'River View' - Te Puna Country Life

This stylishly designed, well built four bedroom home, offers luxury, comfort and space. River View sits harmoniously within it's environment, sited on a sunny elevated platform overlooking the Wairoa River Valley and across to Bethlehem College - a great vantage point for the annual fireworks display!

Property: From the moment you enter the sweeping driveway and travel the 200 metres in from the road, you appreciate the unique privacy and seclusion this four bedroom, three bathroom home's position offers. This is a home clearly designed to make the most of it's relationship with the outdoors. The inviting wide aggregate pathway to the front door is surrounded by green goddess cabbage trees and mass plantings of native Lillies. The entrance foyer brings you into the generous open plan living family/kitchen/dining area, with stunning polished hard wood floors. The kitchen has granite benches each side, one forming an island with breakfast bar, overlooking the dining area and out to the view beyond. A cavity slider conceals a large walk in pantry. From this large living space step out to a patio shaded by a substantial sail. The inviting outdoor furniture illustrates how much time is spent relaxing here, soaking up the soothing vista. The family living has it's own gas fire with a seating area designed for comfort and relaxation. French doors and transition to carpet define a large but intimate lounge, with it's own gas fire and doors to the front patio.

More doors from the open plan living access another sunny patio shared with the fourth bedroom. The separate situation of this bedroom, it's external doors to the patio and it's own en suite, create a private guest room or a good home office.

The main bedroom wing offers a generous master suite which will see you waking and bathing with a view, doors opening onto the patio bring tantalizing summer breeze. The ensuite bath is positioned to enjoy the views across the valley while you soak. Another huge family bedroom has French doors opening out to the lawn. Two of the three bathrooms have baths.

An extra deep double garage incorporates storage and a side laundry.

Walk to the edge of your agapanthus bordered lawn and appreciate the commanding views which take in the properties 1.60 ha of grazing, sloping away on three sides to several undulating paddocks. One side leads down to a creek under the neighbouring gum trees. This property is in the process of subdivision, the gums creating an obvious boundary. Though currently grazed by neighbour's cows, the property is ideal for a horse, or to run a few beef cattle or sheep.

Location: 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. Key economic elements for the region include Tourism, Horticulture (predominately Kiwifruit and Avocado production), Viticulture, Pastoral farming, Forestry, Housing and Holiday Makers. The 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. Wairoa Road on the town side of Te Puna is an address that is recognised and desired in Tauranga. Simply for proximity to the city as well as substantial size this is the ideal location for lifestyle property. With Bethlehem only minutes away; schools, restaurants, shops and a supermarket are only a short drive. Another reason for Te Puna's popularity is the access to Tauranga's waterways, from the harbour to the Wairoa River, there are a selection of boat ramps in the area.

In Brief:

Stylish well built four bedroom home

1.60 hectares of grazing

Sunny elevated platform overlooking the Wairoa River Valley and across to Bethlehem College

Great location just a few minutes from Bethlehem and not much further to the city

Ideal for relaxing family life - rural enough to feel like a retreat but just a few minutes from Bethlehem, not much further to the city.