1320 Highway 22, Pukekawa, Franklin, Auckland

This 24-acre block provides an abundance of lifestyle options for both equestrian and farming.

The home is a timber-clad Queenslander style with spacious open-plan kitchen, dining, and living areas opening out through multiple sliding doors to expansive decking, much of which is covered. Inside the house, most rooms are lined with natural tongue-and-groove timber and have cathedral ceilings. The living room has a wood burner that heats the living room, dining room, and kitchen areas. The house boasts 4 double bedrooms, 1 central bathroom plus an ensuite, a multi-purpose room, laundry room, store room, 3 separate toilets and 90 sq m decking. There have been many renovations in the last 6 years to the house, land, pool and sheds.

A diverse and mature arboretum-style garden surrounds the home. This provides privacy and shelter, there is always something flowering,always birdsong-terraced paths, steps, rocks, ponds, and footbridges. A generous-sized pool and a tennis court are also in the garden setting. Grandkids paradise.

The property includes over 440 sq m of shed space in various older and newer buildings. Extensive facilities are in place for equestrian pursuits, such as a purpose-built shed and 60x30 arena, plus plenty of horse-friendly grass and paddocks suitable for harvesting hay, bailage, or finishing cattle.There’s an old but usable set of cattle handling yards.

Plenty of rainwater is stored in tanks reticulated to the farm and house (85,000 litres plus spring water). Races are run to all 11 paddocks. A metalled vehicle track runs from one road entrance to the other.There are native plantings in stream bottom gullies that are fenced off. There's one car parking in house garage plus 7 more vehicle parks undercover at sheds. The vendor is GST registered

For more information or to book a viewing, please contact Virginia (owner) on 0211513288