If the South Island hosted the coldest places to be last month it’s a no brainer that the warmest places to be were in the north.
Cape Reinga in the Far North fetched an average mean temperature of 13.6 degrees compared to the coldest of Tara Hills in the deep South which averaged 2.9 degrees. Niwa figures show the next warmest spot was the coastal community of Leigh an hour-and-a-bit’s drive north of Auckland.
For sale at 562 Leigh Road is a big home with access to the Whangateau Harbour. There are two bedrooms, a spacious lounge, open plan dining and kitchen, a big rumpus room and decks on both sides. LJ Hooker agent Marie-Dominique Lennan is selling the home for $729,000 and points out boaties, paddle boarders, windsurfers and kayakers only need stand up to check if the tide is in. All that and the home is also handy to the beaches, wineries, cafes and shops of the area.
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Boat and fish all year around in Leigh.
Kaitaia in the Far North boasted an average mean temperature of 13.2 degrees last month. Hazely Windelborn of First National Real Estate has a hot listing at 380 Fryer Road, where you can get two homes for $600,00. These substantial dwellings on 1.8 hectares are only 10 minutes from Kaitaia. The main home has three bedrooms with an adjacent sleepout, and 70 metres up the road is a self-contained two bedroom home with two one bedroom sleepout, earning $300 a week and a local beekeeper brings in additional income.
Bring the family for the warm good life.
On the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, which had 12.8 degrees as its average temperature last month, properties include Lot 1-6 at Seafarer Crescent, Arkles Bay on sale for $850,000+. Bayleys agents Sarah Liu and Karen Asquith only have a couple of homes left out of the initial Stage 1 release of the are three and four bedroom duplex houses in the complex. The duplexes have a northerly aspect and some have sea views, handy to shopping centre and beaches.
Live at the beach, all year round
Whangarei had a balmy an average of 12.6 degrees in June. Head up the coast to beautiful Matapouri, where Graham and Andrew Wall of Graham Wall Real Estate have 2D Clements Road is Whale Bay Estate for sale by negotiation. This stunning seven bedroom, five bathroom mansion has everything from a helipad to a heated swimming pool so even when the temperatures do drop there is no need to feel the chill when taking a dip.
Have a whale of a time in Whale Bay
Also in the warm zone last month was Kerikeri in the Far North, clocking in with an average 12.3 degrees. In among the multimillion dollar properties for sale is a productive orchard of lemons and gold kiwifruit, with a large refurbished villa and gardens, 12 minutes out of town. This stunner has approximately 18.5 hectares of fertile land and there’s even some river frontage. Gary Jones and Claude Shepherd of Barfoot & Thompson are marketing 26 Tanekaha Lane for $5.5m.
Start your farm life in the North.
