12 Nga Parae Road, Oropi, Tauranga & Surrounds

Sun drenched country living

Arrive down the lavender-lined, olive-hedged driveway to a home flooded in sunlight, sited in the lee of the gently sloping property landscaped for aesthetic appeal, family fun and fresh food.

Nine years ago, this 5082sqm (one and a quarter acres) was an attractively contoured paddock offering a combination of privacy with long rural views, and dominated by a huge tulip poplar tree. Now the land sports two separate orchards, (one stone and pip fruit, one citrus), vegetable garden, hen house, specimen trees and lines of conifers drawing the eye to the playing field at the bottom and the Kaimai Range beyond. Tui and kereru now share the poplar with swings, and children play freely at home and roam the friendly local neighbourhood. On school days they walk approximately 2 minutes to catch buses providing easy access to the highly regarded Oropi country school, or to the larger city schools and colleges.

An open and relaxed environment has been created in a home designed to capture all day sun, with one long wing for sleeping and one for living. Parents wake to views as far as the Coromandel and children can venture out their own bedroom doors to collect fresh eggs or berries for breakfast. Big versatile living areas let you rearrange your life with the seasons and with family dynamics. Strategically placed glazing and ample sliders ensure you embrace the outdoors from indoors and can dine al fresco on the patio outside the kitchen. Double glazing, efficient heating and over-specified insulation ensure you keep cosy when it's cool, and the plaster-over-brick cladding looks sharp and gives peace of mind.

Live within 15 minutes of Tauranga's CBD for easy access to city amenities and education while you enjoy country peace and tranquillity with cows over the fence.