Old Mates Artisan Breads

28/04/2026

Good morning
We have a couple things left over after closing down if anyone wants to buy.
Comment on the pictures if you want them and I’ll get back you, pick up Paeroa.
Cheers

23/04/2026

Last day today!!!
Come down and say goodbye!!
5 Donuts for $20 closing special

17/04/2026

Winters coming guys, we have 4 jars of Manuka MGO 300+ (the good stuff) honey left.
Down from $60 to $50.
Don’t miss out.

Also 3 bottles of Chilleez NZ mango ghost hot sauce. Was $18, today only $15.

Plus all your favourites, open now.

15/04/2026

We are still at the shop with all your favourites for the rest of this week, and then next week we will only be there on Friday and Sunday.

Well… that escalated quickly 😅

We just want to say a HUGE thanks to everyone who’s jumped on, liked, shared, and backed Old Mate’s Property Services — you bunch of legends have absolutely blown us away.

After a fair bit of running around, head scratching, and the odd “she’ll be right” moment… we’ve finally got all our ducks in a row and as of next week, we are officially OPEN for business.

And somehow (no idea how, but we’re not complaining), our first full week is already chocka! So if you’ve got a job needing doing, don’t muck around — flick us a message and we’ll tee something up before we’re booked out again.

We’re bloody excited to be getting stuck in and helping out around the community in a whole new way. Whether it’s a small tidy-up or a big “how good’s this gonna look” job — we’ve got you covered.

Appreciate the support more than you know — you lot are what makes small town businesses tick ❤️

Cheers,
Old Mate, Lou & John boy 🍻

08/04/2026

Did you know you can add bacon to a mussel fritter for $3?
Corn fritters, garlic prawn & bacon on fried bread, bacon and egg on fried bread and mussel fritters on the menu to is week
Along with donuts and breads 🍋

01/04/2026

Only 4 days left to get your hands on our hot cross buns and hot cross donuts
Thursday - Sunday in the shop this week
Mussel fritters, corn fritter stacks, bacon + egg and garlic prawn + bacon on the menu
Happy Easter

27/03/2026

Quick

25/03/2026

Walk donut run it’s wet out there, biscoff back for a limited time…

20/03/2026

Here it guys… coming very soon!!
would be super cool if you could all head over and give our new page a like and follow!!!

Love you all,

The Old Mates team!!

Oi Paeroa… you thought you’d seen the last of me? Not a chance 😂

Yeah… it’s that bloke again. The one from Old Mates…

Well, I thought about giving “doing nothing” a crack… But I’m absolutely useless at it. So here we are — back into it

Introducing Old Mates Property Services — coming soon!

Got a pile of rubbish bigger than your motivation? Sweet as.
Lawns looking like a jungle documentary? Say less.
Random jobs you’ve been “meaning to get to” since 2019? Yeah… we’ll sort it

Basically, if it’s a bit of a mission or you just can’t be bothered — flick us a message and we’ll get stuck in

Same local face, same hard mahi, just swapping the apron for a trailer this time

To celebrate kicking things off, we’ve got some giveaways and sharp deals coming up 👀 so tag your messy mates, your “I’ll do it next weekend” mates, or just anyone who needs a kick up the backside

We appreciate all the support from this town — you lot always back us, and we don’t take that lightly ❤️💕

Right… I’ll stop talking and get back to pretending I know what I’m doing.

Watch this space Paeroa… we’re coming in hot

17/03/2026

Guess what’s back on the menu today …
Open Wed-Sun this week
Hot cross donut filled with custard back for another week

10/03/2026

Hi guys.
Well i suppose it’s time to address the rumours .

After six incredible years, the time has come for us to close the doors on Old Mates and move on to the next chapter.

What a ride it’s been.

Old Mates started out as Old Mates Pizza & Pasta, slinging gourmet pizzas, pastas, and handmade breads to the good people of our community. Before long, things evolved into Old Mates Burgers & Stuff, where we got stuck into big gourmet burgers, pork ribs, wings, and a whole lot of other favourites. Alongside that we ran Old Mates Bread, baking fresh breads and mussel fritters etc that many of you came to love.

Over the years the business changed and grew in ways we never expected, but one thing always stayed the same — the incredible support from all of you.

From the regulars who came back week after week, to the new faces who gave us a go, to everyone who shared feedback, had a yarn at the counter, or told their mates about us — thank you. You’ve all been a huge part of this journey and we’re incredibly grateful for it. ❤️

A lot can happen in six years.
When I first opened the shop, I was a single man with no plans for a family. These days I’m a married man with a beautiful wife and a one-and-a-half-year-old son.

The main reason for closing the doors is simple — family. It’s time to step away from the hospitality grind and build something new that allows us to spend more quality time together.

From today until the end of May, we’ll still be trading from our shop, but we will no longer be operating at the Ohinemuri Park L&P Bottle site. As we wind things down over the coming weeks, our range will likely get smaller and smaller while we use up stock and bring things to a close.

This isn’t the last you’ll see of us though. We do have a new business in the works, and we’re excited about continuing to serve the community in a different way — just not in the food industry this time.

To everyone who has supported Old Mates over the years:
thank you for the laughs, the conversations, the encouragement, and for being part of something pretty special.

We’re sad to see this chapter end, but incredibly grateful for the memories.

Come in and see us before the end of May — we’d love to say goodbye properly.

With a full heart,
Old Mates 🍔🍕🥖

03/03/2026

🚨 BAKERY CONFESSION TIME 🚨

So… I left my recipe book unsupervised overnight.

Came in this morning and it looks like my hot cross bun recipe and my Donut recipe have been spending a bit too much time together.

I don’t want to jump to conclusions… but there’s definitely a little bun in the oven. 🍩➕🍞

Introducing their love child: the Hot Cross Donut.
It’s round like Dad, spicy like Mum, and already covered in sugar. We’re very proud.

I guess when flour loves sugar very much… things just happen.

Available in plain sugar $4.50 and Custard filled $6

Available today before they start asking awkward questions about where they came from. 😅

At the bottle from 9.30 😊