Sir Paul Holmes' family home is on the market - and could have a new owner by early next year.
Fairfax reported today that Mana Lodge, one of Hawke's Bay's most iconic homesteads, was no longer for sale but Harcourts says this is incorrect and expressions of interest will close in early February. It is being marketed by one the company's rural consultants in Hawke's Bay, Christine Thomas.
"I sold Mana Lodge to Sir Paul and Deborah Lady Holmes 16 years ago and it seems fitting that I should now be searching for another person or family who will cherish the property as the Holmes (family) did, with Sir Paul calling Mana Lodge his treasure," said Thomas in a statement.
Sir Paul and Deborah Lady Holmes married there and the property also hosted his investiture ceremony, two weeks before his death in early 2013. The home's most recent RV, in 2013, places the property's worth at almost $2 million.