Magnificent, Modern and Elevated

Gold medal winning home\n Great indoor/outdoor living\n Elevated views panoramic vistas\n High quality chattels\n Just over three and a half hectares\n Options - horticulture, horses, sheep or cows \n Country living but still close to urban centres\n\nA superbly designed home enjoys elevation for views; is surrounded by grazing or horticulture land.\n\nThe land was chosen for its easy clean contours, for having no unusable areas. It slopes very gently on all sides from its highest point - the site chosen to afford the home all day sun, and a circle of views which stretch to the sea on the north side and take in rolling farmland, with the bonus of Rotorua's nightscape on one side, the lights of Coastal bay of Plenty to the fore.\n\nThe home capitalises on its superior position; beautifully designed and executed with input from the current owners for its interior flow and style, and from Key Builders for its construction. Built in 2009 and winner of two gold medals in the 2010 Master Builders Awards. It is easy to see why. Living and master suit span the north side with four bi fold doors from dining, family and main lounge plus another from the master bedroom. All open to the lavender fringed patio which wraps the front, the lines of the house creating privacy for the bedroom, and ample options for outdoor living and entertaining on an intimate or large scale. The kitchen was designed by keen cooks who have loved the wide engineered stone central island, the marble splashback, the placement of double oven and double drawer dishwasher, the extensive storage. Also its relationship with casual dining to the fore and with the family room where couches surround a gas fire on one side and a second dining table currently sits in front of the exterior doors. \n\nA high stud enhances interior spaces decorated and appointed with warmth and flow in mind but also with a subtle shift in character and atmosphere to suit each room. The formal lounge is connected by a cavity slider to casual areas but also opens direct from the foyer. Visitors who arrive in this room for the first time cannot help but gasp at the view. The bedrooms are separated into family and adult wings- two large doubles and the office and laundry are in one wing, master suite and a fourth smaller bedroom ideal for small child are on the opposite side. As in the lounge, feature wallpapers are used effectively to stamp individual personality on the bedrooms while the overall decor theme connects them. Both the family bathroom and the gorgeously generous en suite use dramatic metallic tiles and have custom made vanities; and shutters on the windows. The computerised entertainment system is run from the office and wireless broadband ensures reliable communication.\n\nThe home grounds are simply but effectively landscaped to let the view win, with vegetable and herb gardens down the side of the home, and a home orchard. Water supply is from a bore fed tank.\n\nEssentially a lifestyle property this attractive block of land offers scope for a retired farmer, or someone new to country life to run a few stock, have horses or plant for a crop. This and neighbouring blocks became available through the subdivision of a large dairy farm and there is dairy run off and horse grazing and orchards in the immediate area. This is definitely rural living but without isolation or inconvenience. The popular Pongakawa Primary School and the local hall are a couple of kms down the road, the settlement of Paengaroa handy, and you have easy access to Te Puke (15 mins) Whakatane (30 mins), Rotorua is 40 minutes, Tauranga about three quarters of an hour. Access to Papamoa and Mount Maunganui will improve dramatically when the new expressway is complete in a couple of years.\n\nThis is an exceptional country lifestyle for people who appreciate quality and like to keep in touch with civilization.\n\nLocation\nTE PUKE\nTe Puke is well-known as the Kiwifruit Capital of the World. New Zealand's booming kiwifruit industry had its beginnings here. It's now a major export crop; hundreds of local growers produce millions of trays of the traditional 'Green' and the succulent 'Gold' that are shipped out worldwide. Te Puke is conveniently located in the heart of the Bay of Plenty a region and just a short drive from its major centres - Tauranga, Rotorua and Whakatane. Te Puke also has a flourishing farming sector - based on dairying, cattle, deer and sheep. It is also known for honey and bee-related health products.\nBAY OF PLENTY Few regions in New Zealand or the world for that matter have as much to offer as the Bay of Plenty. From the gentle harbour waters to its surf beaches, its fishing and diving grounds to the scenic bush, the Bay is as much a quiet recreational playground as it is a thriving business and rural community.\nThe rapid growth in the area provides a vibrant living environment from job opportunities to business prospects with a sustainable future. Tauranga as a city is one of the fastest, if not fastest growing cities in New Zealand. With a mixture of beautiful scenery, great beaches, cafes, restaurants and nightspots it is more than a city it is a lifestyle. The award winning schools also provide a key reason why Tauranga is proving to be such an attractive destination for both ex Kiwi's and migrants as a place to set up their new life in New Zealand.