Omapere is a very quiet little town, Bruce's apartment is a great base, very clean and tidy with an awesome spa!
From Omapere you can go south to Dargaville via Tane Mahuta and the Kauri Forest or you can go north to check out Opononi and go sandboarding, Rawene, the huge boulders and NZs oldest pub as well as access the cycle ways.
We had a lovely couple of days!