382 Oparara Road, Karamea, Buller

From a bare land pasture block in 2000, Bakers Creek Orchard has grown into a productive and diverse horticultural enterprise featuring well-established tamarillo, feijoa, blueberry, passionfruit, raspberry and lime groves with some grazing land for beef production. The grazing blocks could easily be converted into additional horticultural production to increase crop volume and further enhance business revenue. The orchards are well-planned, trellised and covered for shade and bird protection. Established, well-designed windbreaks of Italian alder shelter the orchards and livestock and the blocks all have good fences and are easily accessible on well-constructed gravel roads. The metal-framed packing shed houses the grading and sorting machinery and incorporates office space and a cosy single-bedroom, self-contained home. The property also has a separate spray shed/workshop, additional three-bay machinery shed and a tunnel house for plant propagation and personal vegetable production. Situated in Karamea at the top of the West Coast of the South Island, the farm enjoys a superb semi-tropical climate with sufficient rainfall throughout the year to not require irrigation for the crops. The farm is a short drive from the Karamea township, which offers a wide range of services, facilities and amenities including school, supermarket, hardware store, rural supplies outlet, swimming pool, tennis courts, museum, library, restaurants, bars and cafes. It is the warmest, driest region on the West Coast and the climate is superbly suited to horticultural production. The property is NZGAP registered, supplies numerous retail outlets and has an established private customer base that will transfer to the new owner. Bakers Creek Orchard has a registered an established brand and a solid reputation for large, delicious, juicy fruit of high quality.

$885,000 + GST (if any)

Here's a rare opportunity to purchase an elevated house section near town with a pleasant rural aspect and views inland of the Kahurangi National Park and west to the Tasman Sea. The property has tar-sealed road access and mains power at the boundary, is on the school bus route and the rural postal delivery network. It's a two-minute drive from the amenities, services and facilities on offer in the township of Karamea, which include a brand-new area school (under construction), supermarket, cafes, restaurants, bars, museum, swimming pool, tennis courts, medical centre and pub. The section is ideal for a family or retirement home, a rural getaway or a base for a person with an Internet-based vocation to set up and work from home. Sections in Karamea are not often available and are as rare as unicorn droppings...if I had the pockets, I'd buy it myself! Have a look at this excellent section in a great location.

$90,000

This solidly constructed, cosy, three-bedroom cottage is outstanding in its field. How would you like to live in a paddock without immediate neighbours, near the Oparara River and Kahurangi National Park, listening to your favourite tunes on maximum volume, growing healthy natural food in the established gardens, enjoying myriad birdsongs, breathing deeply the fresh West Coast air? Never again be troubled by uninvited guests like door-to-door salespeople hawking their wares, political candidates seeking your vote, distant relatives seeking money or religious zealots touting their theologies? Live as YOU like, five minutes from the convenience of town, but miles from anywhere. Clothing optional!

$330,000