Published on 08 October 2005 at 01:10 pm
Filed in Property News for New Zealand » Kahikatea: South Island New Zealand
The stunning Kahikatea colonial homestead - situated on Banks Peninsula on New Zealand’s South Island, is currently up for sale offering an investor or private buyer a once in a lifetime opportunity to own one of New Zealand’s premier properties.
Kahikatea is a beautifully restored and lovingly maintained country estate offering unparalleled, uninterrupted, three hundred and sixty degree views of the amazing Akaroa Harbour and Akaroa Heads, the South Pacific Ocean as well as Mount Bossu, Saddle Hill and Rocky Peak.
The estate comprises of Kahikatea and Te Rangi houses, the former being the principal residence with Te Rangi currently being operated very successfully as luxury lodgings for guests seeking the peace, seclusion, luxury and beauty of the estate and its surroundings.
The entire estate was formerly the summer house of author Armistead Maupin and the houses and eleven acres of gardens and grounds were beautifully restored to perfection in 1996. Nowadays the estate’s gardens are often used for weddings while Te Rangi offers honeymooners a romantic retreat.
The main residence has three bedrooms and two bathrooms and covers three hundred and twenty two square meters, while Te Rangi house comprises of a single bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, sitting room and dining room and comfortably sleeps up to four adults. A former guest of Te Rangi, Sir Ian McKellen summed up the perfection and charm of the Kahikatea estate by saying “Kahikatea rivals Middle-earth”.
The gardens of the estate roll down towards the beautiful Pacific Ocean and compliment the unique backdrop of the estate. The gardens are dotted with secluded seating areas and intertwined with winding paths that lead you through the maturely planted areas which feature traditional flower beds, fruit bearing trees, roses, exotic planning and a rushing stream. The stream has a lovely waterfall feature and feeds a large ornamental pond.
The rest of the estate’s eleven acres are made up of fourteen individually fenced off paddocks offering Kahikatea’s new owners the chance to manage horses or farm other animals - or even extend the gardens.
The Kahikatea estate has been described by guests as “heaven on earth”, “the best place over the rainbow” and “a slice of paradise” and is quite simply one of the most stunningly situated, beautifully restored properties available anywhere in the world! If you would like to learn more about the opportunity to purchase Kahikatea or other luxurious properties around the world visit the Christopher Webster Real Estate site.
