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December 2025

Where lifestyle meets livelihood: 5 regional hotspots shaping New Zealand’s semi-rural property market
If you’re reading this feeling like you’re surrounded by too much concrete, and not enough fresh air, you’re in good company. The ‘quarter acre dream’ was once an...
Where lifestyle meets livelihood: 5 regional hotspots shaping New Zealand’s semi-rural property market
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December 2025

Top Tips for managing your lifestyle block or farmlet: Practical advice from the experts
Buying a lifestyle block or small farmlet is a dream for many Kiwis, but as any seasoned owner will tell you, those few extra acres can quickly become a full-time job if you’re not...
Top Tips for managing your lifestyle block or farmlet: Practical advice from the experts
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December 2025

Preparing to market your property in 2026? Smart home staging and decluttering tips to make your property truly stand out

When preparing your home for sale, everyone knows the basics - tidy the kitchen, make the beds, mow the lawns. But in today’s market, where buyers view dozens (hundreds) of listings online...
Preparing to market your property in 2026? Smart home staging and decluttering tips to make your property truly stand out
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December 2025

Why semi-rural properties with self-sufficiency are becoming one of New Zealand’s most desirable lifestyle choices
Across the country, more New Zealanders are dreaming of a life where they can grow their own food, run a few animals, and step outside to a garden that ‘feeds’ both their body and...
Why semi-rural properties with self-sufficiency are becoming one of New Zealand’s most desirable lifestyle choices
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July 2025

Have you seen these? 10 must-view lifestyle locations across New Zealand in 2025
Whether you're dreaming of rural vistas, coastal charm, or mountain views, New Zealand is full of stunning lifestyle destinations that offer more than just a place to live - they offer a way of...
Have you seen these? 10 must-view lifestyle locations across New Zealand in 2025
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March 2025

Young family provides motivation for a move back to the country
Making sure their two preschool sons have the same rural upbringing they had themselves was a long-term goal for Eastern Bay of Plenty couple Amber and Joel Ingle. “Buying a lifestyle property...
Young family provides motivation for a move back to the country
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March 2025

Sunflower joy epitomises the allure of Central Hawke’s Bay

A hidden gem, largely unknown to outsiders, Central Hawke’s Bay (CHB) has many features that make it an ideal lifestyle property destination. This year one of the district’s property...
Sunflower joy epitomises the allure of Central Hawke’s Bay
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March 2025

Catlins wedding venue and business offered for sale
Pictured: Property owner Adele Dawkins with her two daughters, Lily (left) and Khloe (right), and sales consultant Brent Irving. Qualifying as the world’s southernmost resort, RiverRidge...
Catlins wedding venue and business offered for sale
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January 2025

The rise (and rise) of lifestyle properties - what’s driving demand, and is it in your home-ownership future?

The quarter acre dream - it’s a nostalgic slice of New Zealand’s housing history. But as house prices grew and busier lives meant less time to tend to large sections, property sizes...
The rise (and rise) of lifestyle properties - what’s driving demand, and is it in your home-ownership future?
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March 2024

Christchurch northern fringe property sells 40 per cent above government valuation
Wally Vaughan was born on the family farm, Beaconsfield in Woodend, North Canterbury in 1941, 26 years after his grandfather Henry Vaughan purchased the property, initially to farm sheep and...
Christchurch northern fringe property sells 40 per cent above government valuation
Affordable lifestyle dream

November 2023

Affordable lifestyle dream

Several Northland families have taken advantage of farms in the region selling for forestry development, opening up an opportunity for highly affordable lifestyle property. On the back of land use...
Auction the perfect method to transact property

November 2023

Auction the perfect method to transact property

Throughout the rural economy auction is a common and centuries-old means of transaction. If you seek to sell property, whether lifestyle, residential or rural, auction is an efficient and dependable...
Ohoka farmlet offers opportunities

November 2023

Ohoka farmlet offers opportunities

A 12-hectare Ohoka farmlet, a rare and generous size for a lifestyle property in the heart of one of North Canterbury’s most desired localities, is for sale. Ron and Diane Dalley bought the...
Sight unseen purchase new era for church

November 2023

Sight unseen purchase new era for church

An Anglican church in a small Otago community has been de-consecrated and is now set to take on a...
Equestrian dream business potential

November 2023

Equestrian dream business potential

Kyrewood was established in the late 1980s by Pauline and Fred Gorton, and operated for many years as a riding school. With several premium features to fit and enhance an equestrian lifestyle, and...
Where to next? When it's time to sell your lifestyle property.

August 2023

Where to next? When it's time to sell your lifestyle property.

No matter how much you love your lifestyle property, the day will come when you decide to find somewhere new to call home. That could be for any number of reasons. But what’s key is setting...
Which region’s property markets are heating up as we approach spring? 

August 2023

Which region’s property markets are heating up as we approach spring? 

Spring is on the way, which, for the property market, means a hive of activity as homeowners contemplate their next move. And this results in two key things - more listings for sale, and more buyers...
Grand 130 year old Feilding villa for sale in immaculate condition

August 2023

Grand 130 year old Feilding villa for sale in immaculate condition

A meticulously preserved 130 year old grand villa on 1.5 hectares within a short distance of the...
7 steps to choosing the right real estate agent for your rural or lifestyle property

June 2023

7 steps to choosing the right real estate agent for your rural or lifestyle property

If it’s been awhile since you’ve had to engage the services of a real estate agent, or you’ve never had to do it at all, the process can be rather overwhelming. When there are so...
10 things to consider when thinking of buying a rural or lifestyle property

June 2023

10 things to consider when thinking of buying a rural or lifestyle property

For many, their dream life is living on a block of land. And whether you’re looking to buy a farm or lifestyle property, the prospect of finding the right place to set up ‘home’ is...
‘We Live Here Too’ why choose PGG Wrightson Real Estate

June 2023

‘We Live Here Too’ why choose PGG Wrightson Real Estate

With uncertainty in the property market and fluctuating interest rates, it’s now more important than ever to partner with the right real estate agency. One who has been there, done that and...
Well loved Western Bay of Plenty garden business for sale

April 2023

Well loved Western Bay of Plenty garden business for sale

A well established and broadly appreciated Bay of Plenty business is for sale. Located at Te Puna,...
Waipara ‘lifestyle masterpiece’ attracts plenty of interest to sell well

April 2023

Waipara ‘lifestyle masterpiece’ attracts plenty of interest to sell well

A five-hectare Waipara, North Canterbury lifestyle property sold well recently after attracting plenty of interest. Maria Rickerby of PGG Wrightson Real Estate, Amberley marketed the property,...
From start to finish: The process of selling your residential or lifestyle property

March 2023

From start to finish: The process of selling your residential or lifestyle property

Selling your home can be one of the most stressful life events we can experience. It’s no wonder that many people experience worry and anxiety at the thought of going to market. Perhaps the...
Is it better to build new or buy an existing lifestyle block? 

March 2023

Is it better to build new or buy an existing lifestyle block? 

So you’re in the market for a new lifestyle property, but you’re not sure if you should find one that is already established - or start completely from scratch? There’s pros and...

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