Summer is fast approaching and as Kiwis are ready to head to baches to escape the heat of the city, we found some beach getaways that could be the start of your new summer lifestyle.
Buy one these three beach front properties you can stay by the ocean for more than just a weekend.
1. Simple living on the West Coast
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If your holiday home budget barely extends past $200,000 then this generous piece of Southern beauty neighbouring with Paparoa National Park is the definition of less is more.
The well-hidden West Coast hut is the ultimate off-grid escape where you'll be waking up to the sound of waves, birds singing and not your phone buzzing. It is asking $210,000. It's 40 minutes from Westport, 53 minutes from Greymouth and a lifetime away from the big city stress.
Westport Property Brokers agents Charlie Elley and Willie McLaughlin call it one of the best kept secrets of the Coast Road, and reckon it would suitable for an artist, author or naturalist.
Hidden at the bottom of Kapakati Point Rd this 5922sq m property is surrounded by native bush, waterfalls and mountains, and the majestic, massive scenery that only the Coast can provide.
The seaside bach, tucked in the bush, is a removable container with bed and small kitchen. There's a gas heated shower and a chemical toilet, as well as a lockable unit for toys and storage which has a small solar panel hooked up to it.
The hut has two windows facing the beach and a sliding front door that opens up to the wooden deck which lets you enjoy the view to the fullest.
“This is something special and the lucky buyer will be smiling for a long, long time yet.”
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2. Beach front entertainment
This luxurious beach house on Doubtless Bay provides an ultimate relaxation for the hosts and has space for many guests, spreading over a vast 718sq m over two-storey house on 3864 sq m of land.
The pool is so big, it has it's own house - in the middle. Fully equipped swith a pizza oven in the barbecue kitchenette and seating areas to lounge in, it is reached through stepping stones across the pool.
The 9 Adamson Road, Taipa designer house has four bedrooms, five bathrooms and garaging for six cars (with a workshop space and room for a few beach toys, and more garaging for up to eight more cars). Arcline Architecture created a house with plenty of flexibility.
The main house with big sliding doors looking into the ocean has multiple living areas. One of the ensuite bedrooms comes complete with a 'Happy Days'-themed retro bar. There are also two self-contained suites for guests and a spacious laundry room if owners wanted to use the property for accommodation.
Agent Irene Bremner, of Bayleys Paihia,is bringing the property to auction on November 27.
She calls the property a “prime slice of Northland’s waterfront pie”.
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3. Hot sand and hot spa:
What can be better than a house literally steps away from the north-facing sands of Langs Beach?
The Bayleys agent marketing the property at 1232 Cove Road, Christine Birss, has the right philosophy.
"Don't let life be too complicated," she says. "Sometimes we need to remember we're human beings, not human doings."
The bach was only recently renovated and extended to include not only three bedrooms, one the master with en-suite bathroom, but also a living big enough for a crowd on extra mattresses and air beds.
The bach is across the road from the beach, surrounded by pohutakawa trees, with rock pools at one end and with the hills behind.
The owners added covered deck across the front of the house for a sheltered area to soak up the views on hot days, or shelter from Auckland's variable summer weather.
The bach has a generous open plan kitchen with plenty of storage space, and there's an extra-long carport for the beach toys. For evenings, there's a spa pool that also gets those ocean views.
Birss says the owner will enjoy the simple pleasures of relaxing, swimming, surfing and relaxing.
"Twigs, shells and most importantly sand plus water - lots of it. All the life ingredients to create harmony, plus many happy memories," she says.
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