Our Clients.

—Over 20 years of hosting

'Having attended The Orlando Country Club several times, either as guest speaker or to host our own BNZ events, I can be confident that the standard of hosting and attention to detail throughout the event will be first class every time.'

— Brian Henderson
Area Manager Agribusiness, Rabobank

'Orlando Country has consistently delivered a great conferencing experience for us here at FMG, its country setting on the edge of town and close to the airport is brilliant. The team at Orlando are hands on, family business owners with a very genuine commitment to both great service and good fun. In a nutshell it’s just a damn good set up and a real asset to the mighty Manawatu.'

— Conrad Wilkshire
General Manager Rural, Property Brokers

'This is the first time Orbit has had a conference at Orlando and it was an amazing experience. The staff were very helpful and obliging, from the outset of setting the venue up right through the day they were always available, helpful and very respectful. The venue is amazing, and suited our event nicely. The extra activities like croquet, blindfolded golf cart challenge and the driving range provided a fun atmosphere for our team. As for the menu, this was absolutely stunning throughout the whole day. Thank you so much to all the Orlando team, we will be back’ .

— Jared Hall
New Zealand Venue Management Team Leader, Orbit

'Orlando Country is an awesome venue to host a function.  We have hosted our customers at Orlando’s with a vehicle release and hosted our team on many occasions to celebrate. I cannot say enough how awesome the team is at Orlando Country, they are totally on hand, their attention to detail is impeccable, their food is beautiful and the their venue ticks all the boxes for ourselves and our team as it is so versatile – indoor & outdoor areas and in a beautiful setting with loads to do. Nothing is ever a problem with the Orlando team. The customer experience we have always had with Orlando Country and their team has been exceptional'.

— Debbie Hart
CEO Manawatu & TRC Toyota

'Norwood has had a long standing relationship with the Orlando Country team and one which spans over 15 years. Both locations offer a unique setting for our various events and we will continue to utilise Orlando to host many more in the years to come. From customer evenings and social gatherings to product launches and team building events, the passion, service, and management are nothing short of outstanding. The selection of activities, tranquil atmosphere, superb food, and great service continues to illustrate to me why Orlando Country are two of the best venues in the Manawatu to host any event’

— Tim Meyers
Chief Executive Officer, C B Norwood Distributors

'We all had such a fantastic time and the team is still buzzing about it.
Every person we dealt with was extremely friendly and welcoming and we couldn’t have asked for better customer service. The whole day was organised amazingly right down to the timing of activities and platters. From us at Professionals is was a 10\10 experience.
We were all very impressed! You are all a credit to Orlando Country, we will be back!'

— Jodi-anne Taiapa
Business Development Manager, Professionals

'Orlando Country Club is my ‘go to’ venue that brings town and country, business and pleasure together in a magical atmosphere. I have hosted and attended a variety of memorable events in their rustic indoor and outdoor setting with magnificent rural views. Being a family run business you experience their passion for all they do and the staff have always excelled. They are so welcoming, accommodating in planning, with a fabulous choice of cuisine and innovative ways of presenting it. Whether it be a business lunch for 20, an awards dinner for 80, a business after 5pm for 100 or a family get together on a Sunday – you can be assured of genuine Kiwi hospitality in a fabulous rural setting’.

— Margaret Kouvelis
Chair of Talent Central & Chair of Hilux NZ Rural Games

'Holding events at Orlando Country Club is always a pleasure. It’s a fantastic venue with plenty of options for a range of layouts, the service is outstanding, the food is always delicious and well presented and the team always go the extra mile to make things run perfectly’.

— Michelle Allan
Events Specialist, Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand

'Thank you so much for our excellent afternoon out at Orlando. We really appreciated the time given to make our team building experience a great time for everyone involved. A beautiful setting and great food. Big thumbs up from all the staff at Palmerston North Women’s Refuge.'

— Jo Berrington-Hince
Safehouse Coordinator/Advocate/Facilitator, Palmerston North 
Women’s Refuge

'On behalf of Tony and myself (Jen) we want to extend our greatest gratitude to yourself and your husband on the exceptional job you did for our daughter Toni-Faith, on one of the biggest days of her life, her wedding. There was not one thing that we could fault about your establishment, staff, and catering. The establishment itself is in a class of it’s own, the staff couldn’t have been more helpful and willing to please, no matter what the ask was. The food was on another level of classy and just so you know, we have dined at some very exclusive places around the world. Our daughter and her new husband Jay are so happy they went with the menu that was provided, they have no regrets. You run an amazing business and we can see why you are so successful and rightly so. You left no detail unturned with all that was provided. Tony, myself, the wedding party, family and friends have done nothing but rave about the day from start to finish. We are all still on cloud nine and we want to do it all over again, hahaha. Thank you, thank you, thank you, you’re the bomb. We will never forget this day and you played such an important part of it. I wish you nothing but love and light and know that we will continue to talk about your establishment for a long time to come’.

— Jen Temaru (Mother of the Bride)
Toni-Faith and Jay Cameron’s Wedding