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Tea and scones in Milton Street

A kauri cottage in Milton Street is a link to Nelson’s past

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City meets country in Nelson

Sustainability is a key passion for a Nelson couple who turned an old barn into a corrugated iron-themed cottage

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The blue house at the beach

The owners of Our Blue Bach in Waikuku bought the house after a chance meeting with its former occupants

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Ship shape

Tree trunks are part of the furniture – and of the cantilever system used in the design of a Hihi holiday house

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Old barn, new bach

What began life as a hay barn has been transformed by its architect owner into a holiday home with a loft bedroom

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West Auckland winery conversion

A picturesque Henderson vineyard has been transformed into a yoga and accommodation centre

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Beach bungalow moves with the times

Kakanui Beach Retreat has recently undergone its second metamorphosis - refurbished to cater for the next generation

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Holidays at Purakanui

Barbara Chisholm's grandfather bought a house at Purakanui Inlet to escape a polio epidemic in Dunedin

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The story of Wyuna Magic

Beverley Mayhead's Coromandel beach house has been in the family for generations

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The humble Kiwi bach is a hit in cyberspace

Managing their Lake Taupo holiday homes over the internet has made life much easier for two Kiwi families. Rosalind Le Bas Walker finds out how.

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