LJ Hooker Oamaru

193 Thames Street, Oamaru, New Zealand 9400
  •   4.9   (334 reviews)

Our sales performance at a glance

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

117
Reviews
74
Properties for sale
153
Sold properties
$498k
Average sale price
$76.2m
Total sales value

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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
Stephen Robertson

Licensed Real Estate Agent

  5   (81 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
Wayne Fraser

Licensed Real Estate Agent

  5   (75 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
Erin Kingan

Licensed Real Estate Agent

  4.9   (72 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
Sheryl Heta

Licensed Real Estate Agent

  5   (65 reviews)
About Sheryl

Sheryl currently has 8 active property listings and 35 sold property listings over the past 12 months.

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Mitchell Laughton
Mitchell Laughton

Licensed Real Estate Agent

  4.9   (26 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
Doug Pile

Licensed Real Estate Agent

  4.6   (11 reviews)
About Doug

Doug currently has 5 active property listings and 14 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.

Our reviews

  4.9  
336 reviewsacross 28 different locations, showing 6.
Seller review
Very easy to deal with would use him again
about 6 hours ago
Very easy to deal with would use him again

Wayne was very easy to deal with open and honest he made the process very easy as I live 8 hours away and it was never a problem would recommend him

Wayne Fraser

Wayne Fraser

  5   (75 reviews)
Buyer review
Excellent communication and good advice
5 days ago
Excellent communication and good advice

Stephen knew the market well, he explained in detail all aspects of what we were purchasing. He made himself available and took me through the building on three occasions for me to be sure that it suited our requirement. He kept us informed of all aspects of the transaction and purchase in a very professional manner.

Stephen Robertson

Stephen Robertson

  5   (81 reviews)
Seller review
Sound advice at the right time.
9 days ago
Sound advice at the right time.

Mitchell got stuck in for us and was pivotal in securing a prompt sale. His experience helped us make the right decision at the right time making it all happen to a high standard. He helped secure the sale with his strong negotiating skill set and achieved the outcome we were looking for.

Mitchell Laughton

Mitchell Laughton

  4.9   (26 reviews)
Seller review
Always going the extra mile.
20 days ago
Always going the extra mile.

Lifestyle blocks are always a tricky sell, either too much land or not enough. But Mitch did a stellar job at showing the potential buyers just how cool the property was and how much it really had to offer.

Mitchell Laughton

Mitchell Laughton

  4.9   (26 reviews)
Buyer review
Couldn’t have asked for a better agent
22 days ago
Couldn’t have asked for a better agent

Erin made what could have been a stressful process feel genuinely easy. We were relocating from overseas to a small town, which comes with its own uncertainty, and Erin’s support made all the difference. She was responsive, patient, and clearly cared about getting the right outcome for us, not just closing a sale. Her local knowledge and warmth helped us feel settled before we’d even arrived. We couldn’t have asked for a better agent to guide us through buying our new home, and we’d recommend her without hesitation to anyone looking to buy in the Oamaru area. Thank you, Erin, for everything.

Erin Kingan

Erin Kingan

  4.9   (72 reviews)
Buyer review
Professional Excellence
22 days ago
Professional Excellence

Erin was absolutely fabulous. Professional, helpful and easy to talk to. Erin explained everything from start to finish and helped the whole way along. We highly recommend Erin for buying or selling your property.

Erin Kingan

Erin Kingan

  4.9   (72 reviews)
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Our properties

LJ Hooker Oamaru has 74 properties for sale and sold 153 properties in the last 12 months, showing 4, sorted by most recent activity

For Sale
Buyer Enquiry Over $399,000
8a Walbrook Cres
Oamaru North Otago
2
1
1
House
SoldSep 28, 2026
Price not available
64 Perth Street
South Hill Otago
2
1
1
House
For Sale
Buyer Enquiry Over $489,000
28 Clare Street
Oamaru North Otago
3
1
1
House
SoldSep 23, 2026
Price not available
19 Fernbrook Road
Oamaru North Otago
3
1
1
House
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