If you are looking for some hill country excitement, there's plenty to explore on this 42 ha farmlet. Drive in through a bush clad roadside entrance and be greeted by a high-stud character-filled villa and outbuildings. Enjoy relaxing on a choice of solid decks around the house. Admire the fabulous country views from this sunny elevated position. Enjoy being surrounded by your animals. Explore the various valley systems. Once a dairy farm a long long time ago, so there are all sorts of old race ways and tracks to follow under your own steam, 4WD, quad bike or horseback. Fatten up the beef here and they'll enjoy life grazing and foraging amongst the shelter of the trees, out in the open on the hillsides, ridge lines or valley flats. Approx 40 acres effective grazing. Large patches of native bush, some trees suitable for firewood or pine harvest. Features inside the house include spacious living areas, original native timber flooring, high stud ceiling with attic, lounge Woodburner with wetback, Stanley Wood stove in the kitchen with oven and cook top. Fruit trees and raised vege garden with handy garden shed. Hen House. Great water supply with two spring-fed dams and a dam at stream. Two farm sheds - one 2-bay near house has concrete floor and power. The other is a high-stud shed on poles, great for keeping machinery undercover. Fenced into six large paddocks. This property will appeal to those who enjoy privacy, relish history in the hills and all to be discovered within them. Price is $565,000 plus GST (if any). Location is a treat with only 10 minutes away from friendly Paparoa Village on the Kaipara Harbour, 35 minutes to Whangarei or 1.5 hours from Auckland. To arrange a viewing, please ask for Rhoda Morrison on 0274 800 691.