But, OH, what a location it is. Six wooded acres (2.39 hectares) of stunning tranquility . . . yet just 20 minutes to Mangonui/Coopers Beach . . . and only 20 minutes to The Bush Fairy Dairy (in Peria and 50 years back in time).

So . . . start by milling yourself a house from the little grove of large macrocarpas around a nice level building site not far from your entry off Kohumaru Road, which is 23 kilometres of a sparsely scattered and incredibly diverse cast of characters . . . and I do mean Characters (I should know . . . I live just down the road).

Walk down a hill from your homesite to a clear stony stream and the Idyll in the forest . . . kiwis, morepork, rosella, wood pigeons, kingfishers, pheasants . . . you're starting to get the idea.