78 Great Barrier Road, Oneroa, Waiheke Island, Auckland

Your eyes betray your other senses, just when you thought you would never see this: a flat quarter-acre corner site, essentially front row, near-waterfront Sandy Bay.

With 70 metres of road frontage (more or less), it’s all your own, tucked discreetly behind high roadside hedges. The timing could not be more exquisite. As summer lurks, revive those old Aotearoa rituals. Sprint to the sand. Teach your kids to row. Clamber over rocks, launch the dinghy (or Sea Legs). Guarantee suntans and fresh fish.

Looking for somewhere to stretch out? Stamp your own mark on what is an adaptable, handsome home with a massive detached sleep-out and garage, adjoined by a central paved pavilion. All mahi has been done to create a pretty wetland stream adjacent. The pavilion begs for a laid back Christmas marquee, yet can just as easily double as setting for an elegant long lunch. Floor-to-ceiling glazing draws the north-western sun year-round into generous living spaces and there is superb off-street parking and secure lock-up for all aquatic toys.

Considering a northern beach home to retire, or return to? Note this: Sandy Bay has no tourist buses, less foot traffic, and forms part of a lovely concertina of coves, adored by locals.

Become one of them.

An imminent cash sale is sought.

Please contact Chris Jones and Francine Sweet of New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty for more details.

*Boundary lines indicative only.