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Farm boy’s Waikato dream available for completion

October 2024

Farm boy’s Waikato dream available for completion

Joe Comins is most of the way to achieving his dream, to develop a park on 38 hectares of rolling Waikato country. Joe bought the property, then a grazing block six kilometres east of Cambridge with...
Niche coastal subdivision offers unique take on rural dream

October 2024

Niche coastal subdivision offers unique take on rural dream

Less than 10 kilometres from the Octagon, what used to be a farm is on the way to becoming one of the South Island’s most spectacular niche coastal subdivisions. Jeff and Heather McKenzie,...
Home of the Berryfresh brand for sale after 40 years

October 2024

Home of the Berryfresh brand for sale after 40 years

If you buy fresh berry fruit in the North Island, chances are it has the Berryfresh brand on it and was grown on a 29.5 hectare Te Awamutu property. After 40 years, that property and the business it...
Close to Hamilton, exceptional lifestyle offers land use alternatives

October 2024

Close to Hamilton, exceptional lifestyle offers land use alternatives

In 2001 Michael and Janet Bryant came off the big Te Ākau South sheep and beef farm where...
Ideally located deer property offers alternative options

October 2024

Ideally located deer property offers alternative options

Cath and Gene Sandbrook took over their 23-hectare Halcombe property in 2013. Gene had been...
Reluctant farewell to Gore Bay hideaway

October 2024

Reluctant farewell to Gore Bay hideaway

A family connection to Gore Bay, North Canterbury is set to come to an end after 120 years. In the early 20th century Judy Grigor’s grandfather Edmund Wilkinson owned a Heathcote Valley...
Paengaroa labour of love creates multitude of opportunity

October 2024

Paengaroa labour of love creates multitude of opportunity

Reviving a kiwifruit orchard and renovating a classic rural home has been an 11-year labour of love for a Bay of Plenty couple, one that they have now successfully concluded by offering the property...
Historic cottage sells post auction

October 2024

Historic cottage sells post auction

A North Canterbury home dating from the colonial era sold recently, changing hands for the first time in 40 years. Purchasing the Loburn cob cottage directly after auction fulfilled a dream for Phil...
Majestic views from an architect-designed home

October 2024

Majestic views from an architect-designed home

An architect-designed contemporary home on a site commanding some of South Canterbury’s most spectacular views is for sale for the first time. Built in 2006 by Rosemary and Ian Rhodes, who are...
Revived charm and beauty

October 2024

Revived charm and beauty

In 2019, when Tracy O’Connell first set eyes on the Edwardian era Parore homestead, the old kauri dame required plenty of work and restoration. Unoccupied since 2015 and receiving little love...
New highway opens up lifestyle opportunities

October 2024

New highway opens up lifestyle opportunities

A new Lower North Island east to west highway connection is set to open up lifestyle opportunities in districts previously considered too far to commute from. Te Ahu a Turanga, the Manawatū...
Cherry orchard overlooks racecourse

September 2024

Cherry orchard overlooks racecourse

When Gary and Ali Jackson bought their six-hectare property overlooking the Cromwell Racecourse in...