Following an $80,000 rise in year-on-year house prices in Central Hawke's Bay announced yesterday, Rachael Majors and Jon Collins say they are not surprised Central Hawke's Bay is attracting people like themselves to the area.
"We moved from Auckland because we've both got family down here and also it's quite expensive in Auckland but it's just beautiful down here", Mrs Majors said.
"The weather and the people are lovely, it's quiet and lovely.
"We bought a lifestyle block for half of what we would have been able to in Auckland, so it was a mixture of family and just wanting to get out of the city that brought us down here.
"It's a better quality of life."