Absolutely private, blissfully peaceful, overwhelmingly beautiful . . . here is the subtropical retreat you've been searching for . . . all within twenty to thirty minutes of the beaches, the fishing, the diving, the surfing, and the sailing that makes Kerikeri and the Bay of Islands one of the world's (for now anyway) best kept secrets.
This 294m2 four bedroom custom built home, with two living areas, meticulously finished with native timbers, rests on ten permaculture acres of north-facing hillside with spectacular views of the Waiare Valley beyond a 194m2 wraparound kwila decking . . . complete with pizza oven. The world below lies floating beneath your feet! Solid hand turned totara cabinetry, thick granite countertops, and stainless steel appliances (including a commercial grade gas stove) endow a spacious chef's kitchen with a standard of quality seldom offered in a property anywhere near this price level. After dinner, curl up with a good book by the cast iron Morso wood burning stove . . . that is if you can take your eyes off the staggering views of the valley flooding through the windows. For that matter, a glance in any direction becomes food for the soul. For boats, cars, gear . . . besides the two car attached garage, there's a massive three bay shed wired for three phase power. The list keeps going . . . multiple water sources (including a deep bore), cinder block smokehouse and fire pit, two spring fed ponds, three fenced paddocks (with water), extensive organically maintained veggie gardens, a home orchard with dozens of fruit and nut trees, and then the wanderers above and below . . . wild pigs, paradise ducks, kiwis, pheasants, kingfishers, tuis, moreporks, quail families, wood pigeons, and then . . . you, in the altogether. Search high, search low . . . I dare you to find another world class retreat in a world class location at a price anywhere near this. Not to worry . . . plen