homes with a smile and encouragement. His technical knowledge of real estate law and practice was impressive, and his professionalism consistent. It was obvious to us that his courtesy to all is a strong personal attribute. He is a consummate professional. We can understand how he and his team have year in, and year out won many accolades in real estate. On occasions when Stephen was not available to host potential buyers, we found his team well-informed, particularly accomplished and courteous. Having achieved the ultimate goal of a sale, we enthusiastically thank Stephen. We found him to be an extremely kind person and have come to consider him a friend. Kevin and Fran

Stephen Robertson

(80 reviews)