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Tree house of dreams
By Bachchat Staff
When Cyclone Bola hit Coromandel in 1988, it blew over a pohutukawa on a hillside at Kuaotunu. 20 years later, John Buchan and his wife Wendy built a two-storey house whose upper decks are nestled amongst the foliage - More
- Posted:
- 05-Aug-2011
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- Categories:
- Coromandel
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- Family holiday
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- Family homes
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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:
- 4651
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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:
- 2387
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Scandrett Bay: Trelise Cooper’s childhood bach
By Rosalind Le Bas Walker
Trelise Cooper talks about carefree days at her family’s north Auckland bach - More
- Posted:
- 14-Mar-2011
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- Categories:
- Auckland
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- Rodney District
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- Family homes
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- Historic buildings
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- Views:
- 2190
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Family holidays at Tata Beach
By Anne Tucker
Dorothy and Charlie Tucker bought their Tata Beach holiday house in 1960. Fifty years later, their descendants are still holidaying there. - More
- Posted:
- 28-Feb-2011
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- Categories:
- Nelson-Golden Bay
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- Family homes
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- Views:
- 2361
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Holidays at Purakanui
By Barbara Chisholm
Barbara Chisholm's grandfather bought a house at Purakanui Inlet to escape a polio epidemic in Dunedin - More
- Posted:
- 28-Feb-2011
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- Categories:
- Otago
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- Family homes
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- Views:
- 1838
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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:
- 1986
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