Our guide to what's on the market, nationwide.
26 Overdale Drive, Cashmere, Christchurch
Coming in at close to 500sq m, this city home, with its marble staircase, is nothing short of amazing, set on an elevated site with expansive city views. Along with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, there’s a super modern and well-equipped kitchen, open-plan dining and living. Add to this an indoor heated swimming pool, your own cinema and games room and you’ll never need to leave home. Outside a selection of decks and balconies allow you to decide exactly where you’d like to catch the sun. With a double garage, recently landscaped gardens and easy access to the CBD, it’s time to live the dream. Offers invited.
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8 Mertoun Terrace, Highbury, Wellington
This is one of the best villa renovations we’ve seen for a while and it’s all ready for you to move in and simply enjoy living in this quiet, elevated cul-de-sac, minutes from the CBD. Many of the original features such as leadlight windows and matai floorboards have been carefully preserved and you’ll just love the kitchen, which enjoys ample bench and cupboard space. The three bedrooms are bright and sunny, as is the elegant dining and living area. There’s plenty of space outside for entertaining and it’s an easy walk to Kelburn Village, the Cable Car and Botanic Gardens. Tender closes 3pm, April 4.
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1 Stanley Road, Te Hapara, Gisborne
Sunny Gisborne is becoming increasingly popular with escapees from the big smoke, and this adorable cottage is easily affordable when compared to properties in the main centres. It’s been renovated in a quiet, simple way and has two bedrooms, a bathroom and a cute little kitchen with all the basic amenities you need. Light and bright with lots of white, the cottage is cool in summer and warm in winter. The garden is an absolute picture, with established palm trees and natives and you’re right beside the river, so bring your kayak or paddle board and move to paradise. Auction April 6.
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96 Tindalls Bay Road, Rodney, Auckland
A beachfront property that arguably occupies the best spot on the beautiful Hibiscus Coast. Set on 809sqm of flat land with absolute beach front access - nothing between you and the sand - the four-bedroom, three-bathroom house also boasts double garaging and additional room for the boat or caravan. The kitchen/dining/lounge opens out to the patio. Price upon application.
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67 Manor Park, Sunnyhills, Auckland
This executive concrete block mansion in a quiet Sunnyhills street enjoys sensational views across the green fields of St Kentigerns and has its own exotic subtropical garden. The modern kitchen, dining and living spaces are wide and bright and there’s a second – alfresco – dining room with outdoor fire, adjacent. In the centre of the house is an enclosed courtyard with another garden. The three bedrooms are large – especially the master suite, and the property enjoys an added advantage in the form of a self-contained one-bedroom unit with a bathroom and kitchenette. The neighbourhood is friendly and amenities are right nearby. Auction April 8.
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51A Gibbston Back Road, Queenstown
While Queenstown itself is increasingly vibrant and lively there are still peaceful places in the nearby valleys and this property on 26064sq m is definitely one of them. Constructed with schist and linear weatherboard, it blends in beautifully with its surroundings and enjoys expansive views. The décor throughout is warm and welcoming and the kitchen has a walk-in pantry for extra convenience. Fully air-conditioned it’s warm in winter and cool in summer. The bedrooms all have views, and master suite opens onto the garden outside, where a sunny patio is ideal for outdoor living. The land could be used a number of ways, possibly for keeping ponies. Asking price $1,695,000.
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91 Acacia Road, Okareka, Rotorua
Elegant, opulent, and built to the highest specifications, this luxurious recreated property on Lake Okareka’s picturesque Acacia Peninsula is just waiting for the right new owners to come along. Much thought has gone into creating something truly special on 1270sq m, with stunning lake views. The well-equipped kitchen is state-of-the-art and very hard to beat, while the dining and living spaces are stylish, yet still friendly and comfortable. With three huge bedrooms complemented by three bathrooms (including a divine ensuite), there’s ample room for a discerning family and the extensive decking is an excellent summer hang-out zone, close to the lake edge and the jetty. By negotiation.
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29 Kulim Avenue, Otumoe
Less than fifteen years old, this large, high-quality, architecturally designed concrete block and stone home offers total, easy-care luxury with fantastic Tauranga harbour views plus easy access to the sea for fishing, and an extensive layout that takes everyone’s needs into account. A huge airy atrium is the initial greeting point and on the ground floor are the high-stud, open-plan kitchen, dining and living areas with no shortage of luxury features – including well-lit and partially covered outdoor spaces for relaxing alfresco entertaining. Also on this level is the guest bedroom and bathroom, while on the second storey a palatial master suite enjoys its own ensuite, wardrobe and balcony. Asking price $1,850,000.
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11 Colenso Avenue, Hospital Hill, Napier
Here on popular Hospital Hill, close to Napier’s CBD, is a truly inspired modern renovation, done by owners who have faithfully conserved and celebrated their classic Edwardian home’s fundamental features. There’s a carefully-considered, fantastically well-equipped, modern kitchen in crisp, cool black and white and both bathrooms also subtly celebrate a bygone era with appropriate fixtures and fittings, encased in modern style. With glossy polished floorboards, high ceilings, ornate light fittings and excellent indoor-outdoor flow to an elevated deck with sensational city views and beyond to Cape Kidnappers, this is definitely a property that’s worth more than a second glance. By negotiation.
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22 Heipipi Drive, Napier City
This has to be one of the best lifestyle options in Hawke's Bay right now, standing on a manageable 5066sq m with fabulous rural and sea views. Designed to maximise exposure to the sun, the house itself is cool and comfortable with four bedrooms, plus a family bathroom and ensuite. The living is open plan with a designer kitchen at the heart of the home and vast dining and living space leading to the deck outside. It’s hard to believe but all of this luxury lies less than 20 minutes’ drive from Napier CBD and Eskdale Primary School is a little more than a kilometre away. By negotiation.
