Rural retreat for the family
If you’re yearning for a rural retreat that will provide you with the ultimate family lifestyle, look no further than this lovely property at 952 Maniatutu Rd, Pongakawa.
Set up with family living in mind, this characterful home has been extended and renovated with functionality in mind. It was fully renovated in 2019, with the focus on creating a functional, spacious design.
The floor plan keeps all the bedrooms on the western side of the home and the spacious open plan living and entertaining areas on the sunny north side, making it perfect for any family. The living and dining areas open out to two separate decks through double stacking sliding doors, making this an excellent home for entertaining family and friends. Inviting and relaxed, the home is equipped with a large country style kitchen with a spacious walk-in pantry, gas cook top, and sliding windows, making it easy to serve food on the covered deck, which comes complete with a pizza oven.
The property is being marketed by Tremains Real Estate sales consultants Ally Ross and Sam Hitchman, who say entertaining friends and family would be a pleasure here, thanks to the peaceful rural outlook and ocean “peeps” – and, of course, those spectacular sunsets. The master bedroom has its own ensuite while the remaining three bedrooms, are all large double rooms with great wardrobe space.
There’s a well-equipped family bathroom and separate toilet, as well as a truly spectacular laundry which doubles as a mudroom and storage space, ensuring dirty gumboots never make it into the house.
In winter, the entire home is kept lovely and warm with the help of a freestanding wood fire, a heat transfer system and double-glazed windows which have been installed throughout the home.
This well set up property also has carport and a three-bay shed with one lockable bay and good undercover parking for the horse float, boat, or dry storage for hay. A shipping container and lean-to will easily accommodate all the tools and toys, while a playhouse on the grounds will be a fantastic bonus for the children.
The fertile 1.4960ha property has been divided into nine paddocks, making the rotation for grazing animals simple and straightforward. In addition, there’s an amazing home orchard which will keep you supplied with fresh fruit including plums, pears, cherries, nashi pears, peaches, avocados, apples, lemons, apricots, blueberries, feijoas, passionfruit, mandarins, oranges, limes, ugly fruit, tangelos, grapes, grapefruit, and raspberries.
Three separate vegetable gardens are currently planted with a mustard cover crop, lettuce, spinach, beetroot, leeks, parsnip, and celery and provide enough growing area to keep you supplied with fresh vegetables year-round.
Here it is possible to live off the land, spend less on expensive groceries and enjoy privacy, space, and peaceful surroundings.