Your daily routine will be to grab a cuppa, relax on the verandah and take in the lovely views across the rolling farmland while breathing in the fresh country air and embracing the peace and quiet of country living. This may be before or after you head to Kairakau Beach (only 8 minutes away) for a morning swim, walk or to check the cray pots. This cute country cottage is the perfect lifestyle package, set on 4,000m2 (1 acre) with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, lovely north facing views from the separate living and master bedroom, an integral single garage with the perfect boot room for all of your farming gear. The home has been rewired and has aluminium joinery and has the cutest front verandah and a great outdoor dining space perfect for taking in those summer evenings and cooking up your days catch. The property has numerous paddocks surrounding the home for your sheep, cattle or ponies, with additional sheds and a lean to that can be utilised as a workshop, woodshed and additional vehicle parking. The grounds are a blank canvas and are ready for you to add your own personal touch. Only 30 minutes to town, 8 minutes to Elsthorpe School and a few minutes to the beach, this is the best place to raise a family and enjoy all that country and coastal living has to offer.

Buyers $549,000+

Close your eyes and imagine what you can create on 1.22ha of rural land - a fully fenced roadside bareland property close to the stunning eastern coastline. There are no covenants so you can let your imagination run wild - go off the grid, set up cabins to lock and leave, bring in a removable home or design your dream home to be built. Stunning north facing views across neighbouring farmland, the waterway has been planted in poplars already and there is power available in a close vicinity if you do want to be on the grid. You are only eight minutes to the stunning beach of Kairakau or head to picturesque Mangakuri Beach less than 15 minutes away - you are spoilt for choice as to where you launch the boat, cast a line, catch a wave or just go for a walk with the dog. Waipawa is just 30 minutes away and Havelock North is just 40 minutes so you are not far from great shopping, wineries and the daily essentials. The popular Elsthorpe school is only eight minutes away giving children the best in country education. This is a great wee spot for you to create your own slice of rural paradise.

Buyers $180,000+

How does 20ha (49 acres) STS just eight minutes to the beach sound, with amazing views from the peak to the sea in the east and the mighty Ruahine Ranges in the west? Just 45 minutes from Havelock North sits a piece of bareland which screams out for someone to transform it into a magnificent rural retreat. There is power to the roadside, water access for livestock from a dam, great fencing and all so close to one of the most stunning beaches in Hawke's Bay. The coastline at both nearby Kairakau and Mangakuri beaches are prized for their stunning golden sands, great surfing, abundance of fishing and diving spots and relaxed way of life.

From $450,000 + GST (if any)