This property is especially attractive and mainly north facing and its beauty has been greatly enhanced over the last 11 years by very significant planting of trees, including both natives, exotics and orchard fruit trees. Also 60 Pinus Pinea (edible pine nuts) which are about 5 years old. Approx half the total area is in well established pasture and relatively weed free.
There are 2 significant buildings on the property. The house is of a traditional barn style (about 9 years old) with 2 largely completed bedrooms and another unlined room which can be used as a bedroom/family room. The living quarters are well insulated. The hot water cylinder is electric and 180 litres. The kitchen is of a basic nature and the intention is to put a modern kitchen in at some stage in the near future. The bathroom built about 8 years ago is of a high standard with both shower and old restored claw-foot bath and tiled floor.
The other large building is a big storage shed/ workshop - 160 square metres and built to a very high standard(.Two years old.) It has 4 large access doors, one which is double wooden barn type doors on the south east side and 3 sectional doors on the north west side, 2 of which have automatic openers. The wall stud height is 3m. The windows are single glazed aluminium and the one pedestrian lockable access door is matching aluminium with safety glass. Both of the buildings have 3 phase power with the workshop having suitable heavy duty cabling to enable the use of a 30 hp motor.
There is also a 10 square metre sleep-out.
All buildings are connected to water tanks and altogether the property has 3 plastic water reservoirs and 1 concrete one. Total water storage in the 4 tanks is around 50 000 litres.
The property's elevation varies from the Kapowai River on the western side, which is tidal (good white baiting) to the highest point of the land at about 50m.
The substantial plantings include about