Want to mark a new decade with purchasing a home but a modern two-bedroom home with neutral design is not your cup of tea?
We’ve found five quirkiest homes on the market right now, starting from $75,000.
The properties are spread around the country and vary from a tiny Kiwiana painted yurt to a 6ha Hobbiton-inspired residency.
They will surely set you apart in the neighbourhood and make passers by turn heads.
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1. 135 Awa Awa Rd, Tasman.
If Hobbiton fans lived in Nelson, they would have picked this $2.4 million Middle Earth-styled residence.
The house with a round green wooden door, extensive greenery outside, yellow exterior and blue windows transforms you to the movie set.
The 225sq m home has cottage-style beamed and vaulted ceilings, rimu floors, hand-crafted details, a media room and a huge deck with a sheltered spa.
The property also has a two-bedroom guest house with a gym, which is set at the back of the English garden with views of the ocean and the lake.
NZ Sotherby’s International Realty agent Kylie Jones and John Bampfylde describe the property located on six hectares of Tasman land with vineyards, extensive and manicured gardens and walkways as equal parts Provence, Santa Fe, mountain cabin and American farm.
"When the world goes on vacation, they come to New Zealand, and when New Zealanders go on vacation, they come to the Nelson area. This house epitomises the artistic and dynamic lifestyle for which the region is famed."
The extraordinary home is only a five-drive to Ruby Bay waterfront and 30-minute drive to Nelson central.
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2. 274 Wainui South Rd, Whakamarama
This three-bedroom geodisic dome is tucked away on 7161 sq m lifestyle block between Tauranga and Katikati.
Tremains Real Estate agent Noel Benstead is marketing “one of a kind” property for $675,000.
The geodesci structure of the timber-lined home is one of the most efficient building systems as it loses minimal heat in the winter and stay cools in the summer, with better natural ciculation of air.
The unique design and shape uses less building materials, are more energy efficient and extremely strong, but Benstead says the impressive thing is the spacious feeling inside the house, with its wide open spaces. There's room in the mezzanine level for two bedrooms (a third is downstairs)
The open plan living gets plenty of light and opens up to a massive outdoor deck with a pool and views of Kaimai bush.
The freehold rural property is only a 10-minute drive from Omokoroa beach with Pahoia School only 3kms away.
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3. 124 West Belt, Rangiora
This funky home is not only a dome but a tiny house which is relocatable.
The 25sq m yurt home might be small but it is a big head-turner no matter where you put it.
Its unique exterior is painted in Kiwiana theme while the interior has a captivating night-sky painting on the ceiling and bedroom walls.
The tiny living includes a shower and toilet, a small vanity area, a kitchen with space for an oven or a microwave and lots of hidden storage.
Marketing the relocatable cabin Katrina Hazelwood, of Bayleys, says the property is sold by negotiation as is where is, but has information on relocation costs from its current Canterbury location. She notes it is fully consented with a code of compliance, and would be great for a good passive income if rented out as an Air BnB.
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4. 6/ 45 Doubledays Rd, Kaipoi
his quirky property is an extensively renovated camper van offering tiny living in the in Riverlands Motor Camp, just 20 minutes from Christchurch central
Asking $75,000 the 27ft Pioneer caravan is not your regular living set up, but would be perfect for a summer get-away or a major downsizing move.
Every square meter of the caravan is used wisely with lots of storage and appliances in the kitchen, dining and lounge area, along with a cosy space for a queen-size bed and necessary bathroom facilities.
The Canterbury camper van has underfloor heating, gas and water connected. As well as the pretty deck for outdoor living, there's a carport and a shed for laundry room and storage (all legal and compliant, says Ray White agent Kate Lamont).
Lamont says the property is an affordable alternative to paying mortgage with camp ground rent of just $90 a week per person or $110 for two, handy to the golf course, cycle trails of fishing on the nearby Waimakariri River.
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5. 26 Matai Street, Ohakune
Measuring in at just 32 sq m, the unit title cabin in Turoa Village is on the market for $135,000. The green, yellow and red exterior adds character to this already quirky tiny home in Ohakune.
Marketed by Bayleys agent Jenny Dekker, the property is a lock up and leave for avid skiers or snowboarders who regularly hit Ruapehu slopes in the winter. But Dekker says that the resort town is increasingly popular for summer visitors too, within reach of the many cycle destinations - the cabin is right next to the new Carrot Park and walkway.
It can fit up to six people, with a bunk bed downstairs and room for two beds set up in the loft upstairs. There's even locakable storage for the skis and holiday gear
The entry-level property is next to the family-friendly reserve and is walking distance to the shops and restaurants.
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