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Period piece on the Clive River
By Bachchat staff
A riverfront villa that's perfect for groups: mess about in boats, bike to wineries or swan about historically. - More
- Posted:
- 23-Jan-2013
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- Categories:
- Hawke's Bay
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- Napier
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- Food and wine
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- Historic buildings
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- Renovations
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- Wine tour
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- Views:
- 2857
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Makakahi Lodge
By Philippa Kavanagh and Bachchat staff.
Down on the farm - luxuriously: a country lodge with trout-fishing, Ruapehu, bush and historical relics on its doorstep. - More
- Posted:
- 11-Jun-2012
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- Categories:
- Central Plateau
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- Building conversions
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- Historic buildings
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- Renovations
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- Skiing
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- Views:
- 2642
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Uncle Bill’s legacy
By Jenny Tanner
William McNie won a block of land near Ohakune at the end of the 19th century. The cottage he built has been restored by his descendants and named in his memory - More
- Posted:
- 27-Jun-2011
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- Categories:
- Central Plateau
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- Family homes
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- Historic buildings
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- Renovations
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- Views:
- 4744
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Beach bungalow moves with the times
By Richard & Shona Savage
Kakanui Beach Retreat has recently undergone its second metamorphosis - refurbished to cater for the next generation. - More
- Posted:
- 27-Jun-2011
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- Categories:
- Otago
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- Family holiday
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- Family homes
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- Renovations
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- Views:
- 2447
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Nelson labour of love
By Gareth Lawes
A 1930s villa has been painstakingly restored by hand, piece by piece - More
- Posted:
- 25-Jun-2011
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- Categories:
- Nelson-Golden Bay
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- Historic buildings
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- Renovations
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- Views:
- 2700
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Canterbury potter’s cottage
By Bachchat staff
A hundred-year-old worker's cottage near Darfield is now a popular holiday spot for skiers as far away as Europe - More
- Posted:
- 09-Apr-2011
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- Categories:
- Canterbury
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- Historic buildings
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- Renovations
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- Skiing
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- Views:
- 3212
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The story of a Mangawhai woolshed
By Sara Goessi
A hundred years ago, it was a woolshed on the site of the original Te Arai settlement at Mangawhai Heads - More
- Posted:
- 28-Feb-2011
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- Categories:
- Auckland
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- Rodney District
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- Building conversions
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- Renovations
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- Views:
- 2120
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Ninety years in the life of a Waiheke bach
By Jenny Appleton
A two-room bach at Oneroa has evolved into a collection of three cottages with sea views - More
- Posted:
- 28-Feb-2011
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- Categories:
- Auckland
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- Waiheke Island
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- Historic buildings
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- Renovations
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- Views:
- 3958
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Old barn, new bach
By Bachchat staff
What began life as a hay barn has been transformed by its architect owner into a holiday home with a loft bedroom - More
- Posted:
- 28-Feb-2011
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- Categories:
- Auckland
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- Rodney District
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- Building conversions
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- Renovations
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- Views:
- 2215
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The story of Wyuna Magic
By Beverley Mayhead
Beverley Mayhead's Coromandel beach house has been in the family for generations - More
- Posted:
- 28-Feb-2011
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- Categories:
- Coromandel
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- Family homes
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- Renovations
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- Views:
- 2071
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Railway cottage gets a new lease of life
By Bookabach staff. Photos by Nicola Edwards.
A renovated Martinborough railway cottage is the culmination of years of planning by its owners - More
- Posted:
- 25-Feb-2011
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- Categories:
- Historic buildings
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- Renovations
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- Views:
- 1798
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