Making the step to buy a house is a big one and deciding where to do this can be an even more difficult decision. When it comes to finding the perfect place to invest in property, Southland, New Zealand, often flies under the radar. However, this stunning region offers a myriad of compelling reasons why it should be at the top of your list. From affordability to natural beauty,...
Demystifying Healthy Homes Standards
The Healthy Homes Standards are back in the spotlight after the Government announced they are extending out the timeframes for compliance (see more info here). Healthy Home Compliance is relatively straight forward when you're dealing with it every day but can seem more complex if you're not. We've created this blog to help both landlords and tenants understand these...
The small township of Tuatapere once re-known as a saw milling centre, is located on the Southern Scenic Route and is a mere 8 kilometres from the Southern coast. For many visiting here it is a town of which evokes a sense of nostalgia. The fast forward button hasn't been activated here. The wide-open streets remain wide, the roads are reasonably quiet, and the majority of the residential homes...
Te Anau is a pretty town nestled on the shores of Lake Te Anau on the doorstep of the wilderness of Fiordland National Park. The nearby community of Manapouri lies quietly on edge of Lake Manapouri. There is quite a history to these towns. First surveyed for a settlement in 1893 after a route across the mountains from the head of the Lake Te Anau through to Milford Sound was discovered. It...
Riverton Is Our Secret This place.... our place... beside the water, stept in history from whaling to gold, the village thrived under trying conditions and restrictions unfamiliar to us today and we are so lucky to have captured a good part of this to pass on to generations moving forward in our famous Te Hikoi Heritage Museum. Today Riverton has again reinvented itself with our little sea-side...
The last few years have seen a burgeoning interest in Bluff and its surrounds. The area is steeped in history with the township claimed as the oldest European settlement in New Zealand. Maori history obviously goes back much further with its traditions, today centred around the Te Rau Aroha Marae. Sealers and whalers were the first Europeans to set up in the Deep South and there is plenty of...