Tasman temptations in hot spots like Kaiteriteri and Ruby Bay

Many Kiwi gravitate every summer to coastal locations like those that surround Abel Tasman National Park, and for the lucky ones, it is a possibility to buy a beach home for holidays and future retirement.

For the owners of this 1900s character home at 15 Aporo Road at the top of the Ruby Bay cliffs, it hasn’t been a holiday house, it’s where the owners have lived for the last 40 years and raised their three children who all had their weddings there.

Take a look at the substantial modern homes on either side of this property, and it’s easy to see that this incredible location could attract a mega home in the future, but that’s up to the buyers of this property, priced to sell at $1.799 million.

As is, you’d be buying a four bedroom, two bathroom home over 230 sqm with two garage parking and an additional shed for extra storage options.

The home was renovated in the 1990s and a new kitchen installed just a couple of years ago - the outlook from there is to die for.

Ray White agents Lisa and Richard Smith say it’s possible this comfortable family home with beautiful rimu joinery requires some modernisation, but with the right touches it could result in a truly spectacular residence, they believe..

“Buyers may envisage adding an upstairs level to take greater advantage of those incredible wide-ranging views from McKee Reserve, Rabbit Island, all the way around to Glenduan,” says Richard.

The home sits on 6,689 sqm of land, the property backing onto a stunning vineyard that supplies some of the wineries in the area.

A paddock on the western side of the property has been used in the past to graze horses but could be somewhere to put an orchard and or a vegetable garden. This space also gives the new owner more options if they want to build a new home on the property, says Lisa.

Buyer nibbles so far have come from out-of-towners wanting a holiday home and expats looking to return home, she says.

“It’s usually people that have holidayed here before but don’t live here. They come back year after year, fall in love with the area, and then want to eventually buy in the region,” says Lisa.

This award-winning home at 18 Kahu Close, designed by Nelson firm, Redbox Architects, is reminiscent of a deconstructed dessert and is equally delicious.

Finished in 2020 and the winner of the NZ Institute of Architects Local Award that year, it is built in three separate parts - there’s the decadent parents/host’s space, with a beautifully tiled ensuite. Then there’s the living dining kitchen area, wonderfully light and airy thanks to well-positioned skylights, this space seamlessly connecting outside with a spacious deck.

Agent Leeon Johnston describes the high spec kitchen as a “show stopper” – and it is with butler’s pantry, wine fridge and high-end appliances.The second bathroom and toilet are off the living area.

The third separate unit comprises two bedrooms, one with funky built-in bunk beds, the other, a double bedroom and this space is linked to the living eating pod via a cool external glass walkway.

This home with a difference tots up to 205 sqm, with three bedrooms, two bathrooms and one living area in total, on 800 sqm of land with plenty of parking to put the boat and a carport.

This beach home is seriously close to Abel Tasman National Park, says Leeon.

 “You walk to the beach, get on a boat and you are in the Abel Tasman.  It’s a pretty special place down here,” he says.

The home is perfectly situated to take advantage of the nearby mountain bike park, but away from the hustle and bustle of tourists who like to visit Kaiteriteri.

Leeon and Mukti Kansara have priced this very lock ‘n leave home at enquiries over $2 million.

A lot of sales tend to happen in March after the summer holidays, says Leeon. “  Once everyone’s been here and enjoyed the area, they go home and say: “Gee, we want to live there,” he says.

The home has been designed with style, look out for some splashes of colour including a pretty green ceramic hand basin in the family bathroom  – Tasman is the home of many talented potters after all. There is also good separation of space with a few steps leading down from the bedrooms to the kitchen and living room.

The home has useful storage outside and, something boat owners will appreciate, fully sealed accessway with good turnaround space.

“Most buyers are looking at this as a holiday home,” says Karen, who adds the owners are happy to sell the furniture with the home.

There’s plenty of room for families with two double bedrooms and a well-designed bunk room.

This home, with a CV of $1.4 million, is being sold by negotiation.

With a total of five bedrooms and three bathrooms, there is room to spread out at this thoughtfully laid out 475 sqm home on 1.07 hectares. The owner’s bedroom suite is at the opposite end of the house from the other bedrooms to give them ultimate privacy.

There has been a lot of attention to detail at this home built in a Rockcoate system with a cavity.  Inside, there are Australian hardwood floors and cedar joinery throughout, and two spacious living rooms. Friends can sit by an open fire with a striking Otago schist surround while they chat to the hosts in the chef’s kitchen.

“Every room opens effortlessly via bi-fold doors and louvres, framing sweeping views across the pool, expansive lawn and out to the ocean,” says agent NZ Sotheby’s International Realty agent, Sharron Wetere.

This home has a range of outdoor living options, which is not surprising given its solar heated swimming pool and in-ground spa.  

There is a covered area outside for a dining table and outdoor lounge suite and a huge outdoor fire to sit around when the nights grow chilly, says Wetere.

The property has been landscaped to be low maintenance. The current owners are busy people and they maintain it on their own, she says.

With its own orchard of apricot, peach, citrus, feijoa and apple trees, there are two paddocks currently accommodating three sheep to take care of the grass, and two alpacas who would happily stay if it suited the new owners.

“There’s also a small shed at the bottom of the garden where the owners store their kayaks and when the tide comes in, you can take them through the brush and go out for a paddle,” says Sharron.

The NZSIR agent is seeing interest from people seeking either a second home or retirees wanting to live at the home all year round.

“Anyone who comes here can just visualise themselves being here,” says Sharron, who says she has had good interest both nationally and internationally in the property expected to reach over $4 million.